Politicians and statistics.
My brother sent the following statistics to prove a point about
statistics and doctors, but I think it is relevant to politicians in
Minneapolis. Statistics can be used to prove some of the strangest
things.
Think about this:
a. The number of physicians in the US is 700,000.
b. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year is 120,000.
c. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
(US Dept. of Health & Human Services)
Then think about this:
a. The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000.
b. The number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups)
is 1,500.
c. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188.
Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more
dangerous than gun owners.
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 out of hand. As a public health
measure I have withheld the statistics on lawyers and politicians
for fear that the shock could cause people to seek medical attention.
I wonder if he has some statistics on the morbidity rate for urban areas
where politicians have voted to allow fireworks on the fourth of July.
Just having fun,
Jim Graham,
Ventura Village
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