Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith for December 25, 2014
Transcript:
Santa, I've been thinking about the whole naughty vs. nice issue. Ho ho ho! What is it? Well, crime and poverty are positively correlated. Kids with money and education options and stable homes are statistically less likely to commit crimes. If that's so, we're denying presents to kids who need them least, all the while tacitly endorsing the notion that poor children should be blamed for their own poverty. Ho ho ho! Santa is a social Darwinist! I'll never ask a question again.
Ida No about 10 years ago
Santa: “And here’s your lump of coal for asking, little elf!”
Brass Orchid Premium Member about 10 years ago
Santa doesn’t believe that correlation is equal to causation, or that any relationship is entirely one-way, which would be quite naughty, little elf.
sougieboss over 5 years ago
That elf is now on the naughty list…