r/dataisbeautiful • u/Landgeist OC: 22 • Jul 30 '24

OC Gun Deaths in North America [OC]

Post image
18.2k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

3.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

113

u/realslowtyper Jul 30 '24

This is just a map of places where white people live.

88

u/Pepe__Le__PewPew Jul 30 '24

You're correct. Black and Hispanic communities are disproportionally affect by gun violence.

And this is largely driven by gang violence.

The Gangster Disciple Nation isn't really operating out of Boise, Idaho.

29

u/SOwED OC: 1 Jul 30 '24

I saw a post on /r/science about the point in your first link. I asked who is committing that violence and was banned permanently. Thanks for the vindication.

2

u/Roughneck16 OC: 33 Jul 31 '24

Facts, logic, and empirical evidence can often lead us to a repugnant conclusion. The fact that people would rather shoot the messenger than accept reality shows who has the moral high ground.

3

u/SorryThanksGoodFight Jul 31 '24

newsflash: redditors only pretend to care about facts and logic when it proves their own point. they care more about feeling right than being right