Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird? - eviltoast
  • bjornsno@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    I’ve been punched before, complete blind violence. The difference is that being punched didn’t kill me. The fear of getting shot in America is not irrational. Again refer to the page full of statistics in my previous comment.

    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      being shot doesn’t have to kill you either. A lot of people survive being shot, lots of people also die from getting punched.

      What if they had a knife? Those aren’t exactly hard to get, knives arguably cause more violent injuries than guns do. Unless you’re shooting someone point blank with a 45 or something.