90% of prison inmates are men, 95% of death row inmates are men and the vast majority of violent crimes are committed by men. Violent crime committed by MTF transexxuals is virtually nonexistent so statistically we are very much like GG women in the crime dept. Personally I have never had a violent thought and I always avoid or run from conflict. The vast majority of us chose flight over flight. Does this make any sense?
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Pam is there any place where I can see your raw data that you extrapolated your statistics from?
Unfortunately, we often turn violence against ourselves... :'(
Doesn't mean anything taking into account that there in fact plenty of transgender people incarcerated, and even if there weren't, you'd have to take into account us being a tiny fraction of the population, then take into account that most men are not violent criminals.
The fact that I've heard of transgender violent offenders at all is in fact a bad sign, given how few you would expect there to be.
lol.... it's an interesting angle sure ..but I doubt I'd feel comfortable telling people something like "of course I'm female, I'm not in prison and I'm not a violent person". Which kinda insinuates too much, even if it's pretty obvious that men has a whole are more violent there are still women prisons out there.
I'd say I still prefer the studies that relate to the size of certain areas of the brain and the amount of neurons in certain areas that are similar in transwomen to cisgendered women. I just posted info about this to my parents but it was a bit too indepth for them... maybe I should try the prison idea lol :S
If the data is factual it maybe due to testosterone levels.
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Interesting. My instinct is flight every single time, or just freeze there and try to schmooze my way out of it.. and this was way before transition.
But I can't help but feel you may be trying to find an affirmation in those particular numbers, which I don't think is really necessary.
And sadly, crime committed against trans people is not so non-existent. :icon_cry:
Quote from: Karla on August 09, 2010, 09:43:53 PM
Interesting. My instinct is flight every single time, or just freeze there and try to schmooze my way out of it.. and this was way before transition.
Well, actual evolutionary human nature is freeze, fight, and then flight. Freeze to hope you don't get noticed by those wild predators . Fight for your life if that fail. And if all else fail, flight to fight another day.
There are a lot of variables in that data, not the least of which is that by historical trends the violence levels of women are rising, not falling.
Sounds a bit like saying 99% of prison inmates eat bread, as do 95% of terrorists, and 80% of drug users. So bread should be banned forthwith! >:-)
And women are much less likely to draw similar sentences for similar crimes.
And have you noticed that the majority of sandwich shop staff are females? I smell a conspiracy here! >:-)
Quote from: justmeinoz on August 10, 2010, 01:39:39 AM
And have you noticed that the majority of sandwich shop staff are females? I smell a conspiracy here! >:-)
yeah but oh boy does it smell ever so tempting and of oven fresh goodness! @_____@
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Think we need to look at these conclusions in context.
They aren't a dramatic demonstration nor are they evidence. They are really, some thoughts by one of our number.
I know there have been many times when I'm sought any refuge for some solace.
This is flawed in the fact that by this theory us trans men would need to 'prove' ourselves by being criminals and violent.
I know that I'm a woman because I've decided to earmark a couple thousand dollars to cut my balls off, rather than buy a new gaming computer.
Quote from: Keroppi on August 10, 2010, 01:13:42 AM
Well, actual evolutionary human nature is freeze, fight, and then flight. Freeze to hope you don't get noticed by those wild predators . Fight for your life if that fail. And if all else fail, flight to fight another day.
we're all descended from Adam and Eve and they had nothing to be scared at or flee from - at first.
I am very male in this department. I
hate to fight but I will and I fight dirty. I tend to avoid arguments but when they happen I get very vicious and I find I like the confrontation. But given the choice I will avoid conflict. But if I have determined violence or verbal abuse is the only likely result of a conflict I am typicaly the first to yell or throw a punch. (I learned a long time ago to not get hit first.)
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Quote from: Autumn on August 10, 2010, 02:21:09 PM
I know that I'm a woman because I've decided to earmark a couple thousand dollars to cut my balls off, rather than buy a new gaming computer.
LOL
THIS!
Quote from: Autumn on August 10, 2010, 02:21:09 PM
I know that I'm a woman because I've decided to earmark a couple thousand dollars to cut my balls off, rather than buy a new gaming computer.
Ha Ha Ha. So good!
A more accurate (yet still lacking) statistical test with regard to prisons is to consider the percentage of men who go to prison of men in the population vs the percentage of women who go to prison of women in the population and then compare the percentage of transsexuals that go to prison of transsexuals in the population. Do not ignore the base rates! ;)
That's a weird way to see what you want to see...
There are violent mtf, there are also violent women and comparing prisoners to non-criminals and deriving a conclusion is a fallacy.
Also deciding a person's gender because of the person's violence tenancy is simply inaccurate. There are plenty of men who are simply soft and are still male men.
To encourage you I would suggest you to look at brain scans comparing people with GID to men and women, there is enough physical evidence to support your claim of being a woman by comparing your brain to normal women, more than there is when attempting to compare it to a male brain. Just google.
Quote from: interalia on August 11, 2010, 12:11:14 AM
A more accurate (yet still lacking) statistical test with regard to prisons is to consider the percentage of men who go to prison of men in the population vs the percentage of women who go to prison of women in the population and then compare the percentage of transsexuals that go to prison of transsexuals in the population. Do not ignore the base rates! ;)
those figures would be skewed by the fact that a lot of jailed TS are jailed as either men or women - not as former men/women.
Though the godly lot don't like it....
Brain sex and configuration leads to many, many differences.... and though 'norms' are prevalent as in big numbers.... sliding scale variation are there too... crime stats are naturally going to reflect this too.
Males are generally more aggressive outwardly... physically women may display more verbal and relational aggression, such as social rejection...
But physically violent women are an option as are passive men.
Generally speaking women are in prison for doing villanary in benefit of there families or kids... shoplifting food and kiddie clothes or not paying bills typical... Men are in for a whole host of other reasons a lot of it personal gain, sexual or just general aggression toward others...
Either sex can be in for alcohol/drug related offences...in the UK alcohol linked crimes are running at 70%+....Booze is bad folks...when done to excess...
But back to trans valadation data, percentages of trans folk (mainly M-t-F studies) are backed up now by interesting research tis true but a lot of it is new science, ongoing...
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926674.500-gene-variant-more-prevalent-in-transsexuals.html (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926674.500-gene-variant-more-prevalent-in-transsexuals.html)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14820020.600-brain-differences-found-in-sex-change-men.html (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14820020.600-brain-differences-found-in-sex-change-men.html)
The positive aspect of which is its changing the way youngsters are going to be managed...
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026863.000-transsexual-children-deserve-better.html (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026863.000-transsexual-children-deserve-better.html)
Anything that improves understanding and alleviates suffering is always to be applauded...