Originally posted by 99blacksesport: I think the 3000+ that died in 9/11 would wish the airport screeners profiled that day....
Nationally
In 2004, 42,626 people died in car accidents. Cars: still legal.
In 2000, 3281 people drown in non-boating related accidents. Swimming: still legal.
In 2003, 3145 people died in house fires. Cooking is the primary cause of residential fires. Cooking: still legal.
In 1998, 30,708 people died from gun fire. Guns: still legal.
In 2002, 2,443,387 died total from various cause in this country. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness: still legal...for now.
Except for the gunfire stats (which could be a wnole nother argument in itself) -
- How many of those deaths were murders motivated by religious fanaticism?
none, thank you. accidental deaths have nothing to do with this argument.
The point of these numbers is to show that we are in far more danger from ourselves than we are from terrorists at this point. More US citizens are killed by guns in our own country in one year then have ever been killed by terrorists on US soil. Can we profile them? Nope! Far to large and politically powerful group. Whisper anything about gun control and you generate a sh1tstorm of cries about rights being violated. Now I don't have a problem with peoples right to bear arms, I have a problem with hypocrisy.
I already said I wouldnt touch gun homicide as thats a whole different argument ...
But if people are running their cars into trees and blowing up their houses because they can't cook safely - I'm sorry but that's THEIR self inflicted problem.
Religious radicals coming in and MURDERING people by the thousands is quite a bit different!!
Accidents and stupididty does not = first degree mass murder
