A "friend" on facebook shared a link to a story recounting a Texas cheerleader who was expelled from her cheerleading squad for refusing to enthusiastically shout the first name of the athlete who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her. She remarked, "This is completely ridiculous and is just one more reason why 'According to the 1999 United States National Crime Victimization Survey, only 39% of rapes and sexual assaults were reported to law enforcement officials." Here is the comment I almost left:
Unfortunately, the actual percentage is likely to be even lower. Sources such as the "United States National Crime Victimization Survey" have approximately the same degree of accuracy as census figures, unemployment statistics (especially lately), and album sales & concert attendance figures reported to the music industry. Regarding the ousted cheerleader (assuming the veracity of that story): that is the kind of thing that happens, on countless occasions every single day, in a culture of unreason. It is nothing new, but you should not be surprised to hear about many more analogous outrages in the future.
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