Rod, at 17:35 on May 29 1996, you wrote to Bob Lawrence...

BL>   Year  Homicides  Rape  Population   Rate/M
BL>   64     270       260     10.5M      25.7
BL>   72     400       600     13.0M      30.8
BL>   82     700      1300     15.0M      46.7
BL>   90     960      2100     17.0M      56.5

BL> Where is Rod's STATIC rate?

RS> Something seriously fucked about your figures Bob, presumably
RS> mangling murder and homicide.

Surely that's just semantics.  What IS the difference between murder and
homicide anyway?  The degree of intent perhaps?  Beats me.

BL> The murder rate has doubled in the last 30 years, steadily,
BL> year-by-year. As usual, Rod is all shit whenever he says
BL> something that can be checked. All you need is a yearbook.

RS> As usual, fuckwit Bob mangles murder and homicide.

So if I'm confronted by a burglar who claims not to be a murderer, but a
homicidal maniac, I'm supposed to feel much more secure?  ROFL!

Regards, Bill
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