It's a shame

we're such a litigious society that a school has attempted to try to ban HAND STANDS and CARTWHEELS by students when not doing sport class. Fortunately Sanity prevailed, but seriously wtf is it saying about our society?

Yep seen that on news tonight. WTF is the world comin to when kids can't run around and play as they might hurt them selves.
I'm not goin to do anything cause I might get injured..... HTFU Australia.

i remember when i was a kid

jumping on the pushy and going to my mates place then going for a ride down to the local bike track.

or getting the skateboard and going down to the local shops to practice rail slides and ollys and shit.

or getting the communal billy cart out and all the kids in the street having a go down the big hill.

The problem is this.....!!!!

its called nintendo ds, sony plastation, Xbox 360. etc etc.

kids just dont get out and play like kids should, hence why they carnt handle the physical activities like we used to as kids thus getting injured more
and the school beeing liable for the childrens welfare.

maybe thats why they are trying to ban these sort of activities at schools.

just my spin on things .

this is just like schools and shopping centre's not decorating for christmas because of conflict religions.

FFS you decided to come to this country so just farking assimulate.

FFS you decided to come to this country so just farking assimulate.

Spot on I reckon!!! Do an english test when you first apply for citizenship, do one again 5 years later, if you haven't improved then you really aren't trying to assimilate so fark off back from whence you came.

My parents came from Holland in 1952 odd, when they came here there was no phone interpreters and english language classes or any of that shit you get now, my mum speaks perfect english as she had no choice but to learn it, newspaers all in english, radio was in english, tv when we eventually got it was in english etc.

[quote="mick_dundee"]
My parents came from Holland

ahh dutch boy hey.

me to mate , well half dutch anyway.

Farkin' retards, the lot of 'em. Is it any wonder we're the fattest country in the world, with farkwits like this around?!

we live in a litigious, political correct society and its bullshit!!!

no one wants to take responsibility for their own actions anymore, and common sense doesn't prevail..
its a farkin joke!!

all people worry about is who's gonna pay me? how much will i have to pay? its not MY fault!! & who is gonna be offended...

the world has gone to shit....

hang on... thats not MY fault!! so, who's gonna pay me? i'm offended!!!

i remember when i was a kid

jumping on the pushy and going to my mates place then going for a ride down to the local bike track.

or getting the skateboard and going down to the local shops to practice rail slides and ollys and shit.

or getting the communal billy cart out and all the kids in the street having a go down the big hill.

The problem is this.....!!!!

its called nintendo ds, sony plastation, Xbox 360. etc etc.

kids just dont get out and play like kids should, hence why they carnt handle the physical activities like we used to as kids thus getting injured more
and the school beeing liable for the childrens welfare.

maybe thats why they are trying to ban these sort of activities at schools.

just my spin on things .

Funny you say that Gazza- I was just thinking when I saw this about what it was like when I was a kid (starting to sound like my Grandma ).....

My brother and I played in the dirt and made roads for the Matchbox cars. We stayed out from when we got up until the sun went down (that was time to go home.) We got more scratches and bruises than most kids get in a lifetime (for a variety of reasons.) Looking back on it now and reading this stuff I wonder how we survived. But we did and the memories of the adventures are great. Shame the way the world is going.....

id come home from primary shcool at least twice a week with a new scab on an elbow or a knee... not because the school grounds were faulty... but because i was a 5-9yr old who ran around a did stuff!!! its what happens!!!

i can remember when the council took away a big old wooden car down at the park close to my house... it was such a bummer i loved that car!!! but of course it was made of steel tubing and big planks of wood, so u might hurt yourself!!!

but quite frankly if your a parent and you let your kid play on any equipment you should automatically absolve yourself of any right to sue anybody!!!

on the upside however it means playground designers have lots of business deisgning, new, safe playgrounds...

another upside is that a park near me that used to have a BMW track (even with big starting hill and everything!!) now has 2 fantastic playgrounds one of which has a 30m flying fox!!! and u even have to fall on bark chips!!! fark me could be dangerous!!!!

i dont think alls bad in the world, just most of it....

[quote="Gazza"]

kids just dont get out and play like kids should, hence why they carnt handle the physical activities like we used to as kids thus getting injured more
and the school beeing liable for the childrens welfare.

maybe thats why they are trying to ban these sort of activities at schools.
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are you calling me fat?

bring back the BMX track!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kids just dont get out and play like kids should, hence why they carnt handle the physical activities like we used to as kids thus getting injured more
and the school beeing liable for the childrens welfare.

maybe thats why they are trying to ban these sort of activities at schools.
quote]

are you calling me fat?

depends on how much asado you consume brian.

another upside is that a park near me that used to have a BMW track ..

A BMW track hey? Sounds like a good idea to me!

another upside is that a park near me that used to have a BMW track ..

A BMW track hey? Sounds like a good idea to me!

shhhhhhhhhh