americans don’t need bullet proof desks any more than dutch people do. it’s simple media-based fear mongering. you’re twice as likely to die in a car crash, nationwide. if you’re not in six impoverished high-crime counties where the majority of murders happen (not in schools btw), it is like 50x.
Aren't firearm injuries for kids (kids=up to age 19) #2 after cars? That's still messed up (not per se in schools, that ratong is just in general from the CDC)
#1 actually. it’s because america is actually quite safe generally speaking. even the #1 isn’t that big in real numbers, and that includes all gun deaths (suicides included)
Guns are #1? I coulda swor that was cars... am I misreading?
i think guns are #1 for under-14yo in usa
oh shit yeah I see a stat for up to age 17. That's messed up. I should go see what's killing the most kids here.
i think it is just because we don’t have much mortality at these ages. when people are 15+ they start riding in cars with teenage drivers, or are teenage drivers themselves. absolute numbers tell a better story than rankings
Found it. Dutch kids die mostly in the 1st year of life, from birth defects or issues during pregnancy. After that, most kids die at ages 15-20 from suicide, then traffic accidents (those are not always involving cars). Guns aren't even a blip here.
Dutch traffic accidents will be pretty skewed compared to the rest of Europe though, because of our strong bike-centric infrastructure and most kids driving anything are driving scooters/mopeds.
*sworn