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美國(guó)兒科醫(yī)生:如今在美國(guó),兒童中槍就像得闌尾炎一樣常見 來源:21英語網(wǎng) 作者:21ST 日期: 2021-10-12
近年來,美國(guó)政府控槍不利,致使槍支泛濫,槍擊事件頻繁發(fā)生。據(jù)美國(guó)“槍支暴力檔案”網(wǎng)站數(shù)據(jù),今年以來,截至當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間11日,美國(guó)已發(fā)生557起大規(guī)模槍擊事件(除槍手外有4人或4人以上傷亡的槍擊案),16049人死于槍支暴力,這其中包括1179名未成年人。
今年1月1日至10月11日,美國(guó)槍支暴力事件導(dǎo)致的死亡人數(shù)分布圖,圖源:美國(guó)“槍支暴力檔案”網(wǎng)站 So far this year, there have been 557 mass shootings in the US, and 16,049 people have been killed by gun violence, according to the website Gun Violence Archive. As of Monday, shootings have claimed the lives of 1,179 young people. 據(jù)美聯(lián)社報(bào)道,去年6月,有人在芝加哥一戶人家的前廊向一群男孩開槍。子彈沒有擊中男孩們,卻打穿了一扇窗戶,射進(jìn)了這戶人家的餐廳。當(dāng)時(shí),13歲的女孩瑪麗亞·瓊斯正在餐廳給媽媽表演一段她準(zhǔn)備發(fā)布在TikTok上的舞蹈。不幸的是,瑪麗亞被子彈擊中,不治身亡。 瑪麗亞·瓊斯舊照,圖源:美聯(lián)社網(wǎng)站截圖 如今,事件已過去1年多,但警方至今未找到兇手。瓊斯一家則陷入了長(zhǎng)久的悲痛之中。 今年9月18日本應(yīng)是瑪麗亞·瓊斯的15歲生日,人們裝飾了她的墓地。圖源:美聯(lián)社網(wǎng)站截圖 In June last year, someone fired shots at a group of boys on the front porch of a Chicago home. The bullet missed the boys but pierced a window into the dining room where 13-year-old Amaria Jones was showing her mom a dance routine she was perfecting for TikTok. The bullet shattered a TV and everyone scattered for safety. When Amaria's mother returned, she found her daughter on the floor, holding her wounded neck and trying to call out, "Mom." Amaria was pronounced dead at a hospital. No arrests have been made. 據(jù)美聯(lián)社報(bào)道,近年來,導(dǎo)致美國(guó)青少年死傷的槍支暴力事件逐年增多,不少兒童在槍支暴力事件中中槍,也有青少年會(huì)因爭(zhēng)斗、毒品糾紛,甚至是因在社交媒體上發(fā)布的內(nèi)容而陷入槍支暴力糾紛,造成死亡。 Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers caught in crossfires to teenagers gunned down in turf wars, drug squabbles or for posting the wrong thing on social media. 美國(guó)“槍支暴力檔案”網(wǎng)站數(shù)據(jù)圖可見,從2014年至2020年,美國(guó)每年死于槍支暴力事件的人數(shù)呈上升趨勢(shì),圖源:GVA 美國(guó)兒童保護(hù)基金(Children's Defense Fund) 3月份的一份報(bào)告發(fā)現(xiàn),2017年美國(guó)兒童和青少年槍擊死亡人數(shù)達(dá)到19年來的最高水平,且在之后持上升趨勢(shì)。此外,黑人兒童和青少年被槍殺的可能性是白人的四倍。 A March report from the Children's Defense Fund found that child and teen shooting deaths reached a 19-year high in 2017 and have remained elevated. Black children and teenagers were four times more likely than whites to be fatally shot. 該基金總裁兼首席執(zhí)行官威爾遜表示,新冠疫情期間,槍支銷售的激增,讓情況變得更糟,“大街上販賣的槍支越來越多,而人們從事生產(chǎn)活動(dòng)的機(jī)會(huì)越來越少。這兩者的結(jié)合讓情況非常棘手。” The fund's president and CEO, the Rev. Starsky Wilson, said a spike in gun sales during the pandemic has made things worse. “There are more guns available on the street and there are folks with less opportunity to engage in productive activity," Wilson said. “A combination of those two is really challenging." 此外,專家表示,社交媒體也是促使槍支暴力事件增多的原因之一。費(fèi)城兇殺組的隊(duì)長(zhǎng)杰森·史密斯(Jason Smith)稱,網(wǎng)絡(luò)上發(fā)布的侮辱內(nèi)容,可能很快在現(xiàn)實(shí)中變成報(bào)復(fù)。 Social media also plays a role, experts say. A posted insult can turn quickly into retaliation, said Jason Smith, a homicide division captain in Philadelphia. 美國(guó)兒科醫(yī)生:兒童中槍已像得闌尾炎一樣常見 在美聯(lián)社11日發(fā)布的采訪中,美國(guó)圣路易斯兒童醫(yī)院急診室醫(yī)生林賽·科拉克斯(Lindsay Clukies)無奈地表示,“2020年一年里,我們醫(yī)院就接診了150名中槍的兒童。(在美國(guó))兒童中槍已經(jīng)像得闌尾炎或是骨折一樣常見了,真的很不幸。中槍者的年齡越來越小。” Shootings involving children and teens are on the rise. Dr. Lindsay Clukies, an emergency room doctor at St. Louis Children's Hospital, says treating kids for gun wounds has become as common as treating appendicitis or broken bones. "In 2020, we finished the year seeing 150 children who were shot. It became something as common as appendicitis or broken bones. It was really unfortunate. And we are unfortunately seeing younger and younger ages." “孩子的身體更小,所以單是一發(fā)子彈,就能對(duì)他們?cè)斐蓪?duì)比成年人更嚴(yán)重的傷害,還更容易傷害到身體的關(guān)鍵部位的。”,科拉克斯說,“作為兒科醫(yī)生,我們沒想到,也當(dāng)然不希望看到中彈兒童,但如今這已經(jīng)成為我們的現(xiàn)實(shí)。” "When you think about a child, their bodies are smaller, so a single bullet does a significant more damage and hits more essential structure than an adult." She said during an interview, "As pediatricians, we definitely didn’t sign up or expect to see children being shot, but this is becoming our reality." 綜合來源:美聯(lián)社,央廣網(wǎng),美國(guó)“槍支暴力檔案”網(wǎng)站 |
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