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In the discussion thread: How do you reason with people like this? [View all]

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Sun Dec 23, 2012, 08:45 AM

Chico Man (2,478 posts)

20. Umm

I think there are about 50000 vehicular homicides a year. More than gun related deaths. Just saying.

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101 replies	Author	Time	Post
How do you reason with people like this? [View all]	Atman	Dec 2012	OP
By all means, ban cars; they're literally killing us all anyway...	Scootaloo	Dec 2012	#1
+1.	freedom fighter jh	Dec 2012	#6
Trains...	Neoma	Dec 2012	#42
No, no! That's how they're gonna ship us off to FEMA! Glenn Beck says so!	freshwest	Dec 2012	#62
And progressives vote against it because NIMBY	Scootaloo	Dec 2012	#71
But not if they add them to side of the interstate, that's the plan. I guess.	freshwest	Dec 2012	#72
O rly? Lulz.	AverageJoe90	Dec 2012	#67
There isn't even a remote chance they'll	Ilsa	Dec 2012	#2
I wonder how many people actually commit homicide by car every year.	PerpetuallyDazed	Dec 2012	#3
I had a friend that committed suicide by car.	littlemissmartypants	Dec 2012	#4
Asphyxiation is common	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#98
Helium hood. n/t	littlemissmartypants	Dec 2012	#99
Umm	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#20
Do you have a cite for that?	drm604	Dec 2012	#31
Of course it doesn't.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#44
Tell those affected by drunk drivers that their loss is bull shit	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#50
You didn't just get it wrong.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#56
Do you realize how many people drive drunk?	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#61
YOU DO LIVE IN FEAR	Skittles	Dec 2012	#64
^^^ THIS!	RetroLounge	Dec 2012	#66
I'm putting that on on Ignore	Skittles	Dec 2012	#68
Go for it	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#83
No	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#84
The ad says 35,000 total, so that figure can't be right	Atman	Dec 2012	#32
Yeah it peaked out at about 50k	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#43
So basically any discussion of this is "incredibly insulting".	drm604	Dec 2012	#51
Of course I can't back it up	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#54
Need to see some figures and explanation	tabasco	Dec 2012	#57
They found a guy outside my apartment shot in the head	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#58
You have a some actual evidence of that?	99Forever	Dec 2012	#33
Is this really a game I'm playing?	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#45
Your claim was that there are 50,000 vehicular HOMICIDES a year.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#46
Like I said, you win	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#49
Got any more strawman nonsense you care to toss out?	99Forever	Dec 2012	#52
almost nothing?	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#53
forget it 99: lost cause	Skittles	Dec 2012	#65
Get some fresh air	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#86
Vehicular homicides don't mean what you think they mean.	Zoeisright	Dec 2012	#70
PerpetuallyDazed is the one who made the mistake by use of "homicide"	Scootaloo	Dec 2012	#73
Bullshit. There were 12664 murders in the US in 2011. Of those 8583 were gun deaths.	neverforget	Dec 2012	#92
Vehicular homicide is not murder	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#93
A dead person is a dead person no matter how they die and	littlemissmartypants	Dec 2012	#5
Seems like an apples and oranges problem	Frosty1	Dec 2012	#7
You can't.	GoCubsGo	Dec 2012	#8
Start with fear, reinforce the fear with consistent actions of avoidance, or carrying a weapon...	Maineman	Dec 2012	#36
I saw that on Facebook	caraher	Dec 2012	#9
It's the Founders' Fault	RVN VET	Dec 2012	#10
cars regulated	d_r	Dec 2012	#11
i have to agree	exboyfil	Dec 2012	#12
Additional risk?	Fumesucker	Dec 2012	#87
There is no reasoning with someone like that	etherealtruth	Dec 2012	#13
The question isn't	H2O Man	Dec 2012	#14
He is an acquaintance we see during summer months	Atman	Dec 2012	#34
Attempting to convince such people is useless.	thucythucy	Dec 2012	#15
I agree creepy!	obama2terms	Dec 2012	#16
Start talking Suicide figures.	slampoet	Dec 2012	#17
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#97
Jesus	dangin	Dec 2012	#18
Thank them for being in a profession that checks their mental and physical health,	Festivito	Dec 2012	#19
You don't.	sulphurdunn	Dec 2012	#21
I don't try to engage these folks any more. I block them from my view	loyalkydem	Dec 2012	#22
+1	lunasun	Dec 2012	#77
These kinds intellectually dishonest arguments are being channeled via high bandwidth	geckosfeet	Dec 2012	#23
It's the same selfish, tea party mindset	CanonRay	Dec 2012	#24
Why Bother??	Iggy	Dec 2012	#25
that's father's story STINKS	Skittles	Dec 2012	#81
GOOD LUCK	Iggy	Dec 2012	#82
I know it would be hard to prove	Skittles	Dec 2012	#94
You don't "reason" with them. You impose legislation that	JanMichael	Dec 2012	#26
This message was self-deleted by its author	ann---	Dec 2012	#27
They are in the alternate reality and you cannot reason	Gman	Dec 2012	#28
Leave the 47 percentney alone	BeyondGeography	Dec 2012	#29
You can't...but you arm yourself with this:	dvhughes	Dec 2012	#30
You can't argue with that-- it's a mindset...	TreasonousBastard	Dec 2012	#35
There is a term for people like this	Vietnameravet	Dec 2012	#37
The NRA loves creating false equivilancies	WhoIsNumberNone	Dec 2012	#38
LaPierre is hammering on that one on MTP now.	Skidmore	Dec 2012	#39
See my post below yours for how I suggest we respond to that argument.	JoePhilly	Dec 2012	#41
Try this .... You need a license to drive car. In fact, you might need graded licensees depending	JoePhilly	Dec 2012	#40
Don't bother.	n2doc	Dec 2012	#47
a .223 assault weapon is designed to wound/kill people....	Evasporque	Dec 2012	#48
Gophers and groundhogs are about the biggest thing you should hunt with them	Recursion	Dec 2012	#75
Here's how I dealt with it	ProfessionalLeftist	Dec 2012	#55
low intellience people	samsingh	Dec 2012	#59
He doesn't deserve those guns	treestar	Dec 2012	#60
"How do you reason"? Start with an open mind because you and they may be talking about quite	jody	Dec 2012	#63
You don't. You get them out of your life.	Zoeisright	Dec 2012	#69
EXACTLY. To me, OP's "question" is ridiculous!	WinkyDink	Dec 2012	#85
I think your "comment" is ridiculous.	Atman	Dec 2012	#101
See if you can out do them, just to test their limits.	ZombieHorde	Dec 2012	#74
Yeah, anthrax ammo for those lovable guns. There's the ticket!	patrice	Dec 2012	#79
Simple answer for ya: In many cases, ya can't.	AverageJoe90	Dec 2012	#76
Can you conceal a Dodge Charger and walk into a movie theater with it?	patrice	Dec 2012	#78
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#88
History shows all sorts of things people have/could do, but, in the context of DU here & now, that	patrice	Dec 2012	#90
The problem is then..	Chico Man	Dec 2012	#96
he's just trying to make excuses....	tulsakatz	Dec 2012	#80
The FB post is wrong...neither the car or firearms are designed to kill.	ileus	Dec 2012	#89
I'm sorry, but that's just silly	cali	Dec 2012	#95
you don't	ibegurpard	Dec 2012	#91
A .233 caliber assault rifle isn't designed to kill people but a Dodge Charger is???	Initech	Dec 2012	#100

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