"Across dozens of studies, almost all of which have used regression to assess the apparent relevance of a packet of potential predictors, the most consistent and often the strongest predictor ...
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... of homicide rates has proven to be economic inequality, usually operationalized as the Gini index of income inequality" Inequality, grievances, and the variability in homicide rates - ScienceDirect share.google/B157zrhA1Gql...
aug 28, 2025, 4:27 pm • 0 0 • view
Frequently in the US, these mass shootings have been based on "perceived grievances", while daily gun violence is absolutely due to inequalities that continue to grow. There is a difference.
aug 28, 2025, 5:19 pm • 0 0 • view
Mass shootings are something like 1% of US gun deaths. Even so, "perceived grievances" are not caused by guns. Guns don't *cause* any of this. Maybe they make it easier to act on those perceived grievances, or maybe people would find another way to lash out. Culturally we leave people on islands.
aug 28, 2025, 6:51 pm • 0 0 • view
How many times a day are you told to pound sand?
aug 28, 2025, 8:36 pm • 0 0 • view
If you don't understand a problem, policy proposals are unlikely to solve it. That is one lesson that stuck with me from my public policy masters.
aug 28, 2025, 9:47 pm • 0 0 • view
Funny... I thought I blocked you... I will try again.
aug 28, 2025, 11:59 pm • 0 0 • view