iPods and Violent Crime, Together at Last
This is why people should disregard most studies.Researchers from the Urban Institute broke out their Correlation=Causation markers to draw a heavy line between the popularity of iPods and a nationwide increase in robberies.
From the Associated Press:Wow. If that's not a slam dunk, I don't know what is."A key point in the Urban Institute's argument is that robberies - the taking of something by force or the threat of it - had seen dramatic reductions since the 1990s, but jumped in 2005 and 2006 ... During those years, iPods were going mainstream. In late 2004, Apple had sold about 5 million iPods. By the end of 2005 that had ballooned to 42 million, and in 2006 the number neared 90 million."
Enterprising headphone manufacturers should take note of this observation:
"People listening through the iconic white earphones are easy to pick out and often unaware of their surroundings. "Can thieves be foiled by non-white ear buds? "Bose: Great Sound. No Violence."
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