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Post by djAdvocate on May 12, 2024 14:12:16 GMT -5
as much as i would like to think that would solve the problem, i don't think it would.
have you seen Bowling for Columbine? that film asks the right question: why? gun ownership is higher in Switzerland, but the murder rate is far lower. gun laws are as lax in Canada, but they don't have the problem, either.
there is something in our psyche that causes the higher homicide and suicide rates. i have some guesses about it. does anyone else?
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Post by chiver78 on May 12, 2024 14:20:52 GMT -5
I do not need you to explain anything to me. You didn't even read the article. The degree of damage from an AR-15 is completely unlike the injuries from a handgun. One is survivable; one is not. The injuries described as the result of an AR-15 are gruesome. But you continue to ignore it and downplay it because it interferes with the narrative you want to opine. The people who deal with the result of you masturabation with an AR-15 tell us that the injuries that it causes are completely unlike anything else they see. You tell us they are wrong. In what universe do you have the expertise to opine about the injuries they see. Unless your daughter is telling you all this, since she obviously is an expert. I'm not comparing the AR-15 to a handgun Although I do posses a handgun that could rival the carnage. I'm saying that for a medical professional saying the damage they see from an AR-15 that the AR-15 is to blame. That is wrong Ruger makes a ranch rifle that uses the same cartridge as the AR-15 does, but it looks just like a normal hunting rifle. If fired into a person the damage would be the same. I think the reason why the medical universe is so uninformed about this is because the AR is the firearm that people like to use. It is not the firearm it is the type of cartridge being used. Ultimately it is the user. You just cannot get over yourself that if a medical professional says something it must be absolute. In this and probably in most instances involving firearms anyone in my family is more informed than the medical industry. Hell I would put my 9 year old grandson against anyone on here firearm knowledge. I'm late to this thread and just reading now, but I really fucking hope someone else has called you out for this bullshit. a Medical Examiner's literal JOB is to determine cause of death. but hey, they are a know-it-all. thanks for enlightening me. wow. |
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Post by Opti on May 12, 2024 14:27:17 GMT -5
as much as i would like to think that would solve the problem, i don't think it would. have you seen Bowling for Columbine? that film asks the right question: why? gun ownership is higher in Switzerland, but the murder rate is far lower. gun laws are as lax in Canada, but they don't have the problem, either. there is something in our psyche that causes the higher homicide and suicide rates. i have some guesses about it. does anyone else? I think has something to do with the entitlement to guns some people have plus other factors. Some have made guns their idol and their solution. |
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Post by djAdvocate on May 12, 2024 14:50:00 GMT -5
good guess. anyone else?
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Post by tallguy on May 12, 2024 14:54:00 GMT -5
as much as i would like to think that would solve the problem, i don't think it would. have you seen Bowling for Columbine? that film asks the right question: why? gun ownership is higher in Switzerland, but the murder rate is far lower. gun laws are as lax in Canada, but they don't have the problem, either. there is something in our psyche that causes the higher homicide and suicide rates. i have some guesses about it. does anyone else?I would put somewhere near the top the too-widely held idea that self and community are not closely related, and that self is the apex of import. If one is to win, then somebody else has to lose, and you only have real value if you win. You can do whatever you want to do to get there. You can do whatever you need to do to the people in your way, or who threaten your position, or who you perceive to have lesser value. For those on the other end, who struggle so badly they consider themselves incapable of ever winning, it is often easier to quit fighting than to continue the struggle. Why bother, if they do not consider themselves to have value in this society? People who reject that idea, and who believe that both self and community are not only important but entwined, are not the ones causing higher rates of either. Guns are just the tool that makes things so much easier. |
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Post by pulmonarymd on May 12, 2024 15:27:16 GMT -5
as much as i would like to think that would solve the problem, i don't think it would. have you seen Bowling for Columbine? that film asks the right question: why? gun ownership is higher in Switzerland, but the murder rate is far lower. gun laws are as lax in Canada, but they don't have the problem, either. there is something in our psyche that causes the higher homicide and suicide rates. i have some guesses about it. does anyone else? Other countries with stricter limits have much lower gun death rates. I have no illusions that we could confiscate guns in the US. But the idea that anyone has the right to own whatever gun they want without restriction needs to end. We have one of the highest gun death rates in the world, and are in the company of some very dysfunctional societies. Cutting the rate by 20% saves about 10k lives, most who would not die for some time. The time for examining why has passed. The time for doing something is now. Otherwise we just condemn ourselves to the status quo |
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Post by djAdvocate on May 12, 2024 15:53:14 GMT -5
i am always for devising the best solution to the problem. that is why i am asking.
i agree with TG, incidentally. i think this goes all the way back to our frontier mentality. individualism is steeped deep into our psyche. we don't really believe in community, here. we distrust it. and because of that, we are absolute survivalists. and with that comes our propensity for misunderstandings and violent solutions.
i might be wrong about all of that, but that is what i think. and it is one of the reasons i don't feel a close connection to America or Americans, as a general rule.
