Weer'd World

Kinda ironic:

A 21-year-old summer camp art counselor was killed Wednesday when a large oak tree fell near Yosemite National Park, camp officials said….Four other adults were treated at hospitals after the tree fell while the children were eating breakfast. The tree took down power lines near the campfire area and dining hall but did not damage any buildings.

Trees are NOT our friends, and you should not hug them…or let children play around trees!

BAN TREES!!! IF IT SAVES JUST ONE LIFE!!11!!

H/T Whipped Creme Difficulties

Why do we need boats?

A five-year-old boy has died after being thrown from a boat and hitting his head on the propeller in a tragic freak accident….He was hit by the vessel’s propeller and killed instantly, according to a statement from the Glen Canyon National Recreation area.

The kindergartener – the youngest of seven siblings – was wearing a life jacket at the time. Alcohol was not involved in the incident, authorities said.

Horrible, even with all the precautions this boy is dead. Its not a safe world, and its not guns, or “Gun Death” that make it dangerous.

h/t Bob

Those who use “Gun Death” as a metric seem to claim that guns are vastly too dangerous to keep at home because of risk to family members. Still what’s a bigger risk, shooting with a gun, or a meal maker poisoning food?

Two Missouri women accused of poisoning family members with antifreeze are being held without bond….Both women are charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault and one count of armed criminal action.

They waived a reading of the charges Monday and entered not guilty pleas. A judge ruled that they will be held without bond until their preliminary hearing next month.

Diane Staudte’s husband died in April 2012, and her son died five months later.

Pretty scary, also sinister, since Ethylene Glycol, unlike most poisons which taste bitter, is sweet. Mix that with food and it can hide easily allowing for toxic amounts to be ingested.

But hey, a gun is WAYYY more dangerous! Somebody could have been KILLED if they had had a gun!!!

h/t Wallphone

I’ll admit, there is a good deal of “Gun Death” in America. Even more than many other countries. Why? Well because we have a lot of gun here. This also means there are a lot of lives SAVED with guns. Its just the cost of doing business, and all research points that the cost is “well spent”. Still those who use the metric of “Gun Death” to push an agenda seem to think we must accept ZERO “Gun Death” and banning guns must be done until the impossible is achieved! Does that translate to other things?

Nearly 48,000 women died of prescription painkiller* overdoses between 1999 and 2010.
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400%
Deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses among women have increased more than 400% since 1999, compared to 265% among men.

For every woman who dies of a prescription painkiller overdose, 30 go to the emergency department for painkiller misuse or abuse.

About 18 women die every day of a prescription painkiller overdose in the US, more than 6,600 deaths in 2010. Prescription painkiller overdoses are an under-recognized and growing problem for women.

Although men are still more likely to die of prescription painkiller overdoses (more than 10,000 deaths in 2010), the gap between men and women is closing. Deaths from prescription painkiller overdose among women have risen more sharply than among men; since 1999 the percentage increase in deaths was more than 400% among women compared to 265% in men. This rise relates closely to increased prescribing of these drugs during the past decade. Health care providers can help improve the way painkillers are prescribed while making sure women have access to safe, effective pain treatment.

Man, those numbers are really close to the 30,000 “Gun Deaths” per year, and when you factor in men into the equation it appears the number exceeds “Gun Deaths” by a fair amount.

But Progressives NEEEEEED their prescription medicines! Also with all the socialist medicine politics, they NEEEEED them to be paid for by the rest of us!

Can you imagine if gun owners were that brazen?

h/t Wallphone