tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post143843302347706658..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Law Of Averages...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-19525201237631116952021-04-04T07:10:11.730+01:002021-04-04T07:10:11.730+01:00"Soon be fried chicken for all at the Whiteho...<i>"Soon be fried chicken for all at the Whitehouse"</i><br /><br />More like cooked goose!<br /><br /><i>"Wot? No quail?"</i><br /><br />Yum! <br /><br /><i>"..and most people don't read beyond the headlines."</i><br /><br />Mark Twain was right about the educational value of newspapers, wasn't he?<br /><br /><i>"The DI lost the room after that"</i><br /><br />😂😂😂<br /><br />JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-63130203011266155942021-03-30T11:50:09.417+01:002021-03-30T11:50:09.417+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.MrMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216542447786677322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-48564088723690690152021-03-30T11:28:21.909+01:002021-03-30T11:28:21.909+01:00I remember on one borough I worked there was weepi...I remember on one borough I worked there was weeping and wailing when the burglary rate increased by "10%" one month. We were called in to do pointless burglary patrols by the senior management one Sunday on our day off (no overtime, just a re-rostered day given back).Must be seen to be doing something. The Detective Inspector stood up with his serious face on giving us a lecture about this problem and an old sweat-not me- asked him two questions.<br /><br />Firstly-what was the actual number increase? He said it was ten a week now it's eleven. Proving that statistics are manipulated to prove any point.<br /><br />Second- "What day has the most burglaries?" He replied "Thursday", so my mate asked "well what the F**K am I doing here on my Sunday off then?" <br /><br />The DI lost the room after that<br /><br />Jaded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-11153923901773796142021-03-30T09:44:34.406+01:002021-03-30T09:44:34.406+01:00That is the problem with stats. You need to under...That is the problem with stats. You need to understand more than the end numbers and most people don't read beyond the headlines.Lord Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-52916063392100409992021-03-30T09:41:00.104+01:002021-03-30T09:41:00.104+01:00Wot? No quail?Wot? No quail?Doonhamernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-38380678724317452932021-03-30T09:12:32.271+01:002021-03-30T09:12:32.271+01:00Soon be fried chicken for all at the WhitehouseSoon be fried chicken for all at the WhitehouseMrMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216542447786677322noreply@blogger.com