President says ‘epidemic of gun violence is tearing our communities apart’ after mass shootings in Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Baltimore and Chicago

  • Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Bias? The point is that you’re not as likely to just be randomly shot at the street as those statistics might make it to seem.

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      1 year ago

      For me, it’s not about fear it’s about empathy. Seeing that number I didn’t think “oh no I’m going to get shot.” I thought, “that’s a lot of lives lost and families and friends impacted for the rest of their lives. A lot of permanent loss for the country. How can we have a meaningful impact that number?”

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        1 year ago

        Yeah no I 100% agree that those numbers are insane and if it was my country I’d definitely want something done about it.

        It’s just that these statistics are often pulled out when talking about mass shootings for example and in that context including suicides and gang violence is a bit misleading in my opinion especially when the “true” numbers are just as horrific on their own.