Without developments in medical technology, annual homicides in the United States would have been significantly higher. In Memphis, gun violence increased over the years, but the mortality rate of gunshot victims decreased thanks to skilled trauma doctors. This suggests that using homicide rates to measure community safety and health is not accurate.
Robert Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet in 1968, ending his presidential run. Had he been shot today, would he have lived? A what-if story about homicides and medical care and the moral consequences of a world where trauma surgeons have gotten really, really good at what they do.
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