There are 34,500 members of the NYPD, and in 2012 they fatally shot 16 people. That gives Bloomberg’s army a rate of over 46 shooting deaths per 100,000, killing people at a clip that dwarfs any civilian level in the country. To put it in perspective, Chicago — an American city known for gun violence — hit its peak murder rate of 34 per 100,000 in 1992. [More]When you put it that way...
Hey, considering the AlJazeera source which some may find surprising, I'm pleased to see them practicing journalism here that puts our domestic Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists to shame.
[Via Victor T]
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Um, maybe you spoke too soon...
The NRA’s stranglehold threatens the whole world
The National Rifle Association’s outsize influence on American politics, including its notorious suppression of universal background checks and further research into gun violence, is well known. But it may come as a surprise that the NRA influences U.S. foreign policy as well — specifically, the implementation of international treaties.
Don't worry, Al Jazeera is at least as reputable as home-grown sources of propaganda. Anybody with half a brain knows that.
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