It's always interesting to see what benign activities cities and schools manage to ban kids from taking part in. "Extreme sports" like, um, skateboarding, parkour and Muggle Quidditch are the usual suspects for regulation from The Man. But the city of Salinas has gone ridiculously far in banning something called slacklining from its city parks.
I don't know whether the ban makes slacklining look more or less boring. But maybe it's all for the best -- kids get
way too much fresh air and physical activity these days. Better to keep them inside where they can't get hurt.
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That sport would be better if you could throw stuff at them, like bricks and axes.
by L'etat, c'est moi on Feb 21, 2009 10:57 PM EST reply actions
After watching the video, I was thinking pungi sticks would make the sport more interesting.
by The Great Snook on Feb 22, 2009 7:09 AM EST reply actions
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