Great. So I guess this is the "Lets politicize the politicization of the victims!" thread, eh?
Sorry, but I fail to see the distinction between using them to show your displeasure with a politician, and the politician using them to show his or her displeasure with a given set of laws.
That is a good question Igor. There are 4 categories of related crimes. One is mass shootings(i.e. Colorado, Sandy Hook), 2terrorist attacks(i.e. Ft Hood, Chattanooga, Boston) 3 race related racially motivated shootings, 4 general shootings.
In most cases the first 2 categories have the least occurrences but the largest number of casualties. They also tend to involve higher capacity magazines and larger caliber weapons.
In most cases the latter 2 involve mostly handguns with lower capacity magazines and have less victims, but higher likely than the first two.
Things have changed. They haven't exactly changed in likelyhood order as listed above rather all have increased. It's a logical fallacy to show displeasure with a politician who can't be in every city in the U.S. that proves to become a hotspot for criminal activity. However that incumbent politician can use his or her power to aid law enforcement and the judicial system when necessary. The best way to do so is by strengthening the judicial system with stiffer and wider ranging penalties when those crimes are committed, such as charging those responsible for trafficking/selling illegal weapons, charging owners who sell to criminals etc.
Addressing the nation after the Boston marathon bombing, or the Charleston church shooting for the sitting President is not 'using a tragedy' If the President didn't act, speak with the mayors governors, police cheifs, he wouldn't be doing his job.
Latching onto the San Francisco pier shooting for a non politician running for office, especially when you target a race relentlessly is.
Edited by
germanchoclate1981
on Fri 08/28/15 11:37 PM