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[–] EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If by "extremely high likelihood" you mean "a remote but non zero chance" then I agree. It's obviously too high a chance to take when it could result in someone's death, but there's just to much empty space between people to make it likely he would hit someone.

[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well if you’re aiming up toward a camera on a pole, and miss, there’s a 100% chance it hits something else behind it. That being a person is low, but that’s not the only irresponsible thing to hit with a bullet.

Also, there are 30-40 deaths every year from inadvertent falling bullets from shooting up into the air.

[–] EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm not defending shooting into the air, I'm just disputing the "extremely high likelihood" that you will hit a person.

[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I mean, if you just gloss over half of what I said sure.

You’re not disputing anything because that’s not what I said.

I said you have an extremely high likelihood of hitting “something or someone” behind it.

Which is absolutely true.