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.
Admittedly that dog whistle was an assumption I made. He didn’t finish his thought.
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?
It’s also false
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.
Sometimes Lemmings don’t read the whole comment and assume your answering a question is the same as if you were personally proselytizing.