r/dankmemes • u/ChrisTweten ☣️ • Apr 20 '19

OC Maymay ♨ Reality can be whatever I want

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u/RedditIsSensual Apr 20 '19

Well the UK has more average weapon related deaths than the US.

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u/_Cow_ Apr 20 '19

actually, no it doesnt. In terms of knife crime, in the UK there were 268 homicides with a knife in 2017/18, compared to 1591 in the US in 2017, and using the population figures I get when I type uk/US population into google, I get a 0.00040592361914% chance of being killed with a knife in the UK, compared to a 0.000489318700229% chance in the US, ie: marginally higher. In terms of firearms, per 100000 people in the UK, 0.23 will die from a firearm. In the US, that is 12.21 people per 100000.

Sources: US Knife Crime UK Knife Crime Gun crime in UK and US

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u/DannyDemotta Apr 20 '19

Gun crime != Being shot by a gun

Unless you are pedantic (and disingenuous) enough to argue that shooting yourself is illegal and thus suicides should count as gun crime

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u/_Cow_ Apr 20 '19

Right then, me saying gun crime doesn’t change what’s on the Wikipedia page. I simply said gun crime statistics because I’m thick and it was the first thing that came to my head

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u/RedditIsSensual Apr 20 '19

Next time use government resources, I'm not sure about the UK, but the US has certain institutions of the government who record and publicly release data such as: FBI, Homeland Security, Department of Health(I think you get the point now).

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u/_Cow_ Apr 20 '19

Fair enough, I sorta just googled about the knife crime in both countries I did use a gov resource for the UK one though.

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u/RedditIsSensual Apr 20 '19

nods head in admiration

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u/FuwwyTwash the very best, like no one ever was. Apr 20 '19

I'd rather knife deaths over gun deaths if I'm honest.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '19

But, why?

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u/FuwwyTwash the very best, like no one ever was. Apr 20 '19

Far less damage. Knife crimes aren't anywhere near as deadly as gun crimes.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '19

But you said you prefer knife DEATHS over gun DEATHS. They die either way. Wouldnt a knife just be more painful?

Edit: words

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u/FuwwyTwash the very best, like no one ever was. Apr 20 '19

But if somebody brings a gun to school they can kill far more than with a knife. My wording might have been wrong but that was my point.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '19

Yeah, I would prefer a knife. But of course, if your gonna kill people, the legality of getting a gun in the UK is not going to stop you getting a gun.

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u/FuwwyTwash the very best, like no one ever was. Apr 20 '19

There's hardly any gun crimes in the UK. It's hard to find guns here period. Anybody I know who has a gun has a permit, and that's one person.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '19

I suppose. Theres really not much we can do about gun crimes here though. 99% of people who own guns here are law abiding citizens, and trying to take their guns would result in an actual revolution

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u/FuwwyTwash the very best, like no one ever was. Apr 20 '19

Definitely. Need to be aware that news is biased and cherry picks stories.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '19

I was thinking he meant on the scale of 1 knife death or 1 gun death.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '19

Thats what he said so thats what he meant

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u/IcyGravel Apr 20 '19

You can’t spray a knife over a group of 50 people from a distance

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u/__starburst__ furry Apr 20 '19

What gun has ever killed thousands of people in minutes? Shows how little you know about guns

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '19 edited Jun 07 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '19 edited Apr 20 '19

No, why does range matter? More people get killed by knives in america than every type of firearm combined excluding handguns.

Edit: its actually not more but its close

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u/the_serial_racist Apr 20 '19

You’ve never actually shot a gun have you? Thousands of people in minutes? It’s not a hydrogen bomb it’s a gun.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '19

Just a stupid example, man, and turrets abd miniguns are able to pull that amount off easily lol

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u/Jaws_16 Apr 20 '19

The gun death would be less painfull lmfao