13 January 2004, 14:39
<Guest>DOCTORS AND GUN FACTS
FOUND THIS , NOT SURE ABOUT IT, BUT FUNNY AND SCARY!!
DOCTORS AND GUN FACTS
THINK ABOUT THIS:
* THE NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS IN THE U.S. IS 700,000.
* ACCIDENTAL DEATHS CAUSED BY PHYSICIANS PER YEAR IS
120,000
* ACCIDENTAL DEATHS PER PHYSICIAN IS 0.171. (U.S. DEPT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES)
THEN THINK ABOUT THIS:
* THE NUMBER OF GUN OWNERS IN THE U.S. IS 80,000,000
* THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTAL GUN DEATHS PER YEAR IS
1,500 (ALL AGE GROUPS).
* THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTAL GUN DEATHS PER GUN
OWNER IS .OOOO188.
STATISTICALLY, DOCTORS ARE APPROXIMATELY 9,000
TIMES MORE
DANGEROUS THAN GUN OWNERS.
FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE
HAS A
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 FOR FEAR THAT THE SHOCK
COULD CAUSE PEOPLE TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION!