I understand that you are not defending the graph. Just want to point out one thing that makes all the difference. This graph has the X axis on the top which makes more sense and actually makes the red look like dripping blood. OP graph has the X axis at the bottom which is why it looks like a scam attempt.
IIRC the indeed effect was for the graph to look more bloody, to indicate more violence, but it’s very poorly done
Idk
This seems too ridiculous to be an innocuous mistake. Who just flips the Y axis for dramatic effect?
It was a bad attempt at mimicking this chart from a 2011 SCMP article
I understand that you are not defending the graph. Just want to point out one thing that makes all the difference. This graph has the X axis on the top which makes more sense and actually makes the red look like dripping blood. OP graph has the X axis at the bottom which is why it looks like a scam attempt.
Yep, at a glance I had no problem understanding the SCMP graph but the florida graph took me a bit. Axes make all the difference.
Edit: also the captions on the bottom of the graph, so it flows logically. The florida graph has the caption at the top of the bullet point