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The simple fact of the statistics are that, per capita, the US has three times more guns than the next country. The US also has, per capita, three times more gun deaths than the next country. A clear majority of people are sick of the violence in America, but few are even willing to have the discussion, much less come to an agreement on a solution.

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The way we perceive ourselves matters and if, as impressionable children, we are taught that our bodies are ‘dangerous’—it can be detrimental to the way we approach future sexual relationships.

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Quite recently in my life, I have realized the justice system to be less than helpful to me.

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In the land of the free, there are actually a lot of strange laws that don’t make sense.

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In America, you are not safe in the bike lane.

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Half of all states have a mandatory waiting period of 24 hours, but Missouri, South Dakota and Utah took it a step further. And sorry not sorry, if your pregnancy falls on a weekend or holiday, you’ve got to wait even longer.

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The pressure that the media placed on the government led to some of the fastest legislative changes in the history of India’s parliament. For the first time, sexual harassment and stalking are considered a crime.

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Some drugs are illegal to possess because lawmakers have deemed them too harmful for an individual, or society, or both.