Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-218 hours agoCar crashes have killed and seriously injured roughly the same number of people as shootings in Chicago this year. Only one of these things draws media attention. lemmy.worldimagemessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1365arrow-down122
arrow-up1343arrow-down1imageCar crashes have killed and seriously injured roughly the same number of people as shootings in Chicago this year. Only one of these things draws media attention. lemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-218 hours agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squareLeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·6 hours agoCar drivers kill more people without even trying than shooters kill. Imagine if the car drivers were actually trying to kill people. Cars are probably a hundred or a thousand times as dangerous as guns if you control for intent.
minus-squareDraedron@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 hour agoYet cars are not made to kill and have a purpose in everyday life. Guns dont. But sure, I am all for building more public transportation.
Car drivers kill more people without even trying than shooters kill. Imagine if the car drivers were actually trying to kill people. Cars are probably a hundred or a thousand times as dangerous as guns if you control for intent.
Yet cars are not made to kill and have a purpose in everyday life. Guns dont. But sure, I am all for building more public transportation.