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cmdrchloe (cmdrchloe) wrote in gooseberry,
@ 2016-12-07 10:44:00

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I'm not trying to question authority or anything, but I don't really understand what all the fuss is about the sledding. I mean, maybe I just don't understand something because I'm muggleborn, but quidditch seems just as dangerous? I mean, you're way up high on brooms jostling each other, and there are two iron balls enchanted to attack you and try to knock you off your broom. People get hurt plenty at that, right? And there were broken bones and concussions from hockey the other day, too.

And I get that there was underage drinking, and people were hurt and there was no healer on hand, but if people do this every year anyway, why don't they just turn it into a school sanctioned event? Staff being there would keep people from drinking, and Mufferaw could be there to fix any injuries.

~~Or is it just that we're only allowed to endanger ourselves for sports? You're allowed to get a concussion as long as it's something you can win at?~~

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paladins
2016-12-07 11:19 am UTC (link)

The "fuss" is exactly that: it's not a school-sanctioned event, and staff has continued to choose not to sanction sledding down that hill, and people have continued to do it despite the serious injuries, and while drinking alcohol.

Quidditch is dangerous, and it has rules which are enforced by Mr. Thorn. Hockey can get dangerous too, and it's student-organized, and Quinn created a system so that physical contact is opt-in. People jump into the lake in December, which is unbelievably dangerous, and no one got seriously hurt because standbys were assigned and Mufferaw called out anyone who was staying in too long. In all these cases, we have staff present and we have safety measures in place.

This might be a different discussion if people had asked permission from the teachers and laid out a plan to keep things safe, but they didn't.

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cmdrchloe
2016-12-07 02:59 pm UTC (link)

But people continue to have grotto parties too, and that's not staff sanctioned, but that one's okay? Because it's an old enough tradition?

That's all I was really getting at, though, is thinking that maybe it could be a real, staff-sanctioned event next year, since it's not all that different than other activities, but apparently I'm just foolish for not understanding how this school works.

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