kevbone Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Number of physicians in the US: 700,000. Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year: 120,000. Accidental deaths per physician... 0.171 (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services) Number of gun owners in the US: 80,000,000. Number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) 1,500. Accidental deaths per gun owner: 0.0000188 Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners. "FACT: Not everyone has a gun, but everyone has at least one Doctor." Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets out of hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 well, at least the mds are trying to save or enhance your life. not sure what good comes from gun onwership. seems that most the folks with the guns are the folks that probably shouldn't have them. the comparison should include the nonaccidental deaths by gunowners. but as with all statistics.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 ...everyone has at least one Doctor." Bullshit. not sure what good comes from gun onwership. seems that most the folks with the guns are the folks that probably shouldn't have them. The uncertainty expressed in your first statement can be remedied by the error (arguably) in observation in the second. the comparison should include the nonaccidental deaths by gunowners. It should then include the non-accidental deaths precipitated by medical professionals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 well, at least the mds are trying to save or enhance your life. not sure what good comes from gun onwership. seems that most the folks with the guns are the folks that probably shouldn't have them. the comparison should include the nonaccidental deaths by gunowners. but as with all statistics.... funny how liberal i wasn't after i moved away from portland, started my own business and just grew the fuck up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 accidental liberal death caused by (?) ____________ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 accidental liberal death caused by (?) ____________ . How many innocent lives lost for a "occupation of choice"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 "FACT: Not everyone has a gun, but everyone has at least one Doctor." Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets out of hand. Thanks for the LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Probably some lawyer came up with this stat to prove a point in a court of law. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 funny how liberal i wasn't after i moved away from portland, started my own business and just grew the fuck up. Zzzzactly! That one's in the running for Post of the Year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 funny how liberal i wasn't after i moved away from portland, started my own business and just grew the fuck up. Are you trying to say Portland is a liberal city? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 funny how liberal i wasn't after i moved away from portland, started my own business and just grew the fuck up. Are you trying to say Portland is a liberal city? it's kinda like Boulder with no climbing, no hotties, no sun and a mediocre economy and bridge that people jump off cause their food stamps didn't come in the mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 it's kinda like Boulder with no climbing, no hotties, no sun and a mediocre economy and bridge that people jump off cause their food stamps didn't come in the mail. Hey Fairweather. This is the post of the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 ...and just grew the fuck up. Hmmm, looks like another arguable statement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 ...and just grew the fuck up. Hmmm, looks like another arguable statement well, i kinda grew up. stopped pooping in big paper bags and poaching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I was just gonna ask if this means you'll be all growed up the next time I see you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 well, at least the mds are trying to save or enhance your life. I would say most doctors priority is to get paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 well, at least the mds are trying to save or enhance your life. I would say most doctors priority is to get paid. Gee kev, sounds rather uncharacteristically cynical for someone who's always got such a Pollyann-ish attitude... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 well, at least the mds are trying to save or enhance your life. I would say most doctors priority is to get paid. Gee kev, sounds rather uncharacteristically cynical for someone who's always got such a Pollyann-ish attitude... Its the field I work in......I know about these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I know about these things. WTF, you're a king now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el jefe Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 well, at least the mds are trying to save or enhance your life. I would say most doctors priority is to get paid. Gee kev, sounds rather uncharacteristically cynical for someone who's always got such a Pollyann-ish attitude... Its the field I work in......I know about these things. and, pray tell, with what sort of humanitarian undertaking do you earn your daily bread, noble kevbone? evidently your labors aren't sullied by crass concerns with remuneration. i'm guessing you are one of those high-minded sorts who would work even if he wasn't paid because your employment is so uplifting and ennobling, a boon to mankind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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