Today's thought

[KRS]

FACTS TO PONDER: <br /><br /><br />(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000. <br />(B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000. <br />(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171. <br />Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health Human Services. <br />>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br />Now think about this: <br /><br />Guns: <br />(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. <br />(Yes, that's 80 million..) <br />>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br />(B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500. <br />>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br />(C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner <br />is .000188. <br />Statistics courtesy of FBI <br />>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br />So, statistically, doctors are approximately <br />9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners. <br />>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br />Remember, "Guns don't kill people, doctors do." <br />>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br />FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT <br />ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR. <br />>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br />Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. <br />We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!!!!! <br />>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br />Out of concern for the public at large, I have withheld the statistics on lawyers <br />for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention.<br /><br /><br />

 

[JB]

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Another statistical lie.<br /><br />I am a gun owner and support the 2nd amendment, but that sort of carp is an embarrassment.

 

[18rabbit]

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I dunno, thought it was kind of cute. <br /><br />Edit: a few years ago I heard (on Paul Harvey) the stats for deaths caused by drugs. The number of deaths caused by doctor prescribed drugs (considered “accidental deaths”) due to conflicts with other medications the person was taking, etc, was something like 10 times that of deaths caused by drug abuse overdoses. Don’t know what the numbers for drug deaths is now.

 

[KRS]

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True JB, stats can reveal anything you want to, just let them know and they'll be sure to make the right stats. I just hope this gives everyone a chuckle.<br /><br />

 

[Tyme2fish]

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I don't care what the stats say, It's still funny and halfway true.

 

[Kiwi Phil]

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Would this have any effect on the stats:<br />When a Doctor sees a patient, they are normally pretty sick. If he was to see a person who wasn't sick, would that kill them.<br />Can't say the same about guns.<br />Cheers<br />Phillip

 

[matthews_jim]

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br />Out of concern for the public at large, I have withheld the statistics on lawyers <br />for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention.<br />>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><br /><br />I say post the lawyer’s statistics and give the doctors guns. Maybe the doctors will take care of the lawyers after seeing their statistics. Also doctors with guns will kill us quicker and with less pain than with their 'practicing medicine'.