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Shooting stats
Regardless of where you stand on the issue of the U.S. involvement in Iraq, here's a sobering statistic:
There has been a monthly average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2,112 deaths.
That gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The firearm death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000 persons for the same period.
That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the U.S. Capital than you are in Iraq.
Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington
:D
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And it's not even the most dangerous city in the US.
[url]http://www.morganquitno.com/cit07pop.htm#25[/url]
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[QUOTE=Mr.Tiv]And it's not even the most dangerous city in the US.
[url]http://www.morganquitno.com/cit07pop.htm#25[/url][/QUOTE]
Haha, New Jersey's in that list like 5 times for most deaths.
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It makes my state look bad too...
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#10 most dangerous of population 500k or more, represent!
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I love how no New York cities are even on the list.
There was a write up by APB and he found some info that more soldiers died during times of peace before the war, then they have during the war.
The article is on this page, however I dunno about its credibility. Don't bother reading if you cant handle difficult/swear words.
[url]http://www.angrypatrioticbastard.com/politics.html[/url]
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[QUOTE=baddabang]I love how no New York cities are even on the list.[/QUOTE]
That's because New Yorkers can't shoot.:D
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[QUOTE=Mr.Tiv]That's because New Yorkers can't shoot.:D[/QUOTE]
I beg to differ. This one definitely can.
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[QUOTE=baddabang]The article is on this page, however I dunno about its credibility. Don't bother reading if you cant handle difficult/swear words.
[url]http://www.angrypatrioticbastard.com/politics.html[/url][/QUOTE]
Wow, that guy has some really strong beliefs.
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[QUOTE=baddabang]I love how no New York cities are even on the list.
There was a write up by APB and he found some info that more soldiers died during times of peace before the war, then they have during the war.
The article is on this page, however I dunno about its credibility. Don't bother reading if you cant handle difficult/swear words.
[url]http://www.angrypatrioticbastard.com/politics.html[/url][/QUOTE]
With That man I'm certainly pro-choice too.
If only they allowed later than 3rd Trimester Abortions ;)
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[QUOTE=crisis]Regardless of where you stand on the issue of the U.S. involvement in Iraq, here's a sobering statistic:
There has been a monthly average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2,112 deaths.
That gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The firearm death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000 persons for the same period.
That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the U.S. Capital than you are in Iraq.
Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington
:D[/QUOTE]
Thats Kinda scary in a way...
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correction, you are less likely to get shot in iraq as an american. try working out the stats for iraqi civilians...
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hhaha thats pretty funny :D
doesn't washington have the complete firearm ban? clearly it's working :rolleyes:
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Washington was always a really dangerous city. god knows it's not good for young interns << >>
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The "shooting" Bill Clinton did isn't the kind we're talking about here. :p