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Post by tallguy on May 12, 2024 16:49:51 GMT -5
i am always for devising the best solution to the problem. that is why i am asking. i agree with TG, incidentally. i think this goes all the way back to our frontier mentality. individualism is steeped deep into our psyche. we don't really believe in community, here. we distrust it. and because of that, we are absolute survivalists. and with that comes our propensity for misunderstandings and violent solutions. i might be wrong about all of that, but that is what i think. and it is one of the reasons i don't feel a close connection to America or Americans, as a general rule.Well, some of us are okay. No Trump supporters would qualify, of course, but the rest of us might at least have a chance....  |
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Post by djAdvocate on May 12, 2024 19:34:36 GMT -5
i am always for devising the best solution to the problem. that is why i am asking. i agree with TG, incidentally. i think this goes all the way back to our frontier mentality. individualism is steeped deep into our psyche. we don't really believe in community, here. we distrust it. and because of that, we are absolute survivalists. and with that comes our propensity for misunderstandings and violent solutions. i might be wrong about all of that, but that is what i think. and it is one of the reasons i don't feel a close connection to America or Americans, as a general rule.Well, some of us are okay. No Trump supporters would qualify, of course, but the rest of us might at least have a chance.... i know some of you are. and your life, liberty, and happiness are under threat from the rest of America. America is like many other countries in this respect. countries that we foolishly criticize. the strength of this authoritarian undercurrent is really troublesome, visible, and persistent, imo. |
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Post by scgal on May 13, 2024 11:06:57 GMT -5
No again wrong. Guns are not more important to me than 30 dead children or even 1. What is more important is the right to have and bear arms. Just because you cannot fix the actual problem does not mean you go for the next best thing that in itself would be far worse than a million people dead to firearms. It's sad you just cannot see it. There is an easy fix to the problem. Outlaw guns. No guns, no shooting deaths. Problem solved. You offer a different solution? You continue with the nonsense that this is just the way it is, and we have to accept it. So again, your rights are more important than 30 dead first andsecond graders. Might as well admit it. We all know you do not care how many children die, because you have no desire to sacrifice anything for the greater goodin any oh you are so full of crap holier than thou. You are concerned about the gun deaths. What about all the deaths due to medical malpractice what are you doing about that. That's probably higher than gun shot deaths. |
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Post by pulmonarymd on May 13, 2024 11:23:27 GMT -5
There is an easy fix to the problem. Outlaw guns. No guns, no shooting deaths. Problem solved. You offer a different solution? You continue with the nonsense that this is just the way it is, and we have to accept it. So again, your rights are more important than 30 dead first andsecond graders. Might as well admit it. We all know you do not care how many children die, because you have no desire to sacrifice anything for the greater goodin any oh you are so full of crap holier than thou. You are concerned about the gun deaths. What about all the deaths due to medical malpractice what are you doing about that. That's probably higher than gun shot deaths. That’s your go too. I’ll make you a deal. Tell me what you are willing to do to limit gun deaths, and I will tell you what I have done over the last30 years to improve quality at my hospital. Since you brought it up, you go first. ETA: over 1 million people died from covid, but you were unwilling to sacrifice to prevent that. Thought it was all a hoax. Railed against lockdowns and the vaccines. That dwarfs deaths from “malpractice”. But you think you care about others |
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Post by tallguy on May 13, 2024 11:49:44 GMT -5
There is an easy fix to the problem. Outlaw guns. No guns, no shooting deaths. Problem solved. You offer a different solution? You continue with the nonsense that this is just the way it is, and we have to accept it. So again, your rights are more important than 30 dead first andsecond graders. Might as well admit it. We all know you do not care how many children die, because you have no desire to sacrifice anything for the greater goodin any oh you are so full of crap holier than thou. You are concerned about the gun deaths. What about all the deaths due to medical malpractice what are you doing about that. That's probably higher than gun shot deaths. Really, that's your argument? Well, congratulations, you may be one of the least-rational people I have ever encountered. Try comparing the rate of negative outcomes from medical malpractice to negative outcomes from gun use. That might at least make sense. A positive outcome from an encounter with a medical professional is that the patient is properly diagnosed, treated, helped, cured, whatever. In many cases lives are saved. A negative outcome is that the patient is harmed by a mistake. What percentage of encounters are negative? Contrast that with gun use, where a negative encounter is that people are harmed. That could mean being threatened, robbed, shot, killed, or whatever. A positive outcome would be that people are somehow saved. What percentage of encounters are negative? I'll bet the number is THOUSANDS OR MORE times higher. Gun use is far more likely to end with a negative outcome than almost anything else in our culture. And for what? What does society gain by the individual ownership of guns? Anything? Anything of value? Doubtful. |
