When I said that the “vast, vast, vast majority” of criminals were traditionally schooled, I meant that the percentage of traditionally schooled kids who commit crimes is probably greater than the percentage of homeschooled kids who commit crimes.
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Well, that’s not what you wrote. In fact, it’s vastly different from what you wrote. There is weakness in the logic of what you wrote. And, as I am not telepathic, I’ll respond to what you write, not what you “mean.”
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The reason I didn’t mention specific percentages is because I do not have tangible data to back up specific percentages. As a rule, I will not make a specific statement about something if I do not have the facts at hand.
The point I was making was that the vast (vast, vast — exaggerated to make my point) majority of criminals are traditionally-schooled (I believe a much higher ratio of traditionally-schooled to homeschooled population), yet we don’t hear anyone accusing their method of schooling as being responsible for their behavior, whether anti-government or otherwise.
On the other hand, whenever someone who has been homeschooled *at any point in their lives* gets into trouble, the first thing mentioned in the news headlines is that they were homeschooled; somehow implying that this was the reason for their wayward behavior. It’s totally ignorant of the facts, but that hasn’t stopped anyone from making these statements.
