What, exactly, does the graphic contribute here? How is it more informative than a well-displayed table of data would be? Is there anything here besides shock value?
Really? Is the bloody chain saw necessary? Click the image to see the full original-this is the tip of the iceberg.
Note, too, the complete lack of context. “University Crime Statistics Visualized”. Are these for a university? US universities? Are we counting 4-year colleges, too? What about 2-year colleges? So these are for 2008…how do they compare to previous numbers? Is this good news or bad news?
I subscribed to Minnesota Public Radio‘s On Campus blog this week. Is this the level of discourse I am to expect?
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Agreed. I don’t get the point. It reads like a bad attempt at dark humor until you get to the section detailing campus shootings.
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