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StanAE86 · 10-20-2006, 05:04 PM

Well, the amount of litigation allowed in the US sucks. By the time my kid gets to school, recess will be standing and stretching and that's it.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061020...estyleusschool

:x

dutchmasterflex · 10-20-2006, 05:07 PM

First dodgeball, now tag?? what the hell is wrong with these parents..

nthfinity · 10-20-2006, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by StanAE86

Well, the amount of litigation allowed in the US sucks. By the time my kid gets to school, recess will be standing and stretching and that's it.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061020...estyleusschool

:x

I read that the other day

I mean, its a direct result of the Governator that US schools became phisically active again in the 90's... but i see it becoming lazy once again. I mean, Tag is now an offensive sport? puuuuuhhhhhleeeeeaaase

StanAE86 · 10-20-2006, 07:03 PM

To think, we all used to play stuff like Red Rover Red Rover, where it was the goal to charge at the other kids and try to break through their arm chain...

novass · 10-20-2006, 07:15 PM

This is freakin stupid. I have noticed this kind of crap happening for a while now. All the old spots I used to ride my skateboard are inundated with these stupid little plastic things to stop kids from having fun in fear that they might get hurt. How are kids gonna know how to get back up if they are never allowed to fall?

My Father is a lawyer and he once had a law suit filed against him because some kid went into the parking garage of his building on a Sunday and got hurt. The parents said it was my Dad's fault, as he was the building manager, to ensure that it was a safe environment. How fucking stupid is that? No one was even there and yet its still their fault that some kid trespassed and got hurt?

We are moving from Generation X to Generation Pansy.

ae86_16v · 10-20-2006, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by StanAE86

Well, the amount of litigation allowed in the US sucks. By the time my kid gets to school, recess will be standing and stretching and that's it.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061020...estyleusschool

:x

No no, on the stretching, they might pull a muscle and there's another law suit. So the school probably gotta hire a Physical Therapist or something.

You might be able to sneak the "standing" by though.

novass · 10-20-2006, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by ae86_16v

You might be able to sneak the "standing" by though.

I dont know, a strong breeze may come in and blow a leaf onto a child or even make him sway and get dizzy. We cant have that...too unsafe.

666fast · 10-20-2006, 08:20 PM

LOL

I like how the last paragraph attempts to explain how to play Tag. What, have you been living under a fucking rock?

Erez · 10-20-2006, 08:30 PM

thats just idiotic..

ZfrkS62 · 10-20-2006, 11:05 PM

There are schools that are all together abandoning recess. Which by that logic i have to ask WTF?? You really want a classroom full of kids just sitting around storing up their energy??? What do they think is going to happen after lunch? :roll:

We've moved beyond stupid. This is just ludicris. I should hope that this gets overturned and the kids are allowed to be kids.

Hell. Even in high school they're softening everything up. All the moves i learned in wrestling are practically illegal now. Arm bars, crossfaces and stiff neck double legs are all considered unnesaccary roughness. WTF?! It' WRESTLING!! It's supposed to be rough! :bad-words:

looking at all this lawsuit paranoia makes me wonder why one should bother having kids when they won't be able to act like kids

Mattk · 10-21-2006, 01:15 AM

My Father is a lawyer and he once had a law suit filed against him because some kid went into the parking garage of his building on a Sunday and got hurt. The parents said it was my Dad's fault, as he was the building manager, to ensure that it was a safe environment. How fucking stupid is that? No one was even there and yet its still their fault that some kid trespassed and got hurt?

He still has a duty, but I assume that duty wasn't breached. Trespassers are still owed a duty. It's been that way for a while, at least in Australia.

This is going a bit too far. I understand that schools have a non-delegable duty to care for all students on school property, but how is tag dangerous? How is touch football dangerous? Are people regularly injured in the conduction of such activities? I think not, beyond some grazes if they fall on concrete. More important, has there been a lawsuit won by a parent of a child injured whilst playing such games? Don't think so.

StanAE86 · 10-21-2006, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by 666fast

LOL

I like how the last paragraph attempts to explain how to play Tag. What, have you been living under a fucking rock?

Haha. I just noticed that...that's hilarious: "Tag, also called "it," "had" and other names, involves one or more players attempting to "tag" others by touching them with their hands, passing on the duty to chase another down and tag them."

Originally Posted by Mattk

He still has a duty, but I assume that duty wasn't breached. Trespassers are still owed a duty. It's been that way for a while, at least in Australia.

Yeah, that's the case here too. You have the duty not to put things in place that will harm a trespasser (like digging holes in the ground and covering them with leaves. The problem, the way I see it, is that people sue for everything these days. In the end, the defendant usually settles because it's monetarily cheaper...which perpetuates all the lawsuits, because you'll get something out of it. :x

acmarttin · 10-21-2006, 03:02 AM

Did anybody else here play "King of the Mountain" when they were kids? Or...still do?

StanAE86 · 10-21-2006, 03:23 AM

I didn't...but we did do "Dogpile"...but these days, the guy at the bottom would sue for sure...hahaha

novass · 10-21-2006, 03:26 AM

Originally Posted by StanAE86

Originally Posted by Mattk

He still has a duty, but I assume that duty wasn't breached. Trespassers are still owed a duty. It's been that way for a while, at least in Australia.

Yeah, that's the case here too. You have the duty not to put things in place that will harm a trespasser (like digging holes in the ground and covering them with leaves. The problem, the way I see it, is that people sue for everything these days. In the end, the defendant usually settles because it's monetarily cheaper...which perpetuates all the lawsuits, because you'll get something out of it. :x

I understand that is the law, but this was just a small parking garage. Im not debating the legal issue here, im just saying that I think its wrong and irresponsible of a parent to immediately try to place blame on a seemingly innocent bystander. I used to trespass all the time on a skateboard and often hurt myself, my Father would simply ask, "what did you learn?"

At some point, personnal responsibility has to overcome trespassers rights. Builders shouldnt have to add costly safety features just in case someone decides to break in and misuse the premises either. Personnal responsibility is, I fear, quickly becomming a dying trait.

BTW, my Dad won the suit anyway and didnt have to pay a dime