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Suicide isn't violence and its ableist to claim otherwise, that statistic mangling needs to stop. If you dig in, only 2700 homicides a year (including lawful s
by bifrost 7y ago
Suicide isn't violence and its ableist to claim otherwise, that statistic mangling needs to stop.
If you dig in, only 2700 homicides a year (including lawful shootings by LEOs) are comitted with firearms, and its dropping due to means other than gun control.
- RunningDroid 7y agoIsn't suicide inherently violent due to the intent to cause permanent harm to oneself? >its ableist to claim otherwise I don't understand what you mean by this, can you explain?
- RunningDroid 7y agoThere should be a newline between "otherwise" and "I", but I don't have enough points to edit.
- bifrost 7y agoIts ableist to say that someone's choice to exercise free will is somehow coerced or violent because they suffer from depression and/or pain. I certainly don't like suicide but I don't get to make that choice for other people.
- cwkoss 7y agoPolice killed 992 people with guns in 2018 - ~37%