re: Christina Grimmie,Contestant from the Voice, died after being shot 3 times.

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This damn country is just going to shite.

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Not to take away and turn this into political but people saying this is a pet peeve of mine. It may be going to shite for many reasons but violent crime isn't one of them.

Just posted this on the OT in another thread:


Gun deaths are down but mass shootings are up

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Premeditated mass shootings in public places are happening more often, some researchers say, plunging towns and cities into grief and riveting the attention of a horrified nation. In general, though, fewer Americans are dying as a result of gun violence — a shift that began about two decades ago.

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All violent crime has been declining since the 70's

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Today, the national crime rate is about half of what it was at its height in 1991. Violent crime has fallen by 51 percent since 1991, and property crime by 43 percent. In 2013 the violent crime rate was the lowest since 1970. And this holds true for unreported crimes as well. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, since 1993 the rate of violent crime has declined from 79.8 to 23.2 victimizations per 1,000 people

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That being said, RIP to her and condolences to her family. I have watched some of her covers on YT and saw her on The Voice. She built a career for herself as a teenager. Said to see any young life end tragically and very sad to lose a talented person that worked as hard as she did to achieve her goals.