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  Neither side where mincing their words.
context: Wikipedia has a big list of a lot of deaths that are totally unconnected and completely accidental >
  
  And that page is only the 2022 list. >
  
  D.C. one is kinda strange cause cops have found "no leads" seems like their syndicate is deeper than we thought >
  
  People watch too much tv. It's very easy to cover your tracks in real life. A murder from my grandmother's block in Philly went unsolved for 15 years because the guy wore a bald cap. He was on recording breaking in, touching everything, and leaving with blood on him. Only reason he was caught was he pawned a piece of jewelry years later that was a limited run tiffany that was in the report. Cops even arrested this guy in connection to it a few days after it happenedbut let him go in under 30 minutes without printing him because he wasn't bald. >
  
  This exactly. There are so many unsolved murders. We're not actually that good at catching them >
  
  Ya I found it strange that nationally where I am in Canada only like 70% of homicides are solved annually >
  
  That’s actually really good number. Most developed countries are below 50%. >
  
  And that's including the almost 1/3 of U.S. homicides for which the perpetrator just waits on the scene for police to come arrest them, or even calls 911 to report it.
  So, in some departments, they're barely clearing 25% of homicides in which a suspect doesn't immediately turn themself in! 
  Source: About one-third was the proportion when I was a criminology professor, up to about 10 years ago, but varies locally. (Happens often when romantic partners, family members or friends kill each other, not exactly meaning to, feel bad & know they're gonna get caught, so they just call it in.)
  There was a real-life incident dramatized in The Wire illustrating this: "Cutty" borrowing from the real Donnie Andrews: "I just shot a n---a. Come get him" (link to Reddit post/comment). >
  
  
  And that's including the almost 1/3 of U.S. homicides for which the perpetrator just waits on the scene for police to come arrest them, or even calls 911 to report it.
  
  So, in some departments, they're barely clearing 25% of homicides in which a suspect doesn't immediately turn themself in!
  That's crazy, so they just wanna end their life and the life of the person that slighted them? >
  
  
  so they just wanna end their life and the life of the person that slighted them?
  
  Kinda, maybe sometimes, but I'd say not exactly: 
  Most of those ones are spontaneous rage killings where death is likely but not necessarily intended. Someone feels slighted and humiliated, gets enraged, and attacks the person they felt humiliated them.
  Beating, shooting, stabbing, choking.... They're usually not exactly thinking "I want you dead," but more like "you're gonna pay for that!" and "I'll show you!" 
  More often than not no one dies. But when you get mad & beat people often enough (this is never the first time!), or lose your temper with a gun in your possession, sooner or later someone dies.
  Then they calm down. Wife is dead in the kitchen (actually quite a common location). Best friend is dead outside your favorite bar. 
  Shit. Now...what else are you gonna do? 9-1-1. "Hi. I just killed XYZ. Please come get us." >
  
  “Alexei Idamkin, Russia’s consul general in Calcutta, told the Tass news agency that there was no foul play in the lawmaker’s death.”
  Totes sounds legit. >
  
  He didn’t say it, he declared it! >
  
  The steaks in this issue are high. Imagine going against Putin. >
  
  Disagree and you'll get the chop