Who are the biggest killers in America?

[JackLuis]

Who are the biggest killers in America? The numbers will shock you

The criminal justice reform movement has shined a light on the inhumane conditions in our prisons, and the horrific killings of unarmed people by the police. This movement has done important work in demonstrating the needless brutality involved in our system, particularly as it is directed against marginalized groups: the poor and racial minorities.

Reiman lists numerous other ways the rich get away with killing Americans yet face a less severe response from the government. One is through botched medical operations, which a July 2000 Journal of the American Medical Association article estimated results in 225,000 deaths a year, making them the third largest cause of death in the United States, overall.

These deaths include 88,000 to 100,000 deaths from healthcare-associated infections and as many as 16,000 deaths from unnecessary surgical operations (which is slightly higher than those killed by homicides). Even discounting the baseline of human error, rather than being a grave cause of concern among the media and political class, the issue is regularly minimized as one of egregious lawsuits making the incomes of very-rich doctors unnecessarily low. Cries for “tort reform” were a feature of the Republican Party’s assault on Democratic health reform efforts.

This raises a stark question: why do we punish crimes by the poor so severely and yet let the richest Americans off the hook? The crimes committed by the rich not only cause more monetary damage but kill far more people than ordinary street crime, yet the former are treated with kid gloves while the latter are treated with long prison sentences or even executions.

Our criminal justice system may be less about punishing the unjust than just another reflection of the power inequities we have in the United States.

Doctors kill more people than Cops?

 

[Iceprincess12]

What about Dinosaurs? They were huge. Godzilla, King Kong and the loch ness monster, but to be fair King Kong was a lover not a killer. Wooly mammoths don't get a lot of credit but surely they trampled and murdered in their day.

Happy Sunday.

 

[Sean Renaud]

In the case of doctors I think a few things aren't mentioned. First is how many lives do doctors save directly and indirectly each year vs how many they kill. That's not saying they shouldn't be held responsible for their crimes because they should but a doctor fucking up and you dying is a bit different from a cop shooting you. (And cops have a habit of getting away with it and it being high profile and "sexy" if you will.)

As for mammoths they probably did take out a fair share of humans. Large herbivores and omnivores are notoriously dickish. Sure a lion might kill you in Africa but last I checked Elephants and Water Buffalo are far more likely to actually do it. Because you know, dicks. This is true almost across the board no mater what continent or ecosystem you look at. Predators that aren't hungry tend to just kind of avoid you which makes sense, if they get a limp they are gonna starve to death. Grass has this bad habit of not running away.

 

[NeverEndingMe]

obama is a murder ... how many has it killed? think we will have to wait for 40 years before that number is released. While he isn't as bad as Hitler, obama is a horrible human

 

[Iceprincess12]

obama is a murder ... how many has it killed? think we will have to wait for 40 years before that number is released. While he isn't as bad as Hitler, obama is a horrible human

Your grammar and spelling should be revisited. Mistakes happen but you had to get at least a 'd' for your GED right?

Skool is kool!

 

[Sean Renaud]

Except spelling aside skool is kool makes perfect sense. I occasionally have to twist my brain into knots to understand she who shall not be quoted.

 

[Iceprincess12]

Except spelling aside skool is kool makes perfect sense. I occasionally have to twist my brain into knots to understand she who shall not be quoted.

Lol, if I spell it phonetically he/she has a better chance of being able to move his/her lips while reading and agree.

When do I need to make sense? I didn't see that in the lit rules.

 

[Sean Renaud]

It helps to keep the number of people who die from anuryisms down.

 

[Iceprincess12]

It helps to keep the number of people who die from anuryisms down.

But does it make my eyes look prettier when I smile?

 

[Sean Renaud]

You have eyes? Women have eyes?! Shit. I rarely get that high.

 

[Iceprincess12]

You have eyes? Women have eyes?! Shit. I rarely get that high.

Don't worry, I don't need eyes to see the dark places inside you. Think about that while high

Need me to help dig that hole yet?

 

[Sean Renaud]

Need help? Ha ha ha ha. No. Moles don't have shit on me when it comes to digging holes. You should ask my sis, she was in town and somehow I got roped into hanging out with a few of her friends. I'm pretty sure the Chinese are formalizing their war declarations on Aweseometopia for our underground invasion. I really need to work on my aim since I wanted to land in either Japan for teh babes or Korea and challenge Kim for the throne. Mostly cus I think being dictator of Korea would be fucking awesome. Have you seen that army march? They got skills Americans can't dream of. With me as their leader I'll have so many people doing the Macarena you'll be able to see us from space! Either that or Gungham style.

