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Are you suggesting that that altercations that wouldn't result in death, did result in death due to hospital overload and as such trigger the murder/homicide stat?

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He is suggesting that and it's wrong. Shootings are up by an even higher amount than deaths. The implications of that are left for the reader to figure out.

>Shootings are up by an even higher amount than deaths. The implications of that are left for the reader to figure out.

The original post contained no data about shootings, and even if US shootings were also higher my statement could still be true.

Yes, the line between murder and attempted murder can be very thin. The hospitals were overtaxed last year, leading to things like health care worker fatigue which would cause an increase in deaths in all areas they are involved with.

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