Re: Lightening Overwhelming Kills Males in the US (was Re: Photo Essay - Acid Burn Victims)

Michael Snyder wrote:
Poe wrote:
Pneuma wrote:
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:45:00 -0500, "bella" <tinydancer357@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Lesmond" <lesmond@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:yrfzbaqirevmbaarg.ktpeg0c.pminews@xxxxxxx
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:03:26 -0800, Michael Snyder wrote:

The frequency of acid attacks on Pakistani women is approximately equal
to the frequency of being struck by lightening of Pakistani men.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/opinion/30kristof.html

"Since 1994, Ms. Bukhari has documented 7,800 cases of women who were
deliberately burned, scalded or subjected to acid attacks, just in the
Islamabad area. In only 2 percent of those cases was anyone convicted."

There must be some pretty violent electrical storms in Pakistan.



Sounds that way, 'eh. Poor guys must be droppin' like flies. Someone should tell 'em about lightening rods.


Everything you ever wanted to know about Lightning:

http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/PrevGuid/m0052833/m0052833.asp
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/

According to NOAA 79% of people killed in the US by lightening are male
so MS was right on one thing.
;-)



It's because they storm chase, or stay out on the golf course despite the weather.

Now, see, how would you feel if I said something like that about
the acid women? "It's because they cheat on their husbands".
Does that seem like a nice thing to say?


The lightning victims, according to the article, were
all outside in a thunderstorm. It's a fact, it's not
a "blame the victim" retort.

Nancy

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Illinois: where our governors make our license plates.
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