I think it's safe to say she lost

[sigma7]

LAWRENCE, Kan. - A teenager found hanging from a dresser drawer with a coated bicycle chain lock around her neck apparently died while playing the "pass-out game," the girl's parents said.

Kimberly Wilson, a 15-year-old student at Veritas Christian School in Lawrence, died last week.

Her parents, Tim and Carol Wilson, began discussing the details of her death Monday because they wanted other parents to be aware of the dangers of playing the choking game, which cuts off the oxygen supply to the brain. Those who play achieve a type of "high," they said.

...The game has been in the news in recent weeks. Just last month, a 10-year-old Idaho boy was found dead, hanging from a tree. Authorities said he apparently died while trying to get high by playing the choking game. The case was similar to that three months ago in the Idaho town of Nampa, where 13-year-old Chelsea Dunn was found dead after apparently hanging herself in her closet.

...What's wrong with drinking like everyone else in high school? Try something safer. Like smoking.

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[sigma7.livejournal.com]

I was reminiscing the other day about all the stuff I did in high school.... So much of it didn't draw a second glance, and in this day and age, I'd be expelled, behind bars, in a padded room, some combination thereof. But nothing this stupid.

Bwa!

[jkgriffin.livejournal.com]

Me too. They would have been watching me, post-Columbine. As it was people were always terribly nice to me after we had a self-esteem or anti-suicide presentation. :)