A Break from all the Speculation Stuff..( blacks drowning )

[BeersOnTheBoat]

First: DING, DING, DING, DING

Having gotten that out of the way... no longer an Urban Legend or jokes around the Burning Crosss, government Statistics make it official.

Drowning risk highest for black males

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Swimming-pool drowning cases involve a disproportionate number of black boys and young adults, and public pools appear to be the primary danger zone, U.S. government researchers have found.

In one of the most extensive studies to look at the issue, investigators found that nearly half of the swimming-pool drownings they tracked occurred among African Americans - with males being at particular risk.

The findings, published in the American Journal of Public Health, not only confirm past research showing that a large number of young drowning victims are African American, but also identify where these deaths are happening.

Nationally, between 1995 and 1998, 51 percent of drownings among blacks ages 5 to 24 happened in a public pool. Most often, it was a hotel or motel pool. That stands in contrast to white children and young adults, 55 percent of whom drowned in a residential pool.


It's not clear why young African Americans, males in particular, are more likely than other racial groups to drown. But the new findings point to the places where prevention efforts are most needed, according to the investigators, led by Dr. Gitanjali Saluja of the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Hotel and motel pools, they point out, often lack lifeguards. So it's vital for children to always have an adult with them.

The study findings are based on federal data for 678 swimming-pool drownings among 5- to 24-year-olds between 1995 and 1998.

Overall, three-quarters of the victims were male, and black males were at greatest risk. Their rate of drowning was anywhere from 5 to 12 times higher than that of white males, depending on the age group. Hispanic males were also at greater risk than whites, but the difference was much smaller.

[hillarythegreat]

Moral of the story: White power!

[novalia]

i could have told you that just from watching Survivor.

[d0uche_n0zzle]

They make it sound like its a bad thing.

[AngryFetus]

well this one time i was running away from a bunch of black guys, and i had a black girl on my horse, and she freaked when i crossed the water, but the other brothers had to stay on the other side of the water...

[Chin nuts]

Maybe because it involves work?

[krunk]

Drowning risk highest for black males

well...no shit

[LAX]

Well why do you think they are called "african rock fish"

[Absolutely]

" Is Earl out of the room?... White Power"

[joefrombklyn]

They make it sound like its a bad thing.
lmao great one liner!!!:clap: :action-sm :clap:

[JoeFromDetroit]

So, having a moat around my house will protect my TV?

[robinquivers]

They make it sound like its a bad thing.


Excellent:clap: :clap: :clap:

[mikeybot]

what do you call 1,000 ....... at the bottom of the ocean?

[Multiple Miggs]

Wow, this one came outta left field. Maybe we'll find out they like obese white women and grape soda too.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Swimming-pool drowning cases involve a disproportionate number of black boys and young adults, and public pools appear to be the primary danger zone, U.S. government researchers have found.

In one of the most extensive studies to look at the issue, investigators found that nearly half of the swimming-pool drownings they tracked occurred among African Americans - with males being at particular risk.

The findings, published in the American Journal of Public Health, not only confirm past research showing that a large number of young drowning victims are African American, but also identify where these deaths are happening. Nationally, between 1995 and 1998, 51 percent of drownings among blacks ages 5 to 24 happened in a public pool. Most often, it was a hotel or motel pool. That stands in contrast to white children and young adults, 55 percent of whom drowned in a residential pool.

It's not clear why young African Americans, males in particular, are more likely than other racial groups to drown. But the new findings point to the places where prevention efforts are most needed, according to the investigators, led by Dr. Gitanjali Saluja of the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Link (http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2006-04-21T172051Z_01_COL162409_RTRUKOC_0_US-DROWNING-RISK.xml&rpc=22)

[mikeybot]

Sir, use the search function
this was posted.

...Mod note... Merged

[JonBenetRamsey]

how are they supposed to learn to swim in the projects they grow up in with the pool that hasn't worked since the 1950's?

[B54]

Is it just me, or have I noticed that white people are superior to blacks in comparsion to everything (with the exception of basketball). Blacks are expected to do less in society. Why are there scholarships designed specifically for blacks? I thought they wanted to be treated with equality, but no, they deserve special treatment because there skin is darker, there noses are wider, and they don't own belts.

[FANDICK]

I lost it at the TITLE of this thread.

:haha7:

[Diceman Cometh]

So, having a moat around my house will protect my TV?

Line of the week on wackbag.

[THE FEZ MAN]

see shit does sink

[Screwtape]

this is why we have to stop throwing quarters into mall fountains.

[NikDaSchwugie]

Is it just me, or have I noticed that white people are superior to blacks in comparsion to everything (with the exception of basketball). Blacks are expected to do less in society. Why are there scholarships designed specifically for blacks? I thought they wanted to be treated with equality, but no, they deserve special treatment because there skin is darker, there noses are wider, and they don't own belts.
The scholarship thing isn't a good comparison. You can get scholarships for being lefthanded, tall, good at sports or crafts, having a parent who graduated from the school, being a minister's kid, Canadian, a writer, a volunteer in your community, etc, etc.

[Hudson]

That is why lifeguards at the Jersey Shore have codenamed them "NON-SWIMMERS"!!! and watch them particularly well.
Also why the beaches at Asbury Park are oddly empty

[TurboDan]

So if I'm ever being chased by a black guy, can I just jump in a body of water if I see it? Kinda like how you're supposed to shuffle from left to right if an alligator is chasing you? Nice!

LOL @ Asbury Park beaches. They definitely are empty. The boardwalk makes it look like it's February on the 4th of July.

[ShaunC1000]

why do people do studies like this? such a waste of time and money.. you think it could be spent finding a cure to a disease.. but no.. we need to find out what race has a higher risk of drowning.. who gives a shit

[CrackedHelmet]

why do people do studies like this? such a waste of time and money.. you think it could be spent finding a cure to a disease.. but no.. we need to find out what race has a higher risk of drowning.. who gives a shit
They are a disease that is easily treated with water...:icon_lol:

[Hudson]

So if I'm ever being chased by a black guy, can I just jump in a body of water if I see it? Kinda like how you're supposed to shuffle from left to right if an alligator is chasing you? Nice!

LOL @ Asbury Park beaches. They definitely are empty. The boardwalk makes it look like it's February on the 4th of July.
Thats why the guards are always stoned and buff, only 2 things to do.....smoke and work out!
Although I now have a mental image of a white guy diving into the ocean while being chased by a gang of blacks in an arrow formation...like bees, THANKS!

[The Lurker]

This thread is useless without pictures. :icon_mrgr

[BIV]

No wonder they drag them behind boats-eh. Soaking wet, soaking wet. Snarlin's.

[Beer Gut]

how do you save a black man from drowning?



take your foot off his head.:action-sm

[HockeyHelmet]

So, having a moat around my house will protect my TV?

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