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American Schools Finally #1
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: February 28, 2012 04:14PM
...in shootings.
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/28/why-does-america-lead-the-world-in-school-shootings/?hpt=hp_c1
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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/28/why-does-america-lead-the-world-in-school-shootings/?hpt=hp_c1
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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm
Re: American Schools Finally #1
Posted by:
well...
()
Date: February 28, 2012 04:31PM
America sucks.
Let's move to China and get smart.
Let's move to China and get smart.
Re: American Schools Finally #1
Posted by:
trogdor!
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Date: February 28, 2012 08:06PM
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> ...in shootings.
>
>
> http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/28
> /why-does-america-lead-the-world-in-school-shootin
> gs/?hpt=hp_c1
Are we looking at the # of shootings or the # of victims? Per capita (The US has a massive population) or just straight numbers? Who's # 2?
Can't tell because the article doesn't say.
Here's something that is slightly more fact based and interesting:
Wikipedia shows that Canada has had 27 fatalities in school shootings ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting#Canada ). The US has around 9.1 times the population of Canada ( http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+the+population+of+north+america ), so per capita, the US should have around 245 fatalities to be on par with Canada.
And Wikipedia shows we have had 233 (and one of those was a self-inflicted gunshot wound by the attacker, with no other fatalities).
So by that calculation, the US is actually doing better than Canada, a nation which has considerably more regulations on gun ownership.
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> ...in shootings.
>
>
> http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/28
> /why-does-america-lead-the-world-in-school-shootin
> gs/?hpt=hp_c1
Are we looking at the # of shootings or the # of victims? Per capita (The US has a massive population) or just straight numbers? Who's # 2?
Can't tell because the article doesn't say.
Here's something that is slightly more fact based and interesting:
Wikipedia shows that Canada has had 27 fatalities in school shootings ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting#Canada ). The US has around 9.1 times the population of Canada ( http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+the+population+of+north+america ), so per capita, the US should have around 245 fatalities to be on par with Canada.
And Wikipedia shows we have had 233 (and one of those was a self-inflicted gunshot wound by the attacker, with no other fatalities).
So by that calculation, the US is actually doing better than Canada, a nation which has considerably more regulations on gun ownership.
Re: American Schools Finally #1
Posted by:
eesh
()
Date: February 28, 2012 09:39PM
well... Wrote:
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> America sucks.
>
> Let's move to China and get smart.
Don't forget that rash of school STABBINGS in China a while back.
Blessed are the murderous.
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> America sucks.
>
> Let's move to China and get smart.
Don't forget that rash of school STABBINGS in China a while back.
Blessed are the murderous.