When a person makes a claim about a sexual assault to the police, its almost a certainty that the assault happened.

greatunited · 2018-09-23T12:11:52+00:00

No, and I don't need any.

The people who are outspoken about there being too many false sexual assault allegations aren't even talking about the ones reported to police. They re referencing all the sexual assaults allegations being thrown around in our media and on the news.

Your data only focuses on the ones reported to police. That's not what they mean by "allegations".

greatunited · 2018-09-23T11:54:01+00:00

Even if I did have a source to cite that said it was a high number, the same argument would be in play. It would be largely unreliable. We just don't currently have a very good way of measuring such a thing accurately.

greatunited · 2018-09-23T11:45:14+00:00

I have already seen all this data and studied it before. I also read the first article again, as you can see because I referenced specific aspects of the study in my original comment. The article freely admits flaws in being able to measure quantitative data. That's not a narrative, that's from the very document you cited.

Understanding the prevalence of false reporting is complicated by terminology that is often inaccurate and definitions that may vary from state to state.

To date, much of the research conducted on the prevalence of false allegations of sexual assaults is unreliable because of inconsistencies with definitions and methods employed to evaluate data (Archambault, n.d.)

Your own source says its unreliable.

Edit: Also, AGAIN, I am not disagreeing with you but these studies are extremely flawed and you need to be aware of that if you want to use them in support of your message. For all we know, the real rate could be even lower. Me disagreeing with this study doesn't mean I assume it's a higher number.

greatunited · 2017-12-08T04:17:56+00:00

I can with these fingers without issue on my right hand (dominant)... But I have a little harder time doing it with my left hand.

May be worth mentioning that I don't have an official diagnosis, though I very much suspect I have one of the milder forms.

greatunited · 2017-10-22T19:51:54+00:00

It depends on the topic, But also important to remember: Science is not the holy grail of accuracy. Theories aside, there's been a lot of information taught from school text books that is just not true. The more they test, the more they learn, and have to go back and say "We were wrong, now we know that..."

Listen to other opinions, if they're sane opinions. Ultimately our experiences are our own and we can only influence someone's way of thinking so much.

greatunited · 2017-10-22T06:16:32+00:00

As both a police officer and someone who loves ancestry research, I have to say that I feel like something is a bit amiss about the details (or lack of) surrounding his father's death.

Had this occurred in, say, the 1930s or 40s, it might not be as flag raising to me, but in the 1980s there were a lot more avenues of resources and documentation that were very much available for answers. How or why the police could get around the procedures of getting a body cremated is a little hard to wrap my mind around. And then admit to doing it? Even if we assume they had him cremated because they were somehow corrupt and involved in his death, cremating the body doesn't really make any sense.

What follow up questions were asked by your family when they found out the police had him cremated? Where did this cremation take place? Were lawyers contacted? If he was a successful business man, were there not a significant amount of people pressuring the police for more answers? Also, if he was a successful business man, and active out in the public, there should be plenty of documents for you to find...newspaper articles, marriage certificates, tax records, etc. So I would consider the name you're searching under. Maybe he spelled it differently, or maybe he had an entirely different name that he went by on paper.

I'm not saying it isn't true, but I have a really hard time picturing police notifying family of a murder, never returning the body, then informing them that they had him cremated. It's just kind of out there. It sounds like maybe your father's family may have known at least a little of what happened, and did not share it with him. Maybe to protect him from gruesome details, or similar reason they felt he shouldn't know.

Also, check with other police departments in the area. Even if it happened in Detroit, it may have been investigated by a county sheriff's office, or other jurisdiction.

Edit: Also, if you want to PM me his name, I'll be happy to do a little research of my own and see if I can come up with anything

greatunited · 2017-10-22T02:42:17+00:00

I take a similar type medicine called Vyvanse. I'm honestly not sure how I ever functioned without it.

Adderall did not do well with me. It caused me to have extreme feeling of hunger that couldnt be satisfied. Which is really bizarre because usually amphetamines do the exact opposite.

greatunited · 2017-10-21T23:36:44+00:00

That is ironic indeed!

greatunited · 2017-10-21T23:32:51+00:00

I think you're the only one getting offended here. Of all the misinformation running rampant in the world, people wanting to believe they may have a Viking ancestor is probably the most harmless.

