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Unconfidence t1_j2ty3v6 wrote

Reply to comment by ericchen in Pennsylvania officer killed, 2nd wounded; suspect shot dead by cloud_coder

Maybe those relatively high numbers could have a little something to do with the fact that the country was on lockdown for two years prior? Just a thought.

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ericchen t1_j2tyvvl wrote

It’s not just relatively high, it’s high in absolute terms (number of deaths_. Besides, it’s not like the pandemic killed so many people that the denominator’ (population) has substantially changed. Population growth was still positive, albeit at a much slower rate.

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