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Title: The U.S. should pull out of Washington!
Post by: Stark on March 16, 2007, 02:05:17 PM: Interesting statistics

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 2,867 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!
Title: Re: The U.S. should pull out of Washington!
Post by: Camel Jockey on March 16, 2007, 02:22:27 PM: I don't see IEDs in DC.
Title: Re: The U.S. should pull out of Washington!
Post by: Stark on March 16, 2007, 02:34:21 PM: we are not talking about the IED's we are talking about getting shot.
Title: Re: The U.S. should pull out of Washington!
Post by: Camel Jockey on March 16, 2007, 02:46:07 PM: Quote from: Stark on March 16, 2007, 02:34:21 PM
we are not talking about the IED's we are talking about getting shot.

I dunno about you, but I'd take wannabe gangster crackheads over crazy mofos with aks chanting "AAALLLLLAAAHHHHHHH!!WAKUBARZzzzzzzz!"

And they didn't call DC the murder capital of the US for nothing. ;)
Title: Re: The U.S. should pull out of Washington!
Post by: Stark on March 16, 2007, 02:54:38 PM: Quote from: Camel Jockey on March 16, 2007, 02:46:07 PM
I dunno about you, but I'd take wannabe gangster crackheads over crazy mofos with aks chanting "AAALLLLLAAAHHHHHHH!!WAKUBARZzzzzzzz!"

And they didn't call DC the murder capital of the US for nothing. ;)

Don't take everything so seriously ;)
Title: Re: The U.S. should pull out of Washington!
Post by: Camel Jockey on March 16, 2007, 03:03:57 PM: Quote from: Stark on March 16, 2007, 02:54:38 PM
Don't take everything so seriously ;)

Don't compare Iraq to DC and I wont. :-X
Title: Re: The U.S. should pull out of Washington!
Post by: OzmO on March 16, 2007, 03:40:39 PM: Quote from: Stark on March 16, 2007, 02:05:17 PM
Interesting statistics

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 2,867 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!

what if we spent 400 billion in Washington to reduce homicides over 6 years?
Title: Re: The U.S. should pull out of Washington!
Post by: Stark on March 16, 2007, 04:31:05 PM: Quote from: OzmO on March 16, 2007, 03:40:39 PM
what if we spent 400 billion in Washington to reduce homicides over 6 years?

think about it 400 figgen billion
Title: Re: The U.S. should pull out of Washington!
Post by: 240 is Back on March 16, 2007, 05:15:17 PM: Quote from: Stark on March 16, 2007, 04:31:05 PM
think about it 400 figgen billion

could certainly fix the US healthcare system.
Title: Re: The U.S. should pull out of Washington!
Post by: Tre on March 16, 2007, 05:16:16 PM: Quote from: OzmO on March 16, 2007, 03:40:39 PM
what if we spent 400 billion in Washington to reduce homicides over 6 years?

Pwnt.