You asked if you were a bad person for not having sympathy for a death.. I believe this to be true. I totally agree that walking down the street doesn't carry

You asked if you were a bad person for not having sympathy for a death.. I believe this to be true. I totally agree that walking down the street doesn't carry the same magnitude of risk, but there is measured risk there. Just because someone is participating in an activity which carries more risk than you consider acceptable, doesn't mean we shouldn't sympathise for their death. My analogies were pointing out other activities, which also carry risk... and you've latched onto the one which obviously has the least risk. The point is, any activity has a calculated risk. You made the identical mistake.. by your own analysis, playing Russian roulette 6 consecutive rounds would guarantee a fatality... However, just 3 off the top of my head (for the avoidance of doubt, these people have died 0 times): - Miles Daisher has over 4000 base jumps. - Chris McDougall has over 3000. - Dan Schilling did over 200 in one day back in 2006. Talking of banning, If you think that my statement broke the rules of HN, then I ask that you make a complaint against me.