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In the past 48hrs, the USA horrifically lost 34 people to mass shootings. On average, across any 48hrs, we also lose… 500 to Medical errors 300 to the Flu 250 to Suicide 200 to Car Accidents 40 to Homicide via Handgun Often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data.

5:58 PM · Aug 4, 2019

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Damn Son, Where’d You Find This

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We just don't get what a senseless mass shooting has to do with any of the other data he's talking about 🤷🏿‍♂️

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You’re better than this.

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We're working to prevent medical errors. We're working to prevent the flu. We're working to prevent suicide. We're working to prevent car accident. We're doing fuck all about mass shootings. Spot the difference, Neil.

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Dang. You’re going to regret this tweet.

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Does he not get that its the fact that these are not isolated incidents but groups of people intentionally and brutally wounded & murdered IN PUBLIC🤦‍♂️🏾

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Lies, big lies, statistics: deaths by medical errors, flu, suicide etc. are commonplace all over the world. Mass shootings aren't

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We know. Read the room Neil, maybe not the time. Also here for the ratio.

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Making a didactic if factually accurate point does not always equate to intelligent or productive discourse. And this was neither inteligent nor productive. Disappointed to read this from you.

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