This is NOT to minimize violence, but let’s be honest about what real SAFETY looks like & how we address root causes. [2020] 679 Covid deaths 365 overdose 195 homicides [2021] 339 Covid deaths 492 overdose 218 homicides Total ‘20-‘21 Covid: 1,018 Overdose: 857 Homicide: 413
This is NOT to minimize violence, but let’s be honest about what real SAFETY looks like & how we address root causes. [2020] 679 Covid deaths 365 overdose 195 homicides [2021] 339 Covid deaths 492 overdose 218 homicides Total ‘20-‘21 Covid: 1,018 Overdose: 857 Homicide: 413
Hmm. 4x as many people have died preventable deaths from Covid and opioid overdose the last two years… wonder why the newspapers don’t talk about that? Answer: they don’t care about saving lives, they just want a reason to spend more money on policing & incarceration.
@antiracistsouth Wow, this is horrifying. What is the source for this data?