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minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down20·2 months agoThis article say there was north of 100,000 people there which makes the number ultimately charged under one percent.
minus-squareHuntressHimbo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-22 months agoA percentage is a ratio of two numbers, in this case you are trying to compare ^People who engaged in violence and were convicted at one protest^/~People who were at that protest~ with ^Number of protest events that became violent^/~Number of protest events for this cause~ To compare that you will have to wait a few years for all of the court cases to wind down. Hope that helps. EDIT: Format
This article say there was north of 100,000 people there which makes the number ultimately charged under one percent.
A percentage is a ratio of two numbers, in this case you are trying to compare
^People who engaged in violence and were convicted at one protest^/~People who were at that protest~
with
^Number of protest events that became violent^/~Number of protest events for this cause~
To compare that you will have to wait a few years for all of the court cases to wind down. Hope that helps.
EDIT: Format