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	Name:	HOT ROD -
	Subject:	Chimney Rock accident
	Date:	6/10/2010 6:29:53 PM

I wonder how many boaters have been in the middle of that liquored-up crowd, said "I ain't jumpin' cuz it's too dangerous" then chugged another beer before driving back through the crowd?

There IS risk involved with jumping. But in 50-plus years of jumping off that rock, I don't personally know anyone who has been injured. (I know it has happened, just not to anybody I know.) I can't say the same about people who drive cars, boats, motorcycles or bicycles, or who smoke cigarettes, yet people do all of those everyday without a second thought. I even knew someone who choked to death on a piece of steak, yet people still eat every day too.

If it's not an acceptable risk, don't do it. If it's not an acceptable risk for your kids, don't let them do it, until they are old enough to make their own decisions. But if you won't do it because people have been hurt and killed, then you'd better not drive a car, boat, motorcycle, bicycle, or own a dog. You'd better not jog, walk, or sit around doing nothing. Don't eat, drink, or smoke; don't NOT eat or drink. People have died because they did all of those things.