Some numbers to play with. - Democratic Underground

Pab Sungenis

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Thu Aug-02-07 09:47 PM
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Some numbers to play with.

Edited on Thu Aug-02-07 09:52 PM by pabsungenis

Speaking with a friend of mine today, who put some things in perspective.

Americans killed by drunk drivers in 2006: 43,000
Americans killed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005: 1,836
Americans killed by firearm accidents in 2004: 649 (source: NRA)
Americans killed by domestic violence in 2004: 1,544 (source: DOJ)

Americans killed by foreign terrorist attacks within the United States 2002-2007: 0.

Just how are we protecting our homeland, again?

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MannyGoldstein

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Thu Aug-02-07 10:09 PM
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1. People Have Very Skewed Ideas About Risk

I guess we need better education.

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