>>> Posting number 6987, dated 22 Sep 2002 16:17:39
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 16:17:39 -0700
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Sender: Discussion of Fraud in Science <SCIFRAUD@LISTSERV.ALBANY.EDU>
From: Carolyn Phinney <carolynphinney@att[. . .].com>
Subject: Re: More Political Science
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Al,
You are quite right. I live in Orinda, California, which has one of the lowest crime
rates in the country, despite being next door to Berkeley, Oakland and close to SF. My
neighbor has repeatedly vandalized several neighbors. The police always write it up as
civil. He threatened to burn down my house. That was apparently civil as well. I
know well why the crime rate here is so low!

cp

ahiggin5@ny[. . .].rr.com wrote:

> More Political Science
>
> Here's the suggestion that Mr. Ashcroft's Department of Justice may be
> trying to influence the presentation of data concerning crime in the United
> States. It is, after all, simple patriotism to put one's best country forward and,
> according to some, that is in keeping with the intention of the Patriot Act of
> 2001.
>
> There is something quite disturbing about this report.
>
> ++++++++++
>
> \Butterfield, Fox. "Some Experts Fear Political Influence on
> Crime Data Agencies," New York Times, 22 September, p.
> 33.\