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« Reply #75 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 13:28:08 » |
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As i said Jan its a very tricky one....and one thats got no easy answers really.
On a different note i heard yesterday that 9,224 people died on our roads last year alone thats a shocking stat really.
It's a lot of people as an absolute number Leefer, but taken as a percentage of people using the road, or total number of journeys it's miniscule. |
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« Reply #76 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 13:33:04 » |
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i thought the death toll was around the 3000 mark and went down last year for the first time in ages?
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« Reply #77 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 13:37:26 » |
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i thought the death toll was around the 3000 mark and went down last year for the first time in ages?
3150 in 2006 apparently - reveal your sources Leefer ! - were you counting badgers as well ? |
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« Reply #78 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 13:39:29 » |
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It's a lot of people as an absolute number Leefer, but taken as a percentage of people using the road, or total number of journeys it's miniscule.
Don't get your point there though Nev. 100 people isn't a lot when you consider how many people go to football matches each week/month/season/decade, but when 100 people die at Hillsborough it's a national tragedy (and quite rightly so). 9,000 is an awful lot of lives to be wasted needlessly (even if its over 3 years not one). That's like everyone who attended Leeds match being killed by the time of the London Olympics. |
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« Reply #79 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 13:50:19 » |
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Don't get your point there though Nev. 100 people isn't a lot when you consider how many people go to football matches each week/month/season/decade, but when 100 people die at Hillsborough it's a national tragedy (and quite rightly so). 9,000 is an awful lot of lives to be wasted needlessly (even if its over 3 years not one). That's like everyone who attended Leeds match being killed by the time of the London Olympics.
If they keep booing thats not a bad thing. |
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« Reply #80 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 13:51:00 » |
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Don't get your point there though Nev. 100 people isn't a lot when you consider how many people go to football matches each week/month/season/decade, but when 100 people die at Hillsborough it's a national tragedy (and quite rightly so). 9,000 is an awful lot of lives to be wasted needlessly (even if its over 3 years not one). That's like everyone who attended Leeds match being killed by the time of the London Olympics.
I was more responding to the point of mentioning it in this thread. Of course any road death could be described as needless, but it'd be illiuminating to see a more detailed breakdown of these tragedies - mechanical failure - outside agency (not CIA) - coronary failure etc, as well as the DUI/dangerous driving number as well. I agree with the general tack of the thread - justice system screwed/this act more culpable that a one off genuine accident/should be left to recreate life after sentence served - but it's impossible to tell how I would feel if I were affected on either side of the subject. |
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« Reply #81 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 13:53:47 » |
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"but it's impossible to tell how I would feel if I were affected on either side of the subject."
Agreed.
I think I will retire gracefully from this thread now.
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« Reply #82 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 14:57:41 » |
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Might not be very P.C. - but as a father if that happened to any of my family I would wait very patiently until he was released, then I would do the same to him that he did to my family.....
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« Reply #83 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 14:58:15 » |
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Might not be very P.C. - but as a father if that happened to any of my family I would wait very patiently until he was released, then I would do the same to him that he did to my family.....
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« Reply #84 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 15:02:33 » |
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Not very pc or intelligent.
Getting locked up for x years will make your family really happy of course
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« Reply #85 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 15:12:12 » |
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I have to eat humble pie and say i was wrong....the 9000 mark included the injured as well,it was actually 3,015 deaths...in fact more people died in falls and more incredibly more people 3,200 took ther own lives...on that grisly note i will apologise for being wrong and will now change the subject!!
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« Reply #86 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 17:41:53 » |
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Do either of you have kids Rich or Colin  |
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« Reply #87 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 17:44:20 » |
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Do either of you have kids Rich or Colin I don't no. I made my point on this topic on page 2. |
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« Reply #88 on: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 17:52:23 » |
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Fair nuff - page 2 seemes like along time ago !!!
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« Reply #89 on: Thursday, October 9, 2008, 11:51:58 » |
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This may not be PC, but if I had kids and someone ran them over I'd be fucking grateful. I hate kids.
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