Kristy Manzanares, 39, killed on board Emerald Princess, Juneau, 25 July 2017, allegedly by her husband. Then, several WS members attributed the killing (premeditated or accidental) to “toxic masculinity”. Out of curiosity, I looked up some statistics.
It seems useful to include the data source when presenting statistics such that 1) it does not appears that the statistics were born from the person who posts, 2) it does not appear that the statistics were just made-up figures, and 3) the readers could look-up for more details for clarification.
For the following, I interpreted the data at my conclusion (far below) based on my comprehension. You do not have to understand what I write. You could read the paper and make-up your own comprehension:
Kochanek et al., 2016, Deaths: Final Data for 2014, CDC National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 65, No. 4.
The article has 122 pages. Therefore, these repoted numbers are biased by my choice of what I want to slice, dice, copy and paste. Other sources of data are mentioned next to the figures.
1/ [In 2014], Life expectancy at birth was 78.8 years, unchanged since 2012. Life expectancy increased for black males, Hispanic males and females, and non-Hispanic black males, while it decreased for non-Hispanic white females from 2013 to 2014. Age specific death rates decreased in 2014 from 2013 for age groups 1–4, 65–74, 75–84, and 85 and over. Age-specific death rates increased for age groups 25–34, 35–44, and 55–64.
2/ Assault (homicide) is the 17th leading cause of death in 2014. Homicide remained among the 15 leading causes of death for age groups 1–4 (3rd), 5–14 (5th), 15–24 (3rd), 25–34 (3rd), 35–44 (5th), and 45–54 (13th).
3/ In 2014, 33,594 persons died from firearm injuries in the United States (Tables 18 and 19), accounting for 16.8% of all injury deaths in that year.
4/ In 2014, a total of 30,722 persons died of alcohol-induced causes in the United States (Tables 10, 12, and 13). This category includes deaths from dependent and nondependent use of alcohol, as well as deaths from accidental poisoning by alcohol. It excludes unintentional injuries, homicides, and other causes indirectly related to alcohol use, as well as deaths due to fetal alcohol syndrome (for a list of alcohol-induced causes, see Technical Notes).
5/ If you want to check the Demography of the United States at the link below. E.g., the age structure is
0–14 years 19.4%
15–64 years 66.2%
65 and over 14.4%
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_United_States
6/ Assault (homicide) victims by age
All ages = 15,872
Under 1 year = 249
1-4 = 364
5-14 = 279
15-24 = 4,171
25-34 = 4,173
35-44 = 2,596
45-54 = 1,952
55-64 = 1,146
65-74 = 551
75-84 = 267
85 and over = 118
Age not stated = 6
7/ These are the demographics by race. The source is the 2010 U.S. Census:
White alone 72.4%
Black or African American 12.6%
Asian 4.8%
Native American and Alaska Natives 0.9%
Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders 0.2%
Two or more races 2.9%
Some other race 6.2%
Total 100.0%
Hispanic and Latino Americans (of any race): 16.3%
Sex ratio at birth 1.048 male/female
8/ Victims of Assault (homicide) by race and gender. In these figures, Hispanic and Latino Americans could be of any race.
All races both sexes = 15,872
All races male = 12,546
All races female = 3,326
White both sexes = 7,397
White male = 5,304
White female = 2,093
Black both sexes = 7,903
Black male = 6,823
Black female = 1,080
American Indian or Alaska Native both sexes = 264
American Indian or Alaska Native male = 209
American Indian or Alaska Native female = 55
Asian or Pacific Islander both sexes = 308
Asian or Pacific Islander male = 210
Asian or Pacific Islander female = 98
9/ Perpetrator of Assault (homicide) by race and gender.
I decided NOT to report these figures. If you are curious, read the article referenced above and/or other reputable sources. Most law enforcement persons consider a male perpetrator, a husband or a boyfriend, every time a woman is murdered. In the same token, some law enforcement persons consider a female perpetrator, a mother or step-mother or grandmother etc., every time a minor male or female (infant, child, or adolescent) is murdered.
My conclusions from these numbers:
1/ 52.57% of homicides are against people between the ages of 15-34
2/ 79.04% of homicides are against males of all races. Only 20.96% of homicides are against females.
3/ 13.18% of homicide victims are white females. White females make up 34.99% of US population
4/ 42.98% of homicide victims are black males. Black males make up 6.42% of US population. Black males are the most likely victim of homicide in the US.
My comments and questions:
For the men-haters, those who dislike the “toxic masculinity”, and those who are afraid of certain gender or ethnicity, in the opinion of Kochanek et al. (2016) authors of the article referenced above, you may want to revise your stereotypes!
For those who agreed about perhaps “… she's one of those sarcastic and nasty women (I've known a few) who got off on purposely laughing at him and emasculating him”, I am curious. Do you think those “sarcastic and nasty women” could turn also child killers? Why do certain women kill so many children? Is it a kind of “toxic feminity”?
