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by NoImmatureAdHom 1888 days ago
This actually isn't true.[0]

If you want to try to paint a picture of the modal murder in the U.S., it's "Young brown man argues with other young brown man about something silly, things escalate, someone pulls out a cheap pistol and shoots the other guy"

Gang murders, while profitable fodder for mass media, are a clear minority.

0: https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-...