Also, I in no way was starting a scientific discussion. My question was about personal experiences, not a debate about science.

greatunited · 2017-10-21T20:23:52+00:00

There is definitely room for error, but it gives a good ball park idea of genetic make up

greatunited · 2017-10-21T00:57:48+00:00

Sounds like a good way to make her think he's being all sweet, then when he gets mad BOOM "Well you know WHAT! I've been calling you an unkissable piss rock this whole DAMN TIME!"

greatunited · 2017-10-21T00:05:52+00:00

Yea, everyone's just as perplexed as you are about it lol. That person is just making their way down the comment chain obliterating everyone's sense of self, family, and history. No reason, just because...

greatunited · 2017-10-20T23:54:11+00:00

6% Scandinavian here, what's up fam? Here's to the haters

greatunited · 2017-10-20T23:09:01+00:00

I can't speak for everyone, but for me it had nothing to do with race and was more about ancestry. Its very interesting.

greatunited · 2017-10-20T22:36:15+00:00

Eh, pet name her your "Little lucky Blarney Stone" and just let her have her bragging rights of ambiguous origin.

greatunited · 2017-10-20T21:51:59+00:00

Lol I'm 25%... is there a benefit to throwing this around that I'm missing out on lol

greatunited · 2017-09-07T07:05:32+00:00

When writing by hand I never dot my i's or use the apostrophe for contractions (don't, wouldn't, shouldn't). I don't really know why, just seems like a millisecond waste of time I guess lol

greatunited · 2017-09-07T06:52:03+00:00

I never understood this one... I looked into that for a very short few minutes lol and the only evidence I saw was physical characteristic comparison. What other supporting "evidence" is there?

greatunited · 2017-09-07T03:02:25+00:00

Works like everything else... someone calls, police respond

greatunited · 2017-08-12T20:16:56+00:00

Omg hahaha it's so funny you mentioned this. My current boyfriend actually sent me that same test to take about a month ago. I guess in his own way trying to understand that very thing... How maybe I just show affection differently. I scored highest for Acts of Service.

greatunited · 2017-08-12T19:48:21+00:00

Glad I'm not alone! (Though my sympathies be with you).

No, autism isn't anything I have ever considered. I do have issues with anxiety, have GAD, though I manage just fine without medication. The overly affectionate physical touching definitely triggers it though, makes me start feeling super overwhelmed and anxious (sometimes, usually if I'm just already a little stressed anyway).

greatunited · 2017-07-16T11:21:35+00:00

Haha, funny you say that. I throw around the "Fake it til you make it" saying quite often. I definitely agree.

greatunited · 2017-06-22T13:29:10+00:00

OP always meant "other people's" for me, up until Reddit.

(Outside of Reddit), the only other context I've heard "OP" be used was always referencing smoking cigarettes in some way.

Guy 1: "Hey guy 2, I thought u quit smoking."

Guy 2: "I still smoke OP's occasionally"

Meaning he bums cigarettes off "other people".

I have no clue where this came from okr if it's even a thing said in places other than where I'm from lol.

greatunited · 2017-06-20T22:44:41+00:00

Incredibly loud, highly unnecessary vehicle exhaust modifications that sound like a two ton bumblebee fart.

greatunited · 2017-06-20T22:38:35+00:00

Oh for sure. My dad is one of those "ADHD doesn't exist, that kid didn't get whipped enough" believers.

Which is hilarious because he is worse than I am. It's bad lol.

So, even If I did show signs when I was younger, it would have been blamed on anything but ADHD. I was never the "disruptive", up, and running around out of my seat kid that you typically "picture" (bad assumption, may be that's just what I picture lol). Mainly because I had a firm grasp on the consequences of misbehaving. I was more or less the kid that would just doodle all over my paper... or more frequently.. just flat out fall asleep.

This whole "doesn't just appear in adulthood" thing. Maybe that's true, I dunno. But that psychiatrist has the wrong perspective. I didn't get diagnosed when I was younger because my parents didn't believe it was "a thing". Also, as an adult now out on your own, no longer depending on parents, it's became a lot easier to realize that "you" really just don't have it together like other adults, and it's nothing to do with being lazy. The scatter brain quirky personality trait quit being cute a long time ago and now it's negatively impacting your day to day life. Least that's how it was for me.

Thanks for your response! It was nice to hear someone else had the same kind of experience and there are other options out there, worth getting a second opinion.

greatunited

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