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Domestic extremists kill about 40 people a year on average (including domestic Islamic extremism), based on the fairly expansive definition of extremism used by
by pseudo0 5y ago
Domestic extremists kill about 40 people a year on average (including domestic Islamic extremism), based on the fairly expansive definition of extremism used by the ADL [0]. So a year of extremist murders for the entire nation is roughly on par with a typical month of murders in Baltimore.
Or alternatively bee stings kill roughly 60 people per year. For a fraction of the cost and none of the civil liberties risk, we could save 1.5x the lives by giving everyone a free Epi-pen.
[0] - https://www.adl.org/murder-and-extremism-2020#exploring-the-numbers https://www.adl.org/murder-and-extremism-2020#exploring-the-...
[1] - https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6829a5.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6829a5.htm