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Post by scgal on May 13, 2024 12:54:39 GMT -5
oh you are so full of crap holier than thou. You are concerned about the gun deaths. What about all the deaths due to medical malpractice what are you doing about that. That's probably higher than gun shot deaths. That’s your go too. I’ll make you a deal. Tell me what you are willing to do to limit gun deaths, and I will tell you what I have done over the last30 years to improve quality at my hospital. Since you brought it up, you go first. ETA: over 1 million people died from covid, but you were unwilling to sacrifice to prevent that. Thought it was all a hoax. Railed against lockdowns and the vaccines. That dwarfs deaths from “malpractice”. But you think you care about others yep that's my go to. I don't care what you you think you dine I'm saying you all are up in arms about gun deaths saying they are preventable...I'm saying what is bring dine about all the medical deaths. You dont have a leg to stand on. In fact every time you reply to anything I post I'm going to reply with 3 words medical malpractice...your so damn smart solve it dint you care about the deaths oh of course not only gun deaths hypocrite |
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Post by tallguy on May 13, 2024 12:58:14 GMT -5
That’s your go too. I’ll make you a deal. Tell me what you are willing to do to limit gun deaths, and I will tell you what I have done over the last30 years to improve quality at my hospital. Since you brought it up, you go first. ETA: over 1 million people died from covid, but you were unwilling to sacrifice to prevent that. Thought it was all a hoax. Railed against lockdowns and the vaccines. That dwarfs deaths from “malpractice”. But you think you care about others yep that's my go to. I don't care what you you think you dine I'm saying you all are up in arms about gun deaths saying they are preventable...I'm saying what is bring dine about all the medical deaths. You dont have a leg to stand on. In fact every time you reply to anything I post I'm going to reply with 3 words medical malpractice...your so damn smart solve it dint you care about the deaths oh of course not only gun deaths hypocrite I really wish you were smarter so people could actually have a discussion. |
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Post by billisonboard on May 13, 2024 13:14:16 GMT -5
That’s your go too. I’ll make you a deal. Tell me what you are willing to do to limit gun deaths, and I will tell you what I have done over the last30 years to improve quality at my hospital. Since you brought it up, you go first. ETA: over 1 million people died from covid, but you were unwilling to sacrifice to prevent that. Thought it was all a hoax. Railed against lockdowns and the vaccines. That dwarfs deaths from “malpractice”. But you think you care about others yep that's my go to. I don't care what you you think you dine I'm saying you all are up in arms about gun deaths saying they are preventable...I'm saying what is bring dine about all the medical deaths. You dont have a leg to stand on. In fact every time you reply to anything I post I'm going to reply with 3 words medical malpractice...your so damn smart solve it dint you care about the deaths oh of course not only gun deaths hypocrite Here is what is being done: www.aamc.org/news/20-years-patient-safety |
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Post by pulmonarymd on May 13, 2024 13:25:05 GMT -5
That’s your go too. I’ll make you a deal. Tell me what you are willing to do to limit gun deaths, and I will tell you what I have done over the last30 years to improve quality at my hospital. Since you brought it up, you go first. ETA: over 1 million people died from covid, but you were unwilling to sacrifice to prevent that. Thought it was all a hoax. Railed against lockdowns and the vaccines. That dwarfs deaths from “malpractice”. But you think you care about others yep that's my go to. I don't care what you you think you dine I'm saying you all are up in arms about gun deaths saying they are preventable...I'm saying what is bring dine about all the medical deaths. You dont have a leg to stand on. In fact every time you reply to anything I post I'm going to reply with 3 words medical malpractice...your so damn smart solve it dint you care about the deaths oh of course not only gun deaths hypocrite You want to change the subject because you are unwilling to say what you would do to decrease gun deaths. You are so selfish that you are not willing to sacrifice one bit to decrease gun deaths. You accept the status quo, throw up your hands, saying we can’t do anything, and nothings changes. But you get to masturbate with your guns. Since you refuse to tell us your ideas (or are too stupid to have any), I will tell you what I have done: I was a member of our peer review committee. I chair the critical care committee. We write guidelines so that treatment can be standardized and medical errors can be limited. We have safety as a standing item on our committees. I have reported a physician who was subpar, subjecting myself to harassment, probably from him and his buddies. Is that enough for you, or are you just going to insult me again? Your turn |
