Reply to post: Re: Asylum

London flatmate (Julian Assange) sues landlord (government of Ecuador) in human rights spat

Nick Kew

Re: Asylum

Evidence please!

Assange is evidence.

Before dismissing that, note a couple of things:

  • I didn't claim (nor would I) anything about all asylum seekers. Or even any weaker quantification beyond a comparison with the general population.
  • Evidence and proof are of course very different things.

So yes, a sample of 1 can be evidence - and is easier to quote here than any more detailed or authoritative report containing stronger evidence. Just apply Bayes' Theorem using the sample we're discussing.

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