Guns vs. Doctors - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

SirLance · 01-31-2005, 04:08 PM

Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.

The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000. Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year are 120,000. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.

The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. Yes, that is 80 million. The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is 0.0000188.

Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners. Remember, "Guns don't kill people, doctors do."

Fact: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.

Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand. Out of concern for the public at large, I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention.

DEI37 · 01-31-2005, 05:06 PM

I like that. Pretty good. I like that last sentence. So funny.

aKula · 01-31-2005, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SirLance

The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000. Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year are 120,000. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171

That number sounds a little high, still funny though.

Artsemis · 02-01-2005, 01:38 AM

Kinda funny... but then again - not many people claim "accidental" gun related deaths is a problem. Redo the statistics showing gun related deaths in general

aphex140 · 02-01-2005, 02:48 AM

LOL like it

Pip · 02-01-2005, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Artsemis

Kinda funny... but then again - not many people claim "accidental" gun related deaths is a problem. Redo the statistics showing gun related deaths in general

To be fair, he'd also have to redo the statistics to show doctor-related deaths in general.

MikeyChalupa · 02-03-2005, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Pip

To be fair, he'd also have to redo the statistics to show doctor-related deaths in general.

Like if you were accidentally shot dead by a doctor?

-Mikey

WS6_KID · 02-04-2005, 05:44 PM

LOL, good one

xepherys · 01-24-2008, 03:55 PM

Man, this is oddly amusing

Plan9 · 01-24-2008, 07:11 PM

And I see guns more than I see doctors. Funny thing.

Ustwo · 01-24-2008, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Artsemis

Kinda funny... but then again - not many people claim "accidental" gun related deaths is a problem. Redo the statistics showing gun related deaths in general

It still wouldn't be close.

01-31-2005, 04:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
SirLance Junkie Location: In the middle of the desert.	Guns vs. Doctors Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000. Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year are 120,000. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171. The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. Yes, that is 80 million. The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is 0.0000188. Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners. Remember, "Guns don't kill people, doctors do." Fact: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR. Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand. Out of concern for the public at large, I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention. __________________ DEMOCRACY is where your vote counts, FEUDALISM is where your count votes.

01-31-2005, 05:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	I like that. Pretty good. I like that last sentence. So funny. __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.

02-01-2005, 01:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
Artsemis Insane Location: West Virginia	Kinda funny... but then again - not many people claim "accidental" gun related deaths is a problem. Redo the statistics showing gun related deaths in general __________________ - Artsemis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are two keys to being the best: 1.) Never tell everything you know

02-01-2005, 02:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
aphex140 Psycho Location: northamptonshire	LOL like it __________________ Computers allow us to make more mistakes at a faster rate than any other man-made thing, with the exception of handguns and tequila. [/QUOTE=BAMF]Do they role a die, with a 1/3 chance of being flacid?[/QUOTE]

01-24-2008, 03:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	Man, this is oddly amusing __________________ The prospect of achieving a peace agreement with the extremist group of MILF is almost impossible... -- Emmanuel Pinol, Governor of Cotobato My Homepage

01-24-2008, 07:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	And I see guns more than I see doctors. Funny thing. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."