So there’s a particular bit of overused truth whose use I want to challenge. Again, it’s not that it’s not true. AND it’s not that we shouldn’t be telling people that it’s true, BUT it seems to only ever be used in contexts where it doesn’t mean what people think it means.
Persons with mental illness are more likely to be victims of violent crime than to be perpetrators of violent crime. This is true.
Persons without mental illness are also more likely to be victims of violent crime than to be perpetrators of violent crime. This is also true.
But wait! How is that possible?