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Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. --Albert Einstein

Sunday, July 02, 2006

World Cup Death Toll Update #3 - (50 and Counting)

We're through the quarterfinals and the death toll sits at a modest 50. Surprisingly, even with 4 fairly large riot incidents, there has not been one death attributed to traditional soccer hooliganism. Here's the breakdown:

Heart Attacks - 12
Heat Exhaustion - 1
Accidental Asphixiation - 3 (from the generator powering the TV)
Suicides - 3
Shootings - 4
Stabbings - 10
Alcohol - 5 (poisoning or alcohol related accidents)
Lightning (it counts because the strike came into the house via the TV while a match was on) - 6

Miscellaneous Murders - 3 (one woman fell or was pushed by her husband off a 17th floor balcony while he was watching a match. Another man was killed by a shark - it is believed his bookie threw him to the sharks when he could not make good on his bets. Another man was strangled)

Street Celebration Related - 3

via WFMU.