Something to chew on....

steveinaz
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edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
If you consider that there have been an average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theater of operations during the last 22 months and a total of 2112 deaths, that gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000.

The rate in Washington D.C. (among others) is 80.6 per 100,000.

That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the Nation's Capitol, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, than you are in Iraq.

Conclusion: We should immediately pull out of Washington D.C.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2005
    Very good point. I'm packing my bags right now to head off to Iraq. :p
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited November 2005
    steveinaz wrote:
    If you consider that there have been an average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theater of operations during the last 22 months and a total of 2112 deaths, that gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000.

    The rate in Washington D.C. (among others) is 80.6 per 100,000.

    That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the Nation's Capitol, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, than you are in Iraq.

    Conclusion: We should immediately pull out of Washington D.C.

    that is tru, funny, and sad all at the same time
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited November 2005
    careful there steve. lending liberals more credence for weapons banning. ;) :rolleyes:

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • polksda
    polksda Posts: 716
    edited November 2005
    Cute. Sounds like one of those nice little urban myth soundbytes that one side or the other drums up for publicity. Problem: that 2112 death toll includes more than just shootings (crashes, accidents, etc.).

    Also, how is that math derived? Is this an annual figure? 2112/2 = 1056 per year. 1056/160000 = 0.0066. 0.0066 x (11/12 months) = 0.00605 = 60.5 per 10,000 or 605 per 100,000.

    Big difference.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2005
    It was intended to be tongue-in-cheek, relax everyone. Breathe deep...
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2005
    steveinaz wrote:
    It was intended to be tongue-in-cheek, relax everyone. Breathe deep...
    lmao
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited November 2005
    Thats pretty good. Is that a cut-and-paste or did you come up with that on your own?
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2005
    Cut & paste off an email I got this morning.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited November 2005
    Funny, but bad math. The real figures are 720 in Iraq vs 37 in DC, per annum in the same time period... the 80 per 100,000 per annum was for sometime in the early 90's.

    Sorry- statistician here.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,722
    edited November 2005
    Let's keep this in perspective. The vast majority of the gun related deaths in DC are in poor, drug infested areas, not areas that "normal" people would step foot in. Darwin's theory at it's finest.
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2005
    F1nut wrote:
    Let's keep this in perspective. The vast majority of the gun related deaths in DC are in poor, drug infested areas, not areas that "normal" people would step foot in. Darwin's theory at it's finest.

    Very good point.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2005
    F1nut wrote:
    Let's keep this in perspective. areas that "normal" people would step foot in.

    Iraq qualifies for that type of area, also. :D
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  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited December 2005
    IT'S GEORGE BUSH'S FAULT!!!!!!!

    Phew..I'm not sure what is his fault..but it is! Someone had to say it.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2005
    LiquidSound wrote:
    IT'S GEORGE BUSH'S FAULT!!!!!!!

    Phew..I'm not sure what is his fault..but it is! Someone had to say it.
    sheesh. i'd say it's more my fault than anyone else's. america, blame me! perhaps i'll become a martyr of sorts. for whom? that is anyone's guess.

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited December 2005
    LiquidSound wrote:
    IT'S GEORGE BUSH'S FAULT!!!!!!!

    I've got two words for you:

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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2005
    Bush the Post Turtle

    A 70-year-old Texas Rancher got his hand caught in a gate while working cattle. He wrapped the hand in his bandana and drove his pickup to the doctor. While suturing the laceration, the doctor asked the old man about George W. Bush being in the White House.

    The old Texan said, "Well, ya know, Bush is a 'Post Turtle.'"

    Not knowing what the old man meant, the doctor asked what a Post Turtle was.

    The old man looked at him and drawled, "When you're driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a Post Turtle."

    The old man saw a puzzled look on the doctor's face, so he continued to explain:

    "You know he didn't get there by himself, he doesn't belong there, he can't get anything done while he's up there, and you just want to help the poor dumb **** get down."

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited December 2005
    Point taken, we should have Kerry up there..as he's been to Viet Post. I hear he's very good at climbing with flip-flops.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2005
    AAaaand we've gone down into no-no territory. No politics guys.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2005
    Aww, but it would have been so entertaining! :D
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited December 2005
    Ibtl....lol
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2005
    steveinaz wrote:
    Ibtl....

    :confused:
    George Grand wrote: »
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    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited December 2005
    ibtl=In before thread lock.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2005
    Haha, gotcha.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    edited December 2005
    Bush sucks Kerry sucks. Hey, Clinton was the worst. He actually had the gall to get a hummer!! I'm sick of f'ing politics. Everyone STFU.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    edited December 2005
    Not you guys...everyone in general.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2005
    Im getting better!

    A political thread and, for once, I didnt post in it......um......nevermind.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited December 2005
    Post turtle.....lol
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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