Let’s breakdown this clickbait tripe:
- The data presented regarding car crash deaths is from 1999 to 2021.
- Obviously the number of car crash related deaths would dramatically decrease due to COVID lockdowns and remote schooling… leading to the clickbait title
- 3,597 “children” died by gunfire, but the demographic is “children” aged 1 to 18
- 2,279 of these were homicides mostly involving Black “children”
- This would indicate gang violence is increasing among “children” who are most likely gang affiliated teenagers. Thanks to Covid lockdowns, the economy is in a terrible state, and gang violence will likely increase proportional to economic downturn.
- 2,279 of these were homicides mostly involving Black “children”
- 1,078 suicides from mostly white “children”. I blame covid lockdowns, instagram, and tiktok for those deaths more than I blame guns.
tldr: outrage porn, clickbait title, misconstrued statistics, and emotional appeals
Obviously the number of car crash related deaths would dramatically decrease due to COVID lockdowns and remote schooling… leading to the clickbait title
The first graph in the article doesn’t support this. In fact, this very graph is in the thumbnail on this website for the article. Where are you getting this idea from?
This would indicate gang violence
Gang violence is a common dogwhistle used to discriminate against black individuals. The article talks in depth about disparities by race and trends which are not explained by other correlations such as overall crime rates. Where do you think the article is missing information or where do you disagree with the findings? Why does this indicate gang violence?
I blame covid lockdowns, instagram, and tiktok for those deaths more than I blame guns.
This article takes great care to talk with researchers and support their claims with data rather than anecdotes. Why do you think lockdowns, instagram, and tiktok are responsible?
- The data presented regarding car crash deaths is from 1999 to 2021.
