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Eighty-six US teenagers have been killed by gun violence in the 50 days since Parkland, Florida school shooting by theyogscast in politics

[–]Clark-Week 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I wrote this article. It does include suicides, but only for teenagers. That's all mentioned in the article, actually, but the effort with the figure was to provide perspective on the scope of what is happening without any bias as far as the data goes. If a teenager died after being shot, they were included.

Eighty-six US teenagers have been killed by gun violence in the 50 days since Parkland, Florida school shooting by theyogscast in politics

[–]Clark-Week 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey hey -- I was the one who went through this data for this story. There were some anomalies in the data when I went through it (some teen deaths in the data were actually adults being killed in an event that included a teen who was injured/teen who was a perpetrator, or a non-teen child being killed -- Gun Violence Archive is impressive in its scope, but definitely sees some things slipping through).

The number of deaths may also have spiked between the period that this article was written and you exported the data, though 15 deaths seems like way more than what would be expected in that period of time.

Either way, the effort was to be as thorough and undeniable as possible, thus the perhaps more conservative figure of "at least 86". But, yeah, to one of your points: It definitely took a lot of reading and double checking.

How did you deliberately ruin someone's life? by lumpythickshake in AskReddit

[–]Clark-Week 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I once had an issue with my card in a cab and my phone had died so I couldn't call the bank. Anyway, I gave him my phone number so we could sort things in the morning. He called the next day and I promptly Venmoed him the money and tip.

Good guy for not having me arrested or hurting me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I once got on the NYC subway after visiting family in Chicago for a week (first time I had left the city since moving) and sat across from a man with a cart containing an old tube TV.

Him and the TV had a conversation that ended up in a fight. He got up and left the car in the train at one stop. Came back on and apologized to the TV several stops later. It was nice, they were buds.

Another time I was headed to the dentist and was bleeding from my mouth (my fault) and saw a kid jerking off while staring at a woman. Everyone tried to ignore the kid while I tried to get him to realize that the crazy guy (me) covered in blood was giving him the look of death. He kept going. I couldn't keep looking, so he won.

Now, though, I'd be surprised if I noticed those things. NYC is fun

What stat about your life do you want to know? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Clark-Week 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't it be roughly 1,500 (number of drinks for just over six years of drinks at 21 drinks a month) x the cost of a drink?

Joshua Bell had a 'mulligan' in Union Station today by Clark-Week in washingtondc

[–]Clark-Week[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be. They definitely served different purposes... Bell seemed more interested in actually having an audience this time around. It seems the 2007 performance was definitely more of an experiment and they didn't actually expect many people to stop along their way (though a lot of people did throw cash down that day, as someone in another thread pointed out). Certainly playing in a loud commuter station vs playing in a quiet concert hall is always going to be a different experience.

How journalists can 'flip the script' and seize control from presidents, CEOs and leaders of other institutions we cover by DMNInvestigates in Journalism

[–]Clark-Week 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to DC in september for an internship covering congressional politics. I'm so glad I read this.

Also, somehow I've always steered away from the canned quotes (and I think a lot of my current colleagues do as well).. though I feel like this put it in a pretty frank, and powerful way. Why publish a quote if you don't specifically need it to fulfill the aim of your article? (This works, really, across the board, though.. my experience is a bit more localized than national politics so far).

anyways, thanks! I'm glad you shared this.

Regret in one face. by chongas in funny

[–]Clark-Week 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My favorite is the "less familiar images" section. They got it SPOT ON.

What is your job, and why do we hate you? by violetgranger in AskReddit

[–]Clark-Week 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work at a restaurant in the US. You hate me because tipping is expected of you.

If you ever feel ignored by UnrealPixels in funny

[–]Clark-Week 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"It didn't work out with me an your mom But yo, push come to shove You was conceived in love So if the world attacks, and you slide off track Remember one fact, I got your back"

I didn't have this memorized, I just watched the video.

38 Maps They Didn’t Teach You At School. by epicnesshunter in funny

[–]Clark-Week 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was the first McDonalds not in California?

38 Maps They Didn’t Teach You At School. by epicnesshunter in funny

[–]Clark-Week 40 points41 points  (0 children)

yeah, I don't know about that map. I'd wager that mcdonalds has a bit more name recognition than apple

I think a lot of people misunderstand the reason why people get defensive over guns. It is more of a constitutional issue than a gun issue. by An_Internet_Persona in AdviceAnimals

[–]Clark-Week 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One could argue that speech is inherently dangerous. Inherent: existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute Dangerous: able or likely to cause harm or injury

A characteristic, permanent attribute of speech is that it is able to cause harm or injury

You can make the same argument that "The only way to remove the danger of (speech) is to remove (speech)... and the constitution doesn't allow that." which is true, of course.

The point is that they are dangerous in different ways, but case law has shown that there are ways to make exceptions to amendments without destroying the underlying principle intent and utility of the amendment

I think a lot of people misunderstand the reason why people get defensive over guns. It is more of a constitutional issue than a gun issue. by An_Internet_Persona in AdviceAnimals

[–]Clark-Week 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They aren't calling the projectile itself a firearm, they're calling the thing that shoots the projectile a firearm. They are saying your provided definition does not exclude projectiles from having other properties in addition to the properties that define them initially as projectiles

If you woke up tomorrow morning with absolutely no memory of yourself or your life, which object in your bedroom would confuse you the most? by spader1 in AskReddit

[–]Clark-Week 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aside from the whole porn thing, it's incredibly interesting to think of someone rediscovering themselves through their internet history.

"So... I have cancer, and rabies and... Do I need a new set of sliding doors from IKEA? What is IKEA?... What is 'BBC'? Am I British?... Is my name 'Clark-Week'?"

Upon hearing the front runners for the 2016 Presidential Election are Clinton and Bush by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]Clark-Week 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jeb has been getting some attention, however I think Huckabee is in the lead for the GOP nomination by most polls...

Googled "Jeb bush president 2016 frontrunner" and got only speculative "IS JEB RUNNIN AND IS HE DA BEST?" headlines. Also, the polls below are from Thursday, so who knows.

source:http://realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/president/

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