A bunch of innocent flower children in the road? No a more likely question is what should happen with a violent mob of people? The real problem is when 20 to 100 people decide they want to fork something up and you're there. So that's why I don't like the idea of a car that disables itself, because not going to determine if these are malicious people or not.
Years ago I had a group of 100+ drunk college party kids stop my car because I was on "their road" and decide to rock it and smash it up. I let them have their fun and I didn't run down the adults in front of my car. But what would have happened if they did that to a horse? And where I live now there is sometimes gun fire and gang fights in Holyoke Massachusetts on streets I drive to work. I have my doubts about the kind intentions of these gang members and mobs.
The real question should be what does it do when a gang want's to stop your car? Will there be an override mode? And do you think any politicians car will stop for a group who has bad intentions for them? Heck, the politicians car will probably aim for the softest looking people. So we'll need politician mode too right?
All of you are right. Quote: "You are probably in more danger of being shot by a black. Stats prove that...No, they don't [fbi.gov]...On the other hand, perhaps you are, if you're also black..." Whatever people. Here's what I see, those FBI statistics don't appear to be adjusted for population percentage. They are total crimes. So let's add in population percentage as a column for perspective. For Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. White total crimes 66,909 and 77.7% of the population. Black 45,842 total crimes and 13.2% of the population. So I think you are all right, the likelihood of black on black crime is going to be higher in a black majority neighborhood as it says in the washingtonpost article. And adjusting for population percentage you are clearly more likely to see a weapons violation crime in the black population if that's the demographics of your social circles. PC disclaimer time, maybe this is due to not enough done to stop gangs and need for more education programs and need for more social programs for broken homes or whatever reasons. The reasons for this and why it matters is up to you, but you guys brought up these references and you are all at least half right.
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A bunch of innocent flower children in the road? No a more likely question is what should happen with a violent mob of people? The real problem is when 20 to 100 people decide they want to fork something up and you're there. So that's why I don't like the idea of a car that disables itself, because not going to determine if these are malicious people or not. Years ago I had a group of 100+ drunk college party kids stop my car because I was on "their road" and decide to rock it and smash it up. I let them have their fun and I didn't run down the adults in front of my car. But what would have happened if they did that to a horse? And where I live now there is sometimes gun fire and gang fights in Holyoke Massachusetts on streets I drive to work. I have my doubts about the kind intentions of these gang members and mobs. The real question should be what does it do when a gang want's to stop your car? Will there be an override mode? And do you think any politicians car will stop for a group who has bad intentions for them? Heck, the politicians car will probably aim for the softest looking people. So we'll need politician mode too right?
All of you are right. Quote: "You are probably in more danger of being shot by a black. Stats prove that...No, they don't [fbi.gov]...On the other hand, perhaps you are, if you're also black..." Whatever people. Here's what I see, those FBI statistics don't appear to be adjusted for population percentage. They are total crimes. So let's add in population percentage as a column for perspective. For Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. White total crimes 66,909 and 77.7% of the population. Black 45,842 total crimes and 13.2% of the population. So I think you are all right, the likelihood of black on black crime is going to be higher in a black majority neighborhood as it says in the washingtonpost article. And adjusting for population percentage you are clearly more likely to see a weapons violation crime in the black population if that's the demographics of your social circles. PC disclaimer time, maybe this is due to not enough done to stop gangs and need for more education programs and need for more social programs for broken homes or whatever reasons. The reasons for this and why it matters is up to you, but you guys brought up these references and you are all at least half right.