One of my favourite stats that a lot of conservatives pull is that of violent crime in the UK.
They ignore all context, one of the biggest being how the UK defines violent crime - any kind of assault is considered violent crime, be it a simple shove, literally just laying your hand on someone unwilling, or a full on punch.
The U.S. has the same problem with what it constitutes as a "mass shooting". Literally, last year, a shotgun shell was found on a playground, and it was counted as a "mass shooting", just to plump up the numbers of mass shootings in the U.S.
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u/SuicidalTurnip Aug 05 '19
One of my favourite stats that a lot of conservatives pull is that of violent crime in the UK.
They ignore all context, one of the biggest being how the UK defines violent crime - any kind of assault is considered violent crime, be it a simple shove, literally just laying your hand on someone unwilling, or a full on punch.