Re: To all you stupid dads...

Posted by Paul in Mich on August 30, 2004 at 11:26:22 from (66.188.26.29):

In Reply to: To all you stupid dads... posted by TheRealRon on August 30, 2004 at 08:28:24:

Ron, Your comments lead me to ask what scientific data do you use for your frame of reference when you link rural inbreeding to safety or the lack thereof. I take great unbrage in the fact that you would even mention inbreeding in trying to make your point. The facts are that in any given year, there are approximately 70 farm related deaths to children 14 yrs of age or younger. While many of these deaths are as a result of equipment accidents which include operating or riding on tractors, combines, and other machinery, they also include falling off horses, and other animal related injuries which include urban and rural kids. There are also snowmobile and ATV deaths which arent limited to rural kids. The 2nd leading cause of death among those 14 and under is drowning which takes the lives of nearly 1,000 children each year. 50% of these deaths occurr in residential swimming pools which if only half were in non rural areas would account for 500 deaths in urban and suburban pools. In everything I have read on any of these deaths, urban or rural, I have yet to come across any data which links inbreeding to any of these statistics. Ron, you should be ashamed of yourself for making such a boneheaded irresponsible remark. Accidents of any kind are most unfortunate, and in most cases preventable, and each death is a solumn reminder that all of us need to be more safety conscious, whether we live in the city or in the country. If you want to talk about inbreeding, perhaps you should consider a separate thread on that subject.

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• Re: To all you stupid dads... dhermesc 12:12:23 08/30/04 (1)
  • Re: To all you stupid dads... Paul in Mich 14:47:16 08/30/04 (0)

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