chesterbennediction t1_j6igitm wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:54 PM

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It's part mental illness, partly environment. Basically people are more isolated now than ever before so they have less people to regulate their own behavior and so they become more extreme untill something happens. You are a product of your environment.

BabySinister t1_j6iirs4 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:08 PM

I don't have enough expertise to judge why the USA has such a high murder rate, i assume it's a bunch of factors. I'm sure environment plays a role, and ease of acquiring weapons that make killing relatively easy is also likely a part of it.

danielravennest t1_j6ir2ew wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:01 PM

There are more guns than people in the US (not evenly distributed though). That's the highest rate in the world, 4 times as many as Canada, 8 times Australia, and 24 times the United Kingdom.