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Originally Posted by Faroo6
We should take guns out of hunting too. Someone might get shot. Every sport has a risk of inherent danger. It comes with the territory. You put on pads and a helmet you might get brain damage. You drive a car, you might get killed in an accident. Same thing. They know the risks now. Usually everyone signs a waiver to play sports at each level. You might just end up with lawyers tightening up the wording to make it so that there are no more lawsuits against schools, colleges, NFL teams.
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Don't be silly. No one has said anything remotely like that.
I don't think anybody misunderstands the inherent risks involved. What is happening is better informed parents, and often kids themselves are looking carefully at the odds of making it vs the risk of catastrophic injury and deciding to look for alternative pursuits. Quality of life matters much more to the non-desperate.
Waivers are worthless for the most part especially if a catastrophic injury comes from an illegal play. Even if it's just an accident the signing of a waiver does not release any entity from possible legal action. Just as it should be.