Timothy Hsiao

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October 18, 2023

Did American Police Originate from Slave Patrols?

Timothy Hsiao

The claim that American policing “traces back” to, “started out” as, or “evolved directly from,” southern slave patrols, is false.

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July 22, 2022

The Lived Experience Fallacy

Timothy Hsiao

Personal anecdotes do not invalidate statistical generalizations. This basic rule of statistical reasoning seems to have been lost on people who should know better.

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