"Who cares?

SRLY, percentages in this case don't mean squat when fear tactics are involved."

Yes. But the fear-tactics depend upon the numbers being small-enough that the difference between myth and reality can be explained away.

Myth: All Pedos are lurking in the bushes waiting to jump on kindergarteners.

"RLY? I thought I'd have noticed this?"

Media: They're only 1% of the population or less.

"Ah. No wonder I've never seen this going on."

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AS OPPOSED TO

Myth: All Pedos are lurking in the bushes waiting to jump on kindergarteners.

"RLY? I thought I'd have noticed this?"

Media: And you know that 1 out of every 3 guys you see has a blackened van and lurks around schoolyards?

"Do you expect me to believe that?"

Dante