Global Stupidity

I was listening to Radio Netherland's English-language newscast this morning via Sirius and was able to confirm the global spread of stupidity.

The show was called "Terrorism, Crime and Fear," and it detailed how government exploited fear of terrorism and street crime to take away our freedoms. Sound vaguely familiar? The guy didn't mention that he was free to go on his country's national radio and make those claims, but I digress.

He led off the report with a rundown of statistics on police and anti-crime spending. Up here, up there, up everywhere.

"And yet," he intoned, "the crime rate is dropping."

How many times have you heard it? "There are more people in prison, and yet the crime rate is dropping!" "We're spending more and more on police, and yet the crime rate is dropping!"

Hey, Lefties, try this one on for size: "I'm spending more and more on pot, and yet my grades are dropping."

It's called direct correlation, and if it's putting bad guys in jail and protecting little old ladies from muggings, it's a good thing.