Just posted this thread on spore.social explaining how the police-driven property tax increase result from a failure of the Region to invest in the non-police portion of the budget, and how proposed cuts will make the situation worse: spore.social/@CraigSloss/...

What did the Waterloo Regional Police Services omit from their statistical analysis when making a fear-based argument for a budget increase? Written by myself, edited by @fareguy.bsky.social: https://questioning-the-numbers.ghost.io/making-sure-you-get-the-full-picture/

I've been collaborating with @fareguy.bsky.social on a newsletter debunking the Waterloo Regional Police Services' statistical analysis in non-technical terms. Click here for the back issues, and sign up to get the upcoming one right in your inbox! https://questioning-the-numbers.ghost.io/

I'm on a lot of social media platforms, but my favourite is spore.social, a Mastodon instance associated with Project Mushroom. It's dedicated to climate and social justice, and has robust moderation policies. https://spore.social/@CraigSloss