Running Punishment Causes Death

Back in high school we used to laugh at the shirts that red "Our sport is your sport's punishment".  The idea that people in most sports view running as punishment is somewhat amusing, but the idea of running as punishment loses all humor when it causes a death...

Crazy, sick people...

"Authorities say 9-year-old Savannah Hardin died after being forced to run for three hours as punishment for having lied to her grandmother about eating candy bars. Severely dehydrated, the girl had a seizure and died days later. Now, her grandmother and stepmother who police say meted out the punishment were taken to jail Wednesday and face murder charges