You see, people are “safer walking through Afghanistan than the United States in terms of risk of gun violence,” says the blue-check:
Statistically, you are safer walking through Afghanistan than the United States in terms of risk from gun violence.
Push that around in your head some. https://t.co/uOL0JbMVOx
— Bryan William Jones (@BWJones) November 10, 2018
Time to make those airline reservations!
Everyone let’s go to Afghanistan! https://t.co/KRnhigWdhj
— THAAD Garland (@chadgarland) November 10, 2018
We’ll happily donate:
We should set up a @GoFundMe to buy this guy a ticket to Afghanistan so he can test this theory. Something tells me he wouldn't take that vacation… #Caring https://t.co/fA3g1WdGzw
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) November 11, 2018
Or maybe not:
1. These numbers "exclude deaths from armed conflict." News flash: a lot of people are killed by guns "in armed conflict" in Afghanistan.
2. But don't take my word for it—why don't you go walk around eastern Afghanistan and see how "safe" you feel?
3. Are you really this stupid? https://t.co/vz1Rt5ywml— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) November 10, 2018
You see, the “armed conflict numbers” were removed from the statistics:
Article linked here in Nada’s original Tweet: https://t.co/GQe8Iw8FFb
Of course these are aggregate statistics, and yeah. I’ve been in places that were more dangerous than others. Also, note that armed conflict numbers and suicides were removed from the statistical analysis.
— Bryan William Jones (@BWJones) November 10, 2018
But why care about misusing statistics when there’s a hot take to make?
This is a poor use of statistics. The black market for attaining firearms in Afghanistan is uncontrollable & small arms ownership by civilians can't really be measured. You COULD BE arguing that a proliferation of AK-47s makes it safer to walk around Afghanistan than the US. . . https://t.co/g1qb58n2T1
— Art Tavana (@arttavana) November 11, 2018
This will be he next tweet, no doubt:
this is about as meaningful as saying "statistically, you are safer walking through China than the United States in terms of incarceration" https://t.co/l5Fijr2Euo
— kerber.jpg (@Kerbizzle) November 11, 2018
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