Shot In The Back
Number of U.S. police officers who have been prosecuted in the past decade for shooting someone in the back: 28 Number convicted: 6
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Winston Churchill Quote – Stabbing You In The Back
“If you don’t look facts in the face, they have a way of stabbing you in the back.” – Winston Churchill
Read morePrevented From Voting
Percentage of black Americans in the South who are prevented from voting because they have been convicted of a felony: 13
Read moreWeight of Turkeys
Percentage increase since 1960 in the average weight of a farm-raised U.S. turkey: 72
Read moreHomicide rates, by country
Rate per 100,000 people in 2012 Honduras – 90.4 Venezuela – 53.7 Colombia – 30.8 Brazil – 25.2 Mexico – 21.5 U.S. – 4.7
Read moreThe Cost of Pot Legalization
$1.4 Billion – Projected annual revenue Mexican drug cartels stand to lose because of pot legalization in Colorado and Washington State.
Read moreNuke Facts
15,654 – Total known land area, in square miles (40,544 sq km), of U.S. nuclear-weapon bases and facilities 2 – Minimum number of people required to authorize a U.S. nuclear attack
Read moreIt was a good week for . . .
. . . a reptile experience, after a Michigan firefighter who’d handled snakes as a teen ran into a burning home and carefully rescued a 6-foot-long python. None of the other firefighters “wanted anything to do with it.”
Read moreArmed Robberies
Percent increase in armed robberies at pharmacies since 2006: 81
Read moreGuns At Public College
A campaign to allow students and teachers to carry guns at public colleges, so they can fire back at mass shooters or defend themselves against sexual assault, is failing in 14 out of 15 states where bills have been introduced. Only in Texas does the legislation have a chance of passing this year.
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