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On Aug 11, 8:20*pm, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote: On 8/11/12 7:08 PM, wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:50:53 -0400, X ` Man wrote: On 8/11/12 5:45 PM, wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:57:52 -0700, jps wrote: Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look at gun violence as a social disease. By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer MILWAUKEE — Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look at gun violence as a social disease. What we need, they say, is a public health approach to the problem, like the highway safety measures, product changes and driving laws that slashed deaths from car crashes decades ago, even as the number of vehicles on the road rose. One example: Guardrails are now curved to the ground instead of having sharp metal ends that stick out and pose a hazard in a crash. "People used to spear themselves and we blamed the drivers for that," said Dr. Garen Wintemute, an emergency medicine professor who directs the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California, Davis. Next time you or your family is mugged I hope you have a safe guard rail for protection. What percentage of U.S. families have been mugged? Just curious. I'm sure the figure is pretty close to 100%, if you are one of them. How many people hit guard rails? Never been mugged. -- I'm a liberal because the militant fundamentalist ignorant science-denying religious xenophobic corporate oligarchy of modern Republican conservatism just doesn't work for me or my country. Must be terrible to live so much in fear that you'd have to pack a shootin' iron all the time. This week there was a news story about an American off duty cop visiting a Calgary, Alberta park. He was cryin' that he couldn't carry his gun there. Reports say he got blasted by decent folk from both sides of the border. |
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On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:29:42 -0700 (PDT), North Star
wrote: On Aug 11, 8:20*pm, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 8/11/12 7:08 PM, wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:50:53 -0400, X ` Man wrote: On 8/11/12 5:45 PM, wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:57:52 -0700, jps wrote: Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look at gun violence as a social disease. By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer MILWAUKEE — Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look at gun violence as a social disease. What we need, they say, is a public health approach to the problem, like the highway safety measures, product changes and driving laws that slashed deaths from car crashes decades ago, even as the number of vehicles on the road rose. One example: Guardrails are now curved to the ground instead of having sharp metal ends that stick out and pose a hazard in a crash. "People used to spear themselves and we blamed the drivers for that," said Dr. Garen Wintemute, an emergency medicine professor who directs the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California, Davis. Next time you or your family is mugged I hope you have a safe guard rail for protection. What percentage of U.S. families have been mugged? Just curious. I'm sure the figure is pretty close to 100%, if you are one of them. How many people hit guard rails? Never been mugged. -- I'm a liberal because the militant fundamentalist ignorant science-denying religious xenophobic corporate oligarchy of modern Republican conservatism just doesn't work for me or my country. Must be terrible to live so much in fear that you'd have to pack a shootin' iron all the time. This week there was a news story about an American off duty cop visiting a Calgary, Alberta park. He was cryin' that he couldn't carry his gun there. Reports say he got blasted by decent folk from both sides of the border. He's a paranoid, jesus freak cop. Bad combination. The guys who approached him "aggressively" were giving away free tickets to the round up. He thanked jesus he and his wife were able to avoid harm. |
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North Star wrote:
On Aug 11, 8:20 pm, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 8/11/12 7:08 PM, wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:50:53 -0400, X ` Man wrote: On 8/11/12 5:45 PM, wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:57:52 -0700, jps wrote: Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look at gun violence as a social disease. By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer MILWAUKEE — Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look at gun violence as a social disease. What we need, they say, is a public health approach to the problem, like the highway safety measures, product changes and driving laws that slashed deaths from car crashes decades ago, even as the number of vehicles on the road rose. One example: Guardrails are now curved to the ground instead of having sharp metal ends that stick out and pose a hazard in a crash. "People used to spear themselves and we blamed the drivers for that," said Dr. Garen Wintemute, an emergency medicine professor who directs the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California, Davis. Next time you or your family is mugged I hope you have a safe guard rail for protection. What percentage of U.S. families have been mugged? Just curious. I'm sure the figure is pretty close to 100%, if you are one of them. How many people hit guard rails? Never been mugged. -- I'm a liberal because the militant fundamentalist ignorant science-denying religious xenophobic corporate oligarchy of modern Republican conservatism just doesn't work for me or my country. Must be terrible to live so much in fear that you'd have to pack a shootin' iron all the time. This week there was a news story about an American off duty cop visiting a Calgary, Alberta park. He was cryin' that he couldn't carry his gun there. Reports say he got blasted by decent folk from both sides of the border. Stick to spell-checking. Harry has been off lately. |
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On 8/11/2012 7:20 PM, X ` Man wrote:
On 8/11/12 7:08 PM, wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:50:53 -0400, X ` Man wrote: On 8/11/12 5:45 PM, wrote: On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:57:52 -0700, jps wrote: Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look at gun violence as a social disease. By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer MILWAUKEE — Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look at gun violence as a social disease. What we need, they say, is a public health approach to the problem, like the highway safety measures, product changes and driving laws that slashed deaths from car crashes decades ago, even as the number of vehicles on the road rose. One example: Guardrails are now curved to the ground instead of having sharp metal ends that stick out and pose a hazard in a crash. "People used to spear themselves and we blamed the drivers for that," said Dr. Garen Wintemute, an emergency medicine professor who directs the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California, Davis. Next time you or your family is mugged I hope you have a safe guard rail for protection. What percentage of U.S. families have been mugged? Just curious. I'm sure the figure is pretty close to 100%, if you are one of them. How many people hit guard rails? Never been mugged. Well you should be. |
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