 

[Iceprincess12]

Need help? Ha ha ha ha. No. Moles don't have shit on me when it comes to digging holes. You should ask my sis, she was in town and somehow I got roped into hanging out with a few of her friends. I'm pretty sure the Chinese are formalizing their war declarations on Aweseometopia for our underground invasion. I really need to work on my aim since I wanted to land in either Japan for teh babes or Korea and challenge Kim for the throne. Mostly cus I think being dictator of Korea would be fucking awesome. Have you seen that army march? They got skills Americans can't dream of. With me as their leader I'll have so many people doing the Macarena you'll be able to see us from space! Either that or Gungham style.

Only you can pull politics out of any orafice...in or outside of your body.

Sometimes a hole is just a hole.

 

[Sean Renaud]

The Macarena is political? I thought it was entertaining! Besides marching a truly obedient troop around is a thing of beauty. I'm fairly certain you could damn near march some of those armies straight off a fucking cliff. I know I got marched into a fence a few times. Sarge asked why we didn't stop and we all responded "we assumed you'd call halt. Or by the right flank. Or reverse march. Or you know anything but watch in a panic as you ran out of viable ideas.

 

[Iceprincess12]

The Macarena is political? I thought it was entertaining! Besides marching a truly obedient troop around is a thing of beauty. I'm fairly certain you could damn near march some of those armies straight off a fucking cliff. I know I got marched into a fence a few times. Sarge asked why we didn't stop and we all responded "we assumed you'd call halt. Or by the right flank. Or reverse march. Or you know anything but watch in a panic as you ran out of viable ideas.

I agree, I took band one year in high school and we did some new turning/march thing. Don't remember the name, but every band geek in the parade had a little woody...

I love them in dress whites, as magnificent a sight as any.

 

[Sean Renaud]

I forget the term for it but I think the most impressive fucking marching manuever I've ever seen is some complicated reversal where the first and third (assuming four ranks) basically wrap around each other so the entire formation reverses. It's honestly more trouble than it's worth and it's real primary purpose is to show off the size of your dick but hey sometimes that's all we want to do.

 

[Iceprincess12]

I forget the term for it but I think the most impressive fucking marching manuever I've ever seen is some complicated reversal where the first and third (assuming four ranks) basically wrap around each other so the entire formation reverses. It's honestly more trouble than it's worth and it's real primary purpose is to show off the size of your dick but hey sometimes that's all we want to do.

I still don't have a pretty penis to carry around in my pocket, but once I do...I will show it off more than you guys do!

 

[Aglaopheme]

Can I get a link? I'd like to read the whole article. This data geek wants more data.

One can easily ask how many people do the cops not kill in a day as well.

 

[Sean Renaud]

I recommend the dominator. It's not so much a dildo as it is a weapon. You know like those dictionaries at the library that take three people to lift and are primarily used by angry monkeys to open walnuts?

 

[Aglaopheme]

.....and that's what I get for not reading every post.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Or maybe that is your punishment for reading every single post. The universe isn't fair you know sometimes it punishes good behavior just to remind you not to be good.

 

[Aglaopheme]

But so didn't read every post, nor am I going to. I will happily go search out the data to sate my geek.

 

[Iceprincess12]

I recommend the dominator. It's not so much a dildo as it is a weapon. You know like those dictionaries at the library that take three people to lift and are primarily used by angry monkeys to open walnuts?

I am going to wait until they can make a realistic one, like babies that cry and puke. It will grow when I pet it and shrink when I yell . Haha.

 

[Aglaopheme]

Sorry you guys but I see neverwhatever posting and my eyes glass over and I move on as quickly as possible before my brain starts to follow. Carry on.

 

[Bookishleigh]

Your grammar and spelling should be revisited. Mistakes happen but you had to get at least a 'd' for your GED right?

Skool is kool!

I think poor grammar and spelling is the true killer in America. Do you KNOW how many people I have wanted to take out just because I am hoping they don't procreate based on their spelling/grammar issues alone?

Oh, and PLEASE tell me you have band camp stories