Alcohol Poisoning & Death in perspective

[James]

If yoour kid is struck by lightning do you try and pass a law to forbid any kid to go outside while its raining?

IF I thought you killed my kid, I might kill you, but do you pass a law enabling me to do it?

How someone feels about something tragic that happens to them specifically versus generalizing that out to all people are two different issues.

3 kids from the age of 18-21 dying this year on college campuses from alcohol poisoning is tragic, but not a general and far reaching health concern . . .

Unless you are the dead person, or their family and friends.

Originally posted by Little E
Would you still say this if you got a call from the hospital telling you that your kid was just brought in and on a ventilator, or perhaps dead?

[James]

To go along with what i was saying:

" A single death is a tragedy a million deaths is a statistic."

The reason why alcohol poisoning gets so much press is that its so rare.

Originally posted by James
If yoour kid is struck by lightning do you try and pass a law to forbid any kid to go outside while its raining?

IF I thought you killed my kid, I might kill you, but do you pass a law enabling me to do it?

How someone feels about something tragic that happens to them specifically versus generalizing that out to all people are two different issues.

3 kids from the age of 18-21 dying this year on college campuses from alcohol poisoning is tragic, but not a general and far reaching health concern . . .

Unless you are the dead person, or their family and friends.