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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: lastparker on June 03, 2009, 10:25:13 AM

Title: Forget terrorism...what we need is more driver improvement classes!
Post by: lastparker on June 03, 2009, 10:25:13 AM

Yikes.

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TheCoxwain  (1000+ posts)        Wed Jun-03-09 10:30 AM
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About 3500 people died during the 911 attacks
 Edited on Wed Jun-03-09 10:30 AM by TheCoxwain
But about 43000 people die a year in road accidents http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx


We have spent 1 Trillion dollars + 4000 lives in trying to prevent the former from recurring.


I have no clue how much public money gets spent in trying to prevent the latter - but my hunch is that on a per capita basis - it will be nowhere near money spent in trying to save lives from a terrorist attack.


Why is one form of death considered more important to protect against than the other?


Why don't we have a better public perspective on this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5775743

Title: Re: Forget terrorism...what we need is more driver improvement classes!
Post by: thundley4 on June 03, 2009, 10:33:49 AM

Okay DUmmie, now compare the number of highway deaths to those caused by guns and then tell me why there is so much worry about guns?

Title: Re: Forget terrorism...what we need is more driver improvement classes!
Post by: AllosaursRus on June 03, 2009, 12:40:55 PM

Hey DUmbass! Those highway deaths are actually ACCIDENTS! Not acts of WAR! GET stuffed!

Title: Re: Forget terrorism...what we need is more driver improvement classes!
Post by: franksolich on June 03, 2009, 02:34:46 PM

Well now, here's some public perspective on this.

Pedro Picasso a few weeks ago admitted he's driven 120 mph on highways in Massachusetts, and 130 mph on highways in Pennsylvania.

Probably the coxwain primitive better direct Pedro Picasso to driver education classes and anger management seminars.

Title: Re: Forget terrorism...what we need is more driver improvement classes!
Post by: Mugsaway on June 04, 2009, 09:38:52 AM

http://www.nrlc.org/ABORTION/facts/abortionstats.html

Title: Re: Forget terrorism...what we need is more driver improvement classes!
Post by: MrsSmith on June 04, 2009, 04:45:05 PM

Quote from: Mugsaway on June 04, 2009, 09:38:52 AM

http://www.nrlc.org/ABORTION/facts/abortionstats.html

Yeah.  They support the most torturous terrorism of all.   :banghead: