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MNBrewer

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30. 0.27% of the population

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 04:19 PM

Mar 2014

It might be descriptive, but it's certainly not meaningful.

Not a very high percentage? If we're talking about people who poop at least once a day it's pretty low.

However, this is a list of people who are considered possible terrorists, isn't it?

0.27% on a "watch list" seems fairly high to me. That's 27 in 10,000 people on the watch list. That means that about 1,000 people from my home in Minneapolis are on this watch list, if not more.

My guess is that way WAY fewer than 1000 people in Minneapolis have a terroristic viewpoint, although there are some who do, e.g., the Somali men who head off to fight with al-Shebab.

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875,000 names on the 'watch list' [View all] Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 OP

Don't worry, some government fan will be along to tell you that you are wrong Rex Mar 2014 #1

How is anyone a fan of government? bigwillq Mar 2014 #7

"Government isn't the solution to the problem. hfojvt Mar 2014 #27

It would be very interesting to see the names on that list. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #2

And remember, Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #3

History has proven that. - Over, and over, and over. We are always urged to trust our "leaders". Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #4

This is a shameless outrage, bvar22 Mar 2014 #5

You know who loves lists? 1000words Mar 2014 #6

No Shit. jsr Mar 2014 #9

Statisticians Progressive dog Mar 2014 #11

And Santa Claus. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #21

875,000 people... Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2014 #8

Statistically speaking? Using what statistic?? MNBrewer Mar 2014 #13

Mathmatically speaking? Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2014 #15

Percentages. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #26

0.27% of the population MNBrewer Mar 2014 #30

You asked which statistics. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #31

Right wing nutjobs probably aren't listed, but I agree with your pointing out their danger. MNBrewer Mar 2014 #32

Thats more than AN NFL stadium can hold... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #14

That's an odd comparison. That number is also less than functioning_cog Mar 2014 #23

Exactly. Less than people out of every 1000. functioning_cog Mar 2014 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Mar 2014 #10

Makes me feel safe! progressoid Mar 2014 #12

Anything about this ACLU report in your MSM? Ghost Dog Mar 2014 #16

What are they to do then? treestar Mar 2014 #17

Now why would they do that? Octafish Mar 2014 #18

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2014 #19

That list should be leaked. JEB Mar 2014 #20

So less than 0.3% of US population functioning_cog Mar 2014 #22

Halliburton has homes away from home waitin'... Octafish Mar 2014 #25

Secret lists, secret laws, secret courts, woo me with science Mar 2014 #28

Dana Priest & William Arkin's Top Secret America was published in 2011, they cited higher figures bobthedrummer Mar 2014 #29

K&R woo me with science Mar 2014 #33