Ferguson Riots

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apevol said:
Maybe dude was just popping off shots in the general direction trying to look like a bad azz in front of his friends, and got astronomically (un)lucky
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I think his odds at winning the lottery were better than the shots he made being (un)lucky...
 
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Vol8188 said:
Depends on the density of the crowd and the location of the target. But if the crowd isn't overly dense or the target is near the back, it makes perfect sense that a miss (which is highly likely given the distance of the shot), would hit something behind the crowd (which is where the police were standing.
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It's no wonder US math students are on the level of those in Kazakhstan
 
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Obsessed said:
Seriously?

I was hoping you would understand the odds of this happening. I guess I was wrong.
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The odds are important. That's why I've been talking about crowd density and the targets location. That's what determines the odds of the bullet hitting someone behind the crowd.

My personal shooting experience does not help determine that.
 
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jp1 said:
Wasting your time.
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If you guys really can't comprehend the fact that the probability of the shot hitting two police officers is related to the crowd density and the position of the target in the crowd; not your personal shooting experience or mine....

Then I'm the one wasting my time.
 
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Vol8188 said:
If you guys really can't comprehend the fact that the probability of the shot hitting two police officers is related to the crowd density and the position of the target in the crowd; not your personal shooting experience or mine....

Then I'm the one wasting my time.
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All right, cut the crap here. Are you just arguing to be arguing or do you really believe the nonsense that you are posting in this thread?

Its fine with me if you are just arguing the opposite to create discussion, but entirely a different matter if you are being serious with your argument.
 
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jp1 said:
All right, cut the crap here. Are you just arguing to be arguing or do you really believe the nonsense that you are posting in this thread?

Its fine with me if you are just arguing the opposite to create discussion, but entirely a different matter if you are being serious with your argument.
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Not at all. What about the things I've said are nonsense?

If you want to know the likelihood of the shot hitting the officer, you shouldn't be asking me about my personal shooting experiences. We should be talking about crowd density, target and shooter location, and the location of the officers.

That's how we would determine probability.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Not at all. What about the things I've said are nonsense?

If you want to know the likelihood of the shot hitting the officer, you shouldn't be asking me about my personal shooting experiences. We should be talking about crowd density, target and shooter location, and the location of the officers.

That's how we would determine probability.
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I didnt ask your shooting experience, however I would guess he is trying to determine if you know anything about guns to cut to the chase of your argument. But continue arging the crowd density nonsense.
 
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jp1 said:
I didnt ask your shooting experience, however I would guess he is trying to determine if you know anything about guns to cut to the chase of your argument. But continue arging the crowd density nonsense.
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What knowledge of guns changes the probability here?

And crowd density isn't nonsense at all. If everyone was packed in there tightly, there's almost no chance of the shot actually hitting someone behind the crowd. The lower the crowd density the more likely that becomes.
 
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Vol8188 said:
What knowledge of guns changes the probability here?

And crowd density isn't nonsense at all. If everyone was packed in there tightly, there's almost no chance of the shot actually hitting someone behind the crowd. The lower the crowd density the more likely that becomes.
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The only density that should be in question here lies between your ears.
 
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jp1 said:
The only density that should be in question here lies between your ears.
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Yes, your inability to comprehend words like "probability" and "density" is actually a problem with my own intellect. That makes sense.

Do you have anything to actually add about the likelihood of this guys story? Or are you just here for personal attacks?
 
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Vol8188 said:
Yes, you're inability to comprehend words like "probability" and "density" is actually a problem with my own intellect. That makes sense.

Do you have anything to actually add about the likelihood of this guys story? Or are you just here for personal attacks?
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Clearly only personal attacks, however since you want me to add to the conversation I have a question.

What do you think the likelihood is of hitting 2 cops, standing 120 yards away with a .40 handgun. For the sake of the argument lets say 50 cops are standing behind 100 random people.

To make this easy you can answer high probabilty, moderate probability, or low probability. I would also like for you to consider that only cops were hit and the shooter isn't really aiming at the cops just shooting in the general direction of people.
 
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jp1 said:
Clearly only personal attacks, however since you want me to add to the conversation I have a question.

What do you think the likelihood is of hitting 2 cops, standing 120 yards away with a .40 handgun. For the sake of the argument lets say 50 cops are standing behind 100 random people.

To make this easy you can answer high probabilty, moderate probability, or low probability. I would also like for you to consider that only cops were hit and the shooter isn't really aiming at the cops just shooting in the general direction of people.
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Depends on the crowd density.
 
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