Freepers: putting 2,000 deaths into (mis)perspective

[Dr. Death]

You gotta hand it to them, they've determined that 2,000 really isn't such a big deal since lots more people die in other ways. Here are some of the comments from the "Death Tolls, Here's a Perspective!" thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509957/posts

Abortions:
* 29,247,142 legal abortions were performed in the United States, 1970-95. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 47 No. SS-2) * Estimated abortions worldwide: 527M to 836M (1920-2000) <http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/policy/abortion/wrjp333sd.html>


1 posted on 10/26/2005 7:46:34 PM PDT by AmericanDave
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To: AmericanDave
16,000+ were murdered in the U.S. last year (or the year before). Compared to 2,000 killed in Iraq during the past 2-1/2 years.

It does put things into perspective.




6 posted on 10/26/2005 8:00:06 PM PDT by i_dont_chat (Houston, TX)
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To: AmericanDave
Here's the annual highway death toll last reported, year 2000:

Persons Killed 41,717 41,821 +0.2%

Unfortunatley, some of our troops make it safely back from Iraq only to die on the nations highways.

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I'm sure our troops can rest better tonight knowing that they could have died here on the highway.
:sarcasm:

{Always look on the bright side of life....}
"Cheer up, Brian! Worse things happen at sea, you know!"

[Marr]

1. "Supporting the troops" as usual, I see.

And by "supporting the troops" I mean, "insulting them".

Those people have a loyalty to the Republican Party and to GW Bush, and that is all. They don't give half a shit about anything else; not the Constitution, not their neighbors, and no- not the "troops".

Real traitors.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. If it makes those pathetic fools feel better about themselves

them 'em have it. I'll bet it would be a little different if they lost a son or something. However, they don't let people into the military with congenital things like club feet and so on, so I guess it isn't a issue with them.

[The Kicker]

3. They should send this info out

in a letter to the families of the dead. I'm sure they will feel much better about their loss. (heartless mofos, aren't they?)

[aden_nak]

4. So by that rationale, 9/11 was no big deal compared to the murder rate.

Idiots.