LEWISTON, ME—In the hours following a violent rampage in Maine in which a lone attacker killed at least 16 individuals and injured numerous others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Wednesday that there was no way to prevent the massacre from …
  • superguy@lemm.eeEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Nice cherrypicking.

    Thanks for supporting my point about living in a fantasy world, lol.

    And surprise! They have one of the lowest homicide rates in the world.

    It must be the guns, right? Not their culture? What about nations that ban guns but have higher homicide rates than Japan or even the U.S.?

    • Syrc@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      What about nations that ban guns but have higher homicide rates than Japan or even the U.S.?

      The only countries that fit this definition outside Central/South America and Sub-Saharian Africa are Russia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Palau and Kiribati.

      Literally all of Europe and all of Asia with a functioning democracy have a lower homicide rate than the US. I wouldn’t really call that “cherrypicking”.

      Is that what you’re comparing to? You think the US police would be as bad at enforcing a gun control law as the one in Kiribati?

      • superguy@lemm.eeEnglish
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        11 months ago

        So… what you’re telling me is it’s not just the guns. It’s their culture.

        Interesting. I guess we can agree that banning guns doesn’t actually reduce homicide rates if the nation has people who want to kill each other.

        I wouldn’t really call that “cherrypicking”.

        Lol, so ignoring everything that goes against your argument isn’t cherrypicking? Dang. Stay in school, son.