• artyom@piefed.social
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      12 days ago

      The point he was making is that the vast majority of violence in America takes place in gang warfare, and if you’re not in a gang, it is far less of a personal concern than it might otherwise appear. I know this because it’s a common one that these kind of people make all the time.

      It’s a bad point because it basically implies that gang violence doesn’t matter.

      E: downvotes for explanation, I guess?

        • SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          12 days ago

          I mean it’s pretty true if you don’t count suicides and if you know that the police are just a legalized gang.

          I’d bet good money that gun violence by police is a pretty big chunk of the total.

      • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        Sometimes Lemmings don’t read the whole comment and assume your answering a question is the same as if you were personally proselytizing.