Don't Try This at Home
A Seattle middle-schooler was recently found dead after an apparent round of "the choking game" in which she tied a karate belt around her neck. In response to that incident and others the Seattle Public School District is going on an information campaign to raise awareness of this age-old method of getting high. The standard "talk to your kids about the dangers of __insert idiot behavior here___" seems to be the path they're taking on the website being circulated to parents.
Seattlest was a twelve-yr-old kid hungry for a buzz once. We huffed White Out, spun ourselves in circles until we fell down and sadly even tried our hand at the dangerous asphyxiation method. We never tied anything around our neck, though. That would cross the line from dangerous into wantonly reckless - A line we respected until we were at least twenty. We also were never alone for those first forrays into conciousness alteration (We waited until our mid-twenties to get dangerously intoxicated alone). So, kids, if you're listening, Seattlest would like to talk about the dangers of __insert idiot behavior here___ the "choking game." Don't tie anything around your neck, especially if you're alone. You could die and the buzz is frankly pretty lame. We know you have too much free time on your hands, but try to develop some kind of nerdy obsession to help you while away the years until you're 18 and you can start your raiding parties on the liquor cabinet. Don't be an idiot and don't die. There are plenty of better buzzes in your future that you don't want to miss.
