[W126 Coupe] REAL STATISTICS off topic

[Chiappinelli, Joseph]

Mike,
No offense taken. I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on daytime TV.
J.Chip

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I have both doctors and NRA members in the family,(some are both) I just found it kind of funny. No offense meant by it...:)

Mike.
>
> From: "Chiappinelli, Joseph" <joseph.chiappinelli at mirant.com>
> Date: 2005/03/05 Sat PM 03:09:06 GMT
> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] REAL STATISTICS off topic
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> Interesting statistics. The analysis would be more complete if you added up the other side of the ledger, i.e., the number of lives saved by guns (I'm sure there were some) vs the number of lives saved by doctors (I'm sure there were many, many more).
> 
> For the record, I am neither pro nor anti gun control.
> 
> J.Chip
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> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of dolans1 at verizon.net
> Sent: Fri 3/4/2005 8:13 PM
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> Subject: [W126 Coupe] REAL STATISTICS off topic
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> > Sorry, could not help it...:)
> >
> > Subject: REAL STATISTICS
> >
> >
> >
> >  Doctors:
> > >
> > > (A) The number of doctors in the U.S. is 700,000
> > >
> > > (B) Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year are 120,000
> > >
> > > (C) Accidental deaths per physician is 17.14%
> > >
> > > Statistics courtesy of the U.S.Dept of Health & Human Services
> > >
> > > *******************************************************************************
> > >
> > > Guns:
> > >
> > > (A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000 (yes that's 80
> > > million)
> > >
> > > (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 0.001875%
> > >
> > > Statistics courtesy of the FBI
> > >
> > > *******************************************************************************
> > >
> > > So statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous
> > > than gun owners.
> > >
> > > *******************************************************************************
> > >
> > > Remember, guns don't kill people, doctors do.
> > >
> > > *******************************************************************************
> > >
> > > 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 completely out of hand!!!
> > >
> > > *******************************************************************************
> > >
> > > Out of concern for the public at large, I have withheld statistics on
> > > lawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical
> > > attention.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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