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Re:GitHub employee fired for saying ‘Nazi’ declines to take ... by ryho on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @04:33PM (#26482513)
Four died of health problems, one was killed by the police, and one police officer was killed by the crowd. It’s only fair to say they killed one IMO.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/08/capitol-atta...

At least 25 people were killed during the “peaceful” BLM protests this year. The article implies that 11 is a more accurate number.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/31/americans-kill...

Both of these numbers are minuscule, on the order of people killed by vending machines and bath tubs. So they are dangerous in the sense that bathtubs are dangerous.

https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/dec/07/things-l...

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Re:GitHub employee fired for saying ‘Nazi’ declines to take ... by SideburnsOfDoom on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @04:44PM (#26482694)
> these numbers are minuscule, on the order of people killed by vending machines and bath tubs. So they are dangerous in the sense that bathtubs are dangerous

Comparing the numbers equates the degree of the danger, not the kind. They are dangerous in a very different sense, that of intent: Bathtubs do not chant slogans calling for anyone's death, while carrying out an armed attack.

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