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In reply to the discussion: Mass shootings overblown? Neil deGrasse Tyson suggests that's the case... [View all]logosoco
(3,208 posts)we are doing or have done many things to prevent them. We can't do it 100% but we can work on it with reason, logic, information and research.
Medical errors occur because, well, people are people. But look how far we have come from the days when surgeons did not even know to wash their hands.
The flu used to kill many more people and vaccines are developed for many strains of flu.
Suicide is probably the hardest to prevent, but there are medications that can help some people and there are many groups out there opening up to say "we are here" for those who find themselves at a low point.
The cars we have today seem majorly better as far as surviving accidents and we have mandated seat belt use and have engineered amazing child restraint seats.
The last one...well, our society has far to go in this area. I would like to see a time when we have evolved past killer instincts and "desires". Most of us seem to be there, but many don't seem to go along.
I think the issue of regulating guns seems to fit well with this list. We can see where changes have happened with each of these examples. With gun use, we have almost done nothing since the days when the 2nd amendment was written.