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Originally Posted by Omah
(Post 4988814)
So you say ..... OTOH, the evidence proves otherwise ..... ;)
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So your solution is to ban any kind of sport or past time that carries a risk of injury? That would include rugby, football, horse riding, golf, diving, tennis, surfing, swimming, etc etc ad infinitum. And don't let's forget the normal day to day activities that are all risky, like driving a car, crossing the road, falling off slides,roundabouts and swings in playgrounds, tripping, sliding, being the victim of mugging, assault, etc etc.
Hell why not just ensure that everyone stays safely in their homes? Oh but wait, there are just as many hazards in the home as outside it, judging by the statistics - electrocution, trips, falls, carbon monoxide, fires, dampness and mould, lead poisoning, etc etc. Even eating is risky, - choking, allergies, food poisoning.
Life itself is a daily hazard - it is up to us to take some responsibility for keeping ourselves safe, not have the Health & Safety brigade step in and attempt to prevent every accident by blanket banning any activity that carries any risk of injury. All that is being achieved is to make our children fearful and overprotected - not a good recipe for ensuring they grow up self confident and able to take responsibility for their own welfare.
The way things are going we will soon all be too terrified to even get out of bed in the morning.
