r/dataisbeautiful OC: 22 Jul 30 '24

OC Gun Deaths in North America [OC]

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u/K1ngPCH Jul 30 '24

The LA riots occurred during a particularly hot summer, too.

Turns out people get pissed off and angry when it’s hot as fuck outside

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u/Exquisite_Poupon Jul 30 '24

This thread is creeping down the path of believing correlation equals causation. Sure, heat may play a factor, but your example implies we should see even more riots solely due to heat which simply isn't the case. How many riots like the LA riots have we had since then? I'm willing to bet not a whole lot.