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Re:The 1% of the population accountable for 63 % of all viol... by inferiorhuman on Sunday May 14, 2023 @10:46PM (#35943381) 

  The guy that shot Kate in SF
Yeah maybe the park ranger shouldn't have left his weapon around for strangers to play with it. Create less enticement for crime and you'll see less crime.
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Re:The 1% of the population accountable for 63 % of all viol... by nicenewtemp84 on Monday May 15, 2023 @01:44PM (#35951838)
I don't think leaving a weapon somewhere is an enticement to crime. If I saw a weapon loose somewhere, I would report it to my local police. If I was an illegal, I would ignore it. If I was a shady illegal, I might take the gun and try to sell it or keep it for personal protection. You know what I wouldn't do? Go pointing it anywhere around a group of people.
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Re:The 1% of the population accountable for 63 % of all viol... by inferiorhuman on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @07:23AM (#35973780)
The crime was playing with a gun that accidentally went off thus leaving a weapon laying around was absolutely enticement.
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Re:The 1% of the population accountable for 63 % of all viol... by nicenewtemp84 on Thursday May 18, 2023 @11:45AM (#35989643)
Playing with a gun around a crowd of people.. that you brought with you to a crowd of people...

It's not like he found the gun THERE. He didn't even find it that day. He was just playing with a random gun that wasn't his, in a crowd of people. Ya, accident.

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