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Post by scgal on May 13, 2024 14:29:53 GMT -5
yep that's my go to. I don't care what you you think you dine I'm saying you all are up in arms about gun deaths saying they are preventable...I'm saying what is bring dine about all the medical deaths. You dont have a leg to stand on. In fact every time you reply to anything I post I'm going to reply with 3 words medical malpractice...your so damn smart solve it dint you care about the deaths oh of course not only gun deaths hypocrite You want to change the subject because you are unwilling to say what you would do to decrease gun deaths. You are so selfish that you are not willing to sacrifice one bit to decrease gun deaths. You accept the status quo, throw up your hands, saying we can’t do anything, and nothings changes. But you get to masturbate with your guns. Since you refuse to tell us your ideas (or are too stupid to have any), I will tell you what I have done: I was a member of our peer review committee. I chair the critical care committee. We write guidelines so that treatment can be standardized and medical errors can be limited. We have safety as a standing item on our committees. I have reported a physician who was subpar, subjecting myself to harassment, probably from him and his buddies. Is that enough for you, or are you just going to insult me again? Your turn I bet the victims of malpractice feels real good knowing your on committees and write guidelines. All that feel good work and still all the malpractice that goes on sounds like you don't care enough or what you are doing is too stupid to fix the problem. |
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Post by chiver78 on May 13, 2024 14:42:21 GMT -5
yep that's my go to. I don't care what you you think you dine I'm saying you all are up in arms about gun deaths saying they are preventable...I'm saying what is bring dine about all the medical deaths. You dont have a leg to stand on. In fact every time you reply to anything I post I'm going to reply with 3 words medical malpractice...your so damn smart solve it dint you care about the deaths oh of course not only gun deaths hypocrite I really wish you were smarter so people could actually have a discussion. please keep the discussion on the topics, and not the posters. thank you... -chiver mod |
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Post by Tennesseer on May 13, 2024 15:55:48 GMT -5
yep that's my go to. I don't care what you you think you dine I'm saying you all are up in arms about gun deaths saying they are preventable...I'm saying what is bring dine about all the medical deaths. You dont have a leg to stand on. In fact every time you reply to anything I post I'm going to reply with 3 words medical malpractice...your so damn smart solve it dint you care about the deaths oh of course not only gun deaths hypocrite You want to change the subject because you are unwilling to say what you would do to decrease gun deaths. You are so selfish that you are not willing to sacrifice one bit to decrease gun deaths. You accept the status quo, throw up your hands, saying we can’t do anything, and nothings changes. But you get to masturbate with your guns. Since you refuse to tell us your ideas (or are too stupid to have any), I will tell you what I have done: I was a member of our peer review committee. I chair the critical care committee. We write guidelines so that treatment can be standardized and medical errors can be limited. We have safety as a standing item on our committees. I have reported a physician who was subpar, subjecting myself to harassment, probably from him and his buddies. Is that enough for you, or are you just going to insult me again? Your turn Let's play: Doctors = malpractice. Fine. Gun owners are mass murders. |
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Post by djAdvocate on May 13, 2024 16:19:59 GMT -5
sorry to flip this discussion on it's head, but.... Their latest estimate found that approximately 251,000 lives are claimed each year because of medical error - about 9.5 percent of all deaths annually in the United States. might find more fertile ground on lives saved. |
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Post by Tennesseer on May 13, 2024 16:23:46 GMT -5
sorry to flip this discussion on it's head, but.... Their latest estimate found that approximately 251,000 lives are claimed each year because of medical error - about 9.5 percent of all deaths annually in the United States. might find more fertile ground on lives saved. Link please. |
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Post by Pink Cashmere on May 13, 2024 16:38:12 GMT -5
I believe that 2 things can be true at the same time. A person can value their right to responsibly own guns and also be very concerned about gun violence in this country. I know it is possible to see things in that way, because I am that person. I am horrified about how guns are used to terrorize and kill random people that are minding their own business and just trying to live their life.
