Apple’s Banning the Rifle Emoji, But What About All the Other Deadly Emojis?
In the wake of the Orlando Shooting, Apple decided to block the rollout of a rifle emoji for the Olympics, ticking off biathloners everywhere. While banning rifles is certainly en vogue at the moment, the rifle is kind of a bad start. What about all the other deadly emojis on the iPhone?
In the US:
– Handguns were involved in 5,562 murders in 2014, compared to 248 murders involving rifles according to the FBI.
– Cigarette smoking kills 480,000 people per year.
– 47,055 people died of drug overdoses in 2014.
– Knives were used to kill 1,567 people in 2014.
– Explosives were used to kill 6 people in 2014.
– About 10,000 people die per year of skin cancer.
– An estimated 60 people a year die of electrocutions by consumer electronics.
– 5 people have been killed by alligators since the start of 2015.
Around the world:
– Diarrhea kills 760,000 children each year under the age of 5.
– Saudi Arabia executed 158 people in 2015.
– Is the root of all evil.
– 55.3 million people die each year on this cold, unforgiving planet.
So get with the program Apple! You have so many more emojis to ban before your messaging app becomes my personal safe space.