Life As We Know IT

This blog is designed to discuss ideas between the Shirley Family and friends. Ideas dealing with all aspects of Life are welcome.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Here's one to consider

I received this from RC and it is a good one. One that ole' Levitt and Dubner would be proud of (if you don't know who these two are then your behind the learning curve. You don't have to be a 'freak' to figure this one out). Anyway, here is the cut:

"If you consider that there has been an 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 for the same period. That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the U.S. Capitol, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, than you are in Iraq. Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington immediately."

Interesting indeed. I bet you could cut these percentages to many things. How about that cool show on Discovery channel called The Deadliest Catch about the Alaskan King Crab fisherman. The have a lot of men that die during the fishing season. How about talking to the Ask Men site here. There are some surprises on this list. Anyway, something to consider indeed.

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