On 9/16/2013 11:27 AM, Helpful person wrote:
> On Monday, September 16, 2013 9:20:18 AM UTC-4, John Kuthe >
>> I never said I woulkd not cooperate fully with The Govt's rescue
>> efforts. But why can't those able have a little fun at the same time?
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
> The problem is that there are a lot of
> idiots who put themselves at risk
> without the adequate skills. (Of
> course that should be their problem.)
> However, I do agree that there is much too much "Big Brother" attitude. After
> all, should we ban all back country extreme skiing which I expect is no less dangerous?
>
> While we're at it, no more
> mountaineering, scuba diving,
> parachuting or motorcycles. Jay
> walking should be punishable with a
> prison term and steeple chasing should be banned.
>
> http://www.ricardfisher.com
>

Jaywalking will get you fined.

None of that stuff should be banned, but you should also have to pay for
your rescue when you screw up, not my tax dollars. Not the normal
things, just the extreme off the regular path type of stuff like
climbing the side of a rock face.