tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post1540579944965132529..comments2024-03-28T02:11:54.900+10:00Comments on GUN WATCH: The Lethality of Shootings in Wisconsinjonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-42529992395695902742014-09-16T23:23:39.541+10:002014-09-16T23:23:39.541+10:00No, the 8-1 figure is for all shootings, including...No, the 8-1 figure is for all shootings, including those that die before reaching a hospital.<br /><br />If you reach the hospital alive, the survival rate in Milwaukee was 93.5% or 14-1.Dean Weingartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026716292548440054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877849.post-32368516425538738372014-09-14T12:15:37.988+10:002014-09-14T12:15:37.988+10:00"young Black male in Milwaukee, and are shot,..."young Black male in Milwaukee, and are shot," (AND you survive long enough to reach a hospital) "your chances of survival are about 8-1."<br /><br />Some jurisdictions require that all "victims" of violence be taken to a hospital unless they are decapitated. (Yes, Literally)<br /><br />In most places, as in Ferguson, an obviously dead person is appropriately treated as a potential crime scene, and the body is not disturbed.R E Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com