It seems useful to include the data source when presenting statistics such that 1) it does not appears that the statistics were born from the person who posts, 2) it does not appear that the statistics were just made-up figures, and 3) the readers could look-up for more details for clarification.
For the following, I interpreted the data at my conclusion (far below) based on my comprehension. You do not have to understand what I write. You could read the paper and make-up your own comprehension:
Kochanek et al., 2016, Deaths: Final Data for 2014, CDC National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 65, No. 4.
The article has 122 pages. Therefore, these repoted numbers are biased by my choice of what I want to slice, dice, copy and paste. Other sources of data are mentioned next to the figures.
1/ [In 2014], Life expectancy at birth was 78.8 years, unchanged since 2012. Life expectancy increased for black males, Hispanic males and females, and non-Hispanic black males, while it decreased for non-Hispanic white females from 2013 to 2014. Age specific death rates decreased in 2014 from 2013 for age groups 1–4, 65–74, 75–84, and 85 and over. Age-specific death rates increased for age groups 25–34, 35–44, and 55–64.
2/ Assault (homicide) is the 17th leading cause of death in 2014. Homicide remained among the 15 leading causes of death for age groups 1–4 (3rd), 5–14 (5th), 15–24 (3rd), 25–34 (3rd), 35–44 (5th), and 45–54 (13th).
3/ In 2014, 33,594 persons died from firearm injuries in the United States (Tables 18 and 19), accounting for 16.8% of all injury deaths in that year.
4/ In 2014, a total of 30,722 persons died of alcohol-induced causes in the United States (Tables 10, 12, and 13). This category includes deaths from dependent and nondependent use of alcohol, as well as deaths from accidental poisoning by alcohol. It excludes unintentional injuries, homicides, and other causes indirectly related to alcohol use, as well as deaths due to fetal alcohol syndrome (for a list of alcohol-induced causes, see Technical Notes).
5/ If you want to check the Demography of the United States at the link below. E.g., the age structure is
0–14 years 19.4%
15–64 years 66.2%
65 and over 14.4%
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_United_States
6/ Assault (homicide) victims by age
All ages = 15,872
Under 1 year = 249
1-4 = 364
5-14 = 279
15-24 = 4,171
25-34 = 4,173
35-44 = 2,596
45-54 = 1,952
55-64 = 1,146
65-74 = 551
75-84 = 267
85 and over = 118
Age not stated = 6
7/ These are the demographics by race. The source is the 2010 U.S. Census:
White alone 72.4%
Black or African American 12.6%
Asian 4.8%
Native American and Alaska Natives 0.9%
Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders 0.2%
Two or more races 2.9%
Some other race 6.2%
Total 100.0%
Hispanic and Latino Americans (of any race): 16.3%
Sex ratio at birth 1.048 male/female
8/ Victims of Assault (homicide) by race and gender. In these figures, Hispanic and Latino Americans could be of any race.
All races both sexes = 15,872
All races male = 12,546
All races female = 3,326
White both sexes = 7,397
White male = 5,304
White female = 2,093
Black both sexes = 7,903
Black male = 6,823
Black female = 1,080
American Indian or Alaska Native both sexes = 264
American Indian or Alaska Native male = 209
American Indian or Alaska Native female = 55
Asian or Pacific Islander both sexes = 308
Asian or Pacific Islander male = 210
Asian or Pacific Islander female = 98
9/ Perpetrator of Assault (homicide) by race and gender.
I decided NOT to report these figures. If you are curious, read the article referenced above and/or other reputable sources. Most law enforcement persons consider a male perpetrator, a husband or a boyfriend, every time a woman is murdered. In the same token, some law enforcement persons consider a female perpetrator, a mother or step-mother or grandmother etc., every time a minor male or female (infant, child, or adolescent) is murdered.
My conclusions from these numbers:
1/ 52.57% of homicides are against people between the ages of 15-34
2/ 79.04% of homicides are against males of all races. Only 20.96% of homicides are against females.
3/ 13.18% of homicide victims are white females. White females make up 34.99% of US population
4/ 42.98% of homicide victims are black males. Black males make up 6.42% of US population. Black males are the most likely victim of homicide in the US.
My comments and questions:
For the men-haters, those who dislike the “toxic masculinity”, and those who are afraid of certain gender or ethnicity, in the opinion of Kochanek et al. (2016) authors of the article referenced above, you may want to revise your stereotypes!
For those who agreed about perhaps “… she's one of those sarcastic and nasty women (I've known a few) who got off on purposely laughing at him and emasculating him”, I am curious. Do you think those “sarcastic and nasty women” could turn also child killers? Why do certain women kill so many children? Is it a kind of “toxic feminity”?