Even though I have owned guns and actually enjoy shooting at targets in a controlled environment, I acknowledge that even though guns are inanimate objects, the way they are used so often in this country is deplorable and I would like for us to find solutions to the problem. If we as a collective can’t be trusted with them, we shouldn’t have such easy access to them.
Because the only reason I ever bought a gun and learned to use it in the first place was to protect myself and my children (when someone was threatening to come to my home to harm my teenage child), I’ve never seen the appeal of high powered weapons that can kill a lot of people quickly. I just wanted to be able to stop somebody that was a clear and present danger to me and mine, since I’m not all that big and strong to be able to overpower somebody that is bigger and stronger than me.
As far as them being used for sport, the whole point is to be able to hit what you’re aiming for. If I can no longer do it at a range with a handgun, I can learn to throw darts or something.
I understand valuing the right to responsibly own guns, because I valued having that right when I was scared and wanted to be able to try to protect myself and my children, but I do not understand pretending that guns are not a real problem here in the US.
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Post by djAdvocate on May 13, 2024 16:54:59 GMT -5
sorry to flip this discussion on it's head, but.... Their latest estimate found that approximately 251,000 lives are claimed each year because of medical error - about 9.5 percent of all deaths annually in the United States. might find more fertile ground on lives saved. Link please. google |
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Post by djAdvocate on May 13, 2024 16:58:37 GMT -5
I believe that 2 things can be true at the same time. A person can value their right to responsibly own guns and also be very concerned about gun violence in this country. . . of course. i would guess half the people on the board feel this way. i certainly do. the 2nd amendment had a very specific purpose, which Woodrow Wilson shot down during his administration. since that time, our official policy toward defense is in contradiction with the 2nd amendment. we have two options, if we want to be consistent. one is to repeal the 2nd amendment. the second is to disban the military. i would vote for the latter, and keep 2a. but this country, and how we treat guns, would look way more like Switzerland than we do today if we did that. keeping both is unacceptable to me. it should be to every other American, as well, but i find surprisingly small acceptance of that idea. yet another reason why i feel like my "tribe" must live somewhere else. |
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Post by Pink Cashmere on May 13, 2024 17:15:08 GMT -5
I believe that 2 things can be true at the same time. A person can value their right to responsibly own guns and also be very concerned about gun violence in this country. . . of course. i would guess half the people on the board feel this way. i certainly do. the 2nd amendment had a very specific purpose, which Woodrow Wilson shot down during his administration. since that time, our official policy toward defense is in contraction with the 2nd amendment. we have two options, if we want to be consistent. one is to repeal the 2nd amendment. the second is to disban the military. i would vote for the latter, and keep 2a. but this country, and how we treat guns, would look way more like Switzerland than we do today if we did that. My post was really me trying to show a certain poster that we have something in common, as far as valuing the right to be responsible gun owners, while trying to encourage them to be a little more sensible about the subject of guns and the problems with the harm they cause in our society. |
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 13, 2024 17:24:42 GMT -5
as much as i would like to think that would solve the problem, i don't think it would. have you seen Bowling for Columbine? that film asks the right question: why? gun ownership is higher in Switzerland, but the murder rate is far lower. gun laws are as lax in Canada, but they don't have the problem, either. there is something in our psyche that causes the higher homicide and suicide rates. i have some guesses about it. does anyone else?There has been discussion that it has a lot to do with our sense of rugged independence and "good guy with a gun" Wild Wild West fantasies. That and as Commissioner Gordon says in Batman Begins "Cops get vests, criminals get armor piercing bullets" and also "When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail". When I have easy access to a gun on me at all times it becomes quite tempting/easy to start to believe it is the solution to everything. I can get you to stop a lot faster waving a gun in your face than I can trying to deescalate through words. Unfortunately the dude I am waving a gun at also has a gun. Well now he thinks he needs to shoot before I shoot him. We've created a society where everyone thinks problems can be solved with violence. I was reading an article about gun crimes in other countries. Of course they have them but they don't have nearly the amount of guns owned per individuals as we do. A lot of countries also require military training as part of being a citizen where you are going to learn how to properly handle and respect a weapon. There are regulations regarding what you can own, how many you can own and how long before you can purchase one. Less guns in less hands = less gun crimes. It's just a fact. We can't try to mental health our way out of what we have become. The fastest solution backed up by statistics is remove the weapon itself. |
