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6. Of course there are a gazillion more preschoolers than cops,

Reply to Igel (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 02:16 PM

Oct 2015

but it's still a staggering figure.

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This Is Not OK America: "More preschoolers are shot dead each year than police officers" [View all] kpete Oct 2015 OP

KnR! nt Mnemosyne Oct 2015 #1

Wow. Being a preschooler is more dangerous than being a cop. DamnYankeeInHouston Oct 2015 #2

Really? Igel Oct 2015 #5

Of course there are a gazillion more preschoolers than cops, DamnYankeeInHouston Oct 2015 #6

Yes sample size is irrelevant. A Simple Game Oct 2015 #11

Not to the statement "more dangerous than..." it isn't whatthehey Oct 2015 #13

Then occupation must matter to you also. Being a cop doesn't even rank in the top A Simple Game Oct 2015 #16

"Sample size matters." Tell that to the moms and dads and grandparents of the DEAD pre-schoolers. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #19

Yes, sample size matters. redgreenandblue Oct 2015 #40

My point is that one child is irreplaceable when that child is your child or your grandchild. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #41

I've got a great idea BarstowCowboy Oct 2015 #30

Excellent! And then of course the preschoolers will have guns, problem solved! (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 2015 #33

Unless of course... BarstowCowboy Oct 2015 #34

The only thing that stops a bad preschooler with a gun... thesquanderer Oct 2015 #35

Wow, that's an eye-opening number Oilwellian Oct 2015 #3

which is because of all the guns lying around treestar Oct 2015 #4

And they have an entire political party devoted to scaring them to death workinclasszero Oct 2015 #9

I would like to subscribe to your newsletter BarstowCowboy Oct 2015 #32

The rate of accidental childhood deaths-by-gun has been falling. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #22

The NRA solution... workinclasszero Oct 2015 #7

It's okay. It's just the price we pay for freedom in this country. Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #8

There are nine other jobs libodem Oct 2015 #10

Yet the Washington Post has no time for such research, or to fact check any NRA lie...instead they Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #12

Jeez, Fred, WAPO is agitprop for gun control. Are you turning on them? Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #23

False as anything else the NRA says. But you already knew that. You disagree with Obama? Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #25

But preschoolers aren't PREBORN, so they don't matter to Jesus-shouting, flag-waving valerief Oct 2015 #14

1 2 3 olddots Oct 2015 #15

I only take exception to this... coolepairc Oct 2015 #17

K&R. I would add that we need to work on our culture of anger, self-centeredness and JDPriestly Oct 2015 #18

Peaceful resolution communications would be a great mandatory school subject for all grades. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #21

Yes. And it could be practiced in our classrooms because it is a question of practice. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #24

That is one thing I have never understood about middle and high school. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #26

Kicking n/t lumberjack_jeff Oct 2015 #20

Is your OP sarcasm? Out of millions, 84 die yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #27

The GOP has run for years on being anti abortion, every life is important, abortion is murder and Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #28

Well, it must be okay matt819 Oct 2015 #29

I don't think you understand what "rate" means. nt redgreenandblue Oct 2015 #39

Any thread assisting me to update my NRA supporter jury blacklist is appreciated! Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #31

K&R! TeamPooka Oct 2015 #36

Preshool Student. Most dangerous job in America. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #37

What makes me flinch is the amount of math-fail going on here. redgreenandblue Oct 2015 #38