r/MurderedByWords • u/james_dykeson • Aug 05 '19

Murder Murdered by numbers?

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u/JustASexyKurt Aug 05 '19

The London homicide rate was higher than New York for one month at the start of 2018 (which I believe was historically low for New York) and that’s used as evidence that it’s a gang ruled hellhole

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

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u/Harambeeb Aug 05 '19

Unless you use a gun to kill yourself or go to "the wrong part of town" you will be just as safe as anywhere else in the western world.

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u/Wazlington Aug 05 '19

Wrong part of town... like Walmart or a nightclub or a school

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

Mass shootings are literally less than 1% of the actual problem. If neither you or your loved ones own a gun, your odds of being shot decrease pretty significantly. These high profile mass murderers do a pretty good job of distracting us from the fact that the rest of us are actually more dangerous statistically.

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u/Boongad Aug 05 '19

Exactly. If you or your loved one doesn't own a gun, your "odds" of getting shot decrease pretty significantly! Problem is, you or your loved one can legally buy a gun anytime and shoot you in the face with it if they feel like it.

*insert "feeling cute now, might shoot you in the face later" meme*