PLN#1

My issue was whether or not extreme sports are too dangerous for people to participate in. There are good arguments for both sides. There is no clear definition of extreme sports. Road cycling has the highest rate of injury, but it is not an extreme sport. Many of us in Colorado do snowboarding, rockclimbing, BMX, and extreme skiing, all of which are extreme sports, and although there are injury risks with both, if you play them safe it is unlikley you will get hurt. No one really complains about them, but where the controversy begins is where fatatities occur because of duing these sports like skydiving, or BASE Jumping (Bulidings, Antennae, Spans, Earth). These two are alot alike, but BASE jumping is not done for a plane, but from BASE. BASE jumping is one of the world's most dangerous activities, and although its not illegal, you must have permission to jump from other people's properties. There have been 157 deaths related to this, or 1 in 60 jumps.  If you participate, them your argument would be that it is your decision, but if you are against it than that means you probably want to protect people from unnecessary harm. the ultimate question is because of the dangerous nature of these sports, is it okay to forbid people to do them?