Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-223 days 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-square115fedilinkarrow-up1534arrow-down133
arrow-up1501arrow-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-223 days agomessage-square115fedilink
minus-squareKissaki@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·23 days agoIn absolute numbers. How many users? How many per people?
minus-squareiknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 days agoWhy does the absolute number matter? Why does the rate matter? The claim is that cars and guns are equally deadly in Chicago, with the observation that gun deaths are reported more. If this is 3 people or 30 thousand people, the critique is the same. If this is 1 in 10 million people or 1 in 10 people, the critique is the same.
In absolute numbers.
How many users? How many per people?
Why does the absolute number matter? Why does the rate matter?
The claim is that cars and guns are equally deadly in Chicago, with the observation that gun deaths are reported more.
If this is 3 people or 30 thousand people, the critique is the same.
If this is 1 in 10 million people or 1 in 10 people, the critique is the same.