OT: Natasha Richardson and sports

[Bravesfan]

Here's an interesting article relating the tragic death of Natasha Richardson with similar types of injuries in sports:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599188611500


Reading this, I cannot help thinking about that Creighton cheerleader who got hurt about a month ago and the SIU cheerleader at the Valley tournament in 2006 who also fell on her head. Those two were very lucky! And seeing how much contact there is in basketball, I'm surprised there's not more of these types of incidents at these types of events.

 

[Scouter]

yup..the head is quite vulnerable to injury....which causes me to say....
regardless of what laws say...anyone who rides a motorcycle without a helmet is just plain, absolutely stoooopid.

No kidding. Just ask Ben Roethlisberger.

 

[amettrick]

yup..the head is quite vulnerable to injury....which causes me to say....
regardless of what laws say...anyone who rides a motorcycle without a helmet is just plain, absolutely stoooopid.

I lost a friend that way. Now I pretty much yell at anyone not wearing one. It just plain infuriates me.

 

[thefish7]

That and seatbelts. Ridiculous not to wear one.

 

[SFP]

That and seatbelts. Ridiculous not to wear one.

One more! Drinking and driving! and yes I've been an ***** in my life more then once and lucky that Johny law never caught me.