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Post by djAdvocate on May 13, 2024 17:29:50 GMT -5
as much as i would like to think that would solve the problem, i don't think it would. have you seen Bowling for Columbine? that film asks the right question: why? gun ownership is higher in Switzerland, but the murder rate is far lower. gun laws are as lax in Canada, but they don't have the problem, either. there is something in our psyche that causes the higher homicide and suicide rates. i have some guesses about it. does anyone else?There has been discussion that it has a lot to do with our sense of rugged independence and "good guy with a gun" Wild Wild West fantasies. That and as Commissioner Gordon says in Batman Begins "Cops get vests, criminals get armor piercing bullets" and also "When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail". When I have easy access to a gun on me at all times it becomes quite tempting/easy to start to believe it is the solution to everything. I can get you to stop a lot faster waving a gun in your face than I can trying to deescalate through words. Unfortunately the dude I am waving a gun at also has a gun. Well now he thinks he needs to shoot before I shoot him. We've created a society where everyone thinks problems can be solved with violence. I was reading an article about gun crimes in other countries. Of course they have them but they don't have nearly the amount of guns owned per individuals as we do. A lot of countries also require military training as part of being a citizen where you are going to learn how to properly handle and respect a weapon. There are regulations regarding what you can own, how many you can own and how long before you can purchase one. Less guns in less hands = less gun crimes. It's just a fact. We can't try to mental health our way out of what we have become. The fastest solution backed up by statistics is remove the weapon itself. this is the old "when the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail" argument, and i agree entirely. this also goes for US foreign policy, btw. what is the point of spending a quarter of your budget on weapons and then doing nothing with them? seems kinda wasteful. this attitude permeates everything we do here, imo. |
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Post by pulmonarymd on May 13, 2024 17:30:36 GMT -5
sorry to flip this discussion on it's head, but.... Their latest estimate found that approximately 251,000 lives are claimed each year because of medical error - about 9.5 percent of all deaths annually in the United States. might find more fertile ground on lives saved. Medical errors are not the same thing as malpractice. The studies that quote that number use a very broad definition of medical errors. Physicians, like all people, are fallible. We make mistakes. People have complications of procedures. They have reactions to medications. Medications have side effects. People are older, sicker, more frail, and more susceptible to bad outcomes than before. And that number does not take into account what would happen to them if they did not get the treatment they received. Would they be fine, die, or have some other outcome. Can we do better? Undoubtedly. We are at least trying. |
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Post by pulmonarymd on May 13, 2024 17:36:08 GMT -5
You want to change the subject because you are unwilling to say what you would do to decrease gun deaths. You are so selfish that you are not willing to sacrifice one bit to decrease gun deaths. You accept the status quo, throw up your hands, saying we can’t do anything, and nothings changes. But you get to masturbate with your guns. Since you refuse to tell us your ideas (or are too stupid to have any), I will tell you what I have done: I was a member of our peer review committee. I chair the critical care committee. We write guidelines so that treatment can be standardized and medical errors can be limited. We have safety as a standing item on our committees. I have reported a physician who was subpar, subjecting myself to harassment, probably from him and his buddies. Is that enough for you, or are you just going to insult me again? Your turn I bet the victims of malpractice feels real good knowing your on committees and write guidelines. All that feel good work and still all the malpractice that goes on sounds like you don't care enough or what you are doing is too stupid to fix the problem. I see your reading comprehension still needs improvement. I have reported bad doctors. Didn’t care to mention that. Improving care, having people follow guidelines, and improving care patterns all decrease malpractice. It is actually part of the rdcs on how to improve patient safety. But that is still apparently too difficult for you to understand. I work at a small hospital. I do not have a leadership position in any medical committee at the state or national level. I do not have any influence over any other hospital. I cannot control what other physicians do. What do you think I should do? I am working to get my house in order. Maybe you should lobby for some new laws to improve accountability since you are so worried about malpractice Still haven’t seen an answer to what you think we should do to decrease the number of gun deaths in the US. |
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Post by Tennesseer on May 13, 2024 17:45:01 GMT -5
So I don't have to post a link when I post stats anymore. Thanks! I was getting so tired of posting links to back up data I post. |
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