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JustAnEngineer wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/police-cowboys-rb-randle-arrested-theft-charge-154509847--spt.html
kvndoom wrote:Well ask yourself this question- if the public didn't fork out billions every year so that these guys could get paid millions every year, where would they be instead?
SecretSquirrel wrote:No. But the good guys make boring headlines... and people want to feel superior. Highlighting the stars who have the hot wife, the 8 figure bank account, save puppies, and cure cancer? Who wants to be made to feel like a loser?
--SS
cphite wrote:The thugs, asshats, and the generally stupid tend to get a lot of attention because those things make for better headlines. There are a lot of professional athletes who are nice people; and a lot who are incredibly generous with charity work, not just with money but with their time.
In short, they're people; and like any group of people if you take a cross section you're going to find good and bad. The difference is, they get a lot more press coverage.
DreadCthulhu wrote:Anyone have any good stats on crime rate by occupation? Given how much crime rates vary by other demographic factors (age, gender, ethnicity, income, geographic area, and so forth) it would be incredibility odd if it didn't also vary by occupation. Especially since many occupations have strong correlations with other demographic factors that have higher or lower crime rates.
DreadCthulhu wrote:Anyone have any good stats on crime rate by occupation? Given how much crime rates vary by other demographic factors (age, gender, ethnicity, income, geographic area, and so forth) it would be incredibility odd if it didn't also vary by occupation. Especially since many occupations have strong correlations with other demographic factors that have higher or lower crime rates.
travbrad wrote:DreadCthulhu wrote:Anyone have any good stats on crime rate by occupation? Given how much crime rates vary by other demographic factors (age, gender, ethnicity, income, geographic area, and so forth) it would be incredibility odd if it didn't also vary by occupation. Especially since many occupations have strong correlations with other demographic factors that have higher or lower crime rates.
I don't know of any data about that but most NFL players would automatically fall into one of the highest crime rate groups (young men).