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zeemike

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10. And he picks his stats carefully too.

Reply to Dokkie (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 05:28 PM

Jan 2013

Like when he said there were only ....many killed with rifles....
Well duh... it you murder with a rifle it has to be premeditated....and then there is the problem of having to carry it into buildings and things...it kind of sticks out.
So most murders are done with handguns...

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Choose Your Own Crime Stats - Must See Viral video [View all] Dokkie Jan 2013 OP

For all of them I got "This page does not seem to exist" Must be busy? Video works fine. ancianita Jan 2013 #1

Its all fixed now. Dokkie Jan 2013 #2

Thanks! ancianita Jan 2013 #3

He actually just picked his own stats... HawkeyeLibkid Jan 2013 #4

I read somewhere else that Dokkie Jan 2013 #5

Horseshit. Robb Jan 2013 #12

Great Britain has the crime, but few guns cpwm17 Jan 2013 #6

I live in an area of Los Angeles that had a higher homicide rate in the past year than JDPriestly Jan 2013 #7

Mass shootings much higher in the US and not in inner cities. ErikJ Jan 2013 #8

Ya know, in the 18th Century, we kicked Britain's ass, then did it again in the 19th Century... PurpleEngineer Jan 2013 #9

We didn't do anything in the 19th century Confusious Jan 2013 #11

You are wrong about the War of 1812... SkyDaddy7 Jan 2013 #13

It may have been SEEN as a huge win in the States Confusious Jan 2013 #14

Good Job!! SkyDaddy7 Jan 2013 #24

actually without France we still be subjects of the queen.... bowens43 Jan 2013 #22

And he picks his stats carefully too. zeemike Jan 2013 #10

Cherry Picking is still cherry picking fromwyoming Jan 2013 #19

Lead Poisoning Linked to Violent Crime Mika Jan 2013 #15

Do we have stats on which types of guns hunters use to kill deer? tclambert Jan 2013 #16

ahhhh, a right winger disguised as a macster...crying about carefully selected stats, who then LaydeeBug Jan 2013 #17

Where'd that unrec button go? Scuba Jan 2013 #18

I'd bet money this guy is working for the NRA. Cowpunk Jan 2013 #20

Nonsense Dokkie Jan 2013 #21

"Statistics lie".... "Here are some statistics" Democracyinkind Jan 2013 #23