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        Jep, like I said did not look too closely into it. Anyway, the point is that taking statistics in a vacuum can lead to strange conclusions.

        Btw the gist I was going for, that statistically black men make up a disproportionate chunk of the homicide perpetrators in the US is a fact.

        USA Homicide Offending Rates By Race https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_crime_in_the_United_States

        Still misleading on its own as it does not give insight into the cause of the discrepancy. Racists use this all the time to justify bigotry.

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      U.S. Homicide Gun Deaths

      How do you know you have a weak argument? You post “evidence” that has no relevance to the discussion because you’re so focused on your feeeelings you ignore facts and statistics.

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        Yes, I did not look too closely into the statistic in the picture but see my other comment where I provided a more relevant statistic.