24 Feb
1999
24 Feb
'99
11:53 p.m.
On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Ward D. Griffiths III wrote:
Dozens, at least. I doubt that a thousand people have
died of
accidental electrocution since Franklin flew his kite. And there
haven't been that many die of intentional electrocution either,
despite what you might think from movies about Death Row.
Well, I don't know if I'm to believe the textbooks I'm given in school,
but the ones on 'health' and 'safety' quote large numbers for american
deaths due to electrocution. I don't remember how high, but over a dozen
per year.
--Max Eskin (max82(a)surfree.com)