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Using raw numbers without adjusting for population is spreading misinformation. America's population is ~5x greater. Using numbers from 1990 is also meaningles
by logicchains 7y ago
Using raw numbers without adjusting for population is spreading misinformation. America's population is ~5x greater.
Using numbers from 1990 is also meaningless for addressing the claim that gun use by UK police is increasing, as low numbers could just represent it being low in past.
- yabadabadoes 7y agoSo if all gun deaths in the UK since 1990 were also in the last month then the 2 systems are converging?
- in_cahoots 7y agoJust looking at the 2017 numbers, a 5x population difference cannot account for a nearly 100x difference between uses of armed force vs people being killed by the police.