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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Chimney Rock accident
	Date:	6/10/2010 11:45:46 AM

Fair enough and I suspect that did the trick. I think some of the scare tactics they use these days with student drivers, particularly around prom time, can be effective. Will never stop all teens from making a bad decision but if it prevents one it is worth the effort. Having seen a woman who drowned in Hawaii scuba diving after taking a resort course was enough to tell folks never to go in the open ocean after taking a resort course.

I guess my only point with this entire thread was the judgment by others that allowing their kids to jump off the rock is being irresponsible when they allow their kids to engage in other activities that are equally or more dangerous. It is still my view that with proper parental oversight jumping off the lower portion of the rock is not any more dangerous than many other activities we regularly let them engage in without a second thought. We spend a lot of time with our kids explaining how to climb up, how to jump out, what to do and what not to do. With all that there is still some risk that goes along with the fun.

As for me, I no longer jump because I have been there and done that and no longer relish the water enema I seem to get every time. My kids would rather play around one of the rope swings. More fun for them but also entails risk. In fact my middle daughter who has jumped off the rock over 100 times without a scratch actually got hurt on a rope swing (scrape on her back) and no longer does it.