i guess im not sure what you want me comment on...the design of the infographic or the content?
my thoughts are that it is well designed but the content is mediocre at best. according to this 1.64 million have served and up to 35% could return with PTSD. thats 574,000 potentials. the NYT found 121 instances (not all, but many) related to PTSD.
now vaiana should really check my math since i have no idea what im doing but i think that means there is a 0.0074% or a 1 in 13,000 chance of returning with PTSD and being charged of murder. Or a 1 in 4,750 chance of being charged if you are among the 35% with potential PTSD. its entirely possibly i did the math completely wrong but those facts are hardly compelling. nor is it surprising that there would be a small correlation between PTSD and volatile behavior.
it is pretty to look at and has nice colors though
1.64 million have served since 2001, but this chart only shows homicides from 2008 of soldiers who have returned. so in a few years vets have killed 121.. a lot of "lovers" which is interesting. you could also make the argument that people who join the army are more likely to commit homicides regardless of PTSD
okay so this takes into account 121 between 2001-2008 and 43 between 2008-2010. that makes a little bit of a difference, but not really in the big picture...
many more non-vets commit murders each year, and lots of people are violent to their spouse/lover. so basically this has a lot of info, but nothing really surprising, compelling or "new."
How do these numbers compare to the rest of the population? Are these vets actually above the national average for murders per capita? Looking at their murder rate alone is pointless without a base line to compare it to.
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is there an opinion that goes with this graphic?
i guess im not sure what you want me comment on...the design of the infographic or the content?
my thoughts are that it is well designed but the content is mediocre at best. according to this 1.64 million have served and up to 35% could return with PTSD. thats 574,000 potentials. the NYT found 121 instances (not all, but many) related to PTSD.
now vaiana should really check my math since i have no idea what im doing but i think that means there is a 0.0074% or a 1 in 13,000 chance of returning with PTSD and being charged of murder. Or a 1 in 4,750 chance of being charged if you are among the 35% with potential PTSD. its entirely possibly i did the math completely wrong but those facts are hardly compelling. nor is it surprising that there would be a small correlation between PTSD and volatile behavior.
it is pretty to look at and has nice colors though
1.64 million have served since 2001, but this chart only shows homicides from 2008 of soldiers who have returned. so in a few years vets have killed 121.. a lot of "lovers" which is interesting. you could also make the argument that people who join the army are more likely to commit homicides regardless of PTSD
i don't like the colors in it
either way i think it's sad and presents a strong argument against war.
okay so this takes into account 121 between 2001-2008 and 43 between 2008-2010. that makes a little bit of a difference, but not really in the big picture...
many more non-vets commit murders each year, and lots of people are violent to their spouse/lover. so basically this has a lot of info, but nothing really surprising, compelling or "new."
and the colors are mediocre at best
How do these numbers compare to the rest of the population? Are these vets actually above the national average for murders per capita? Looking at their murder rate alone is pointless without a base line to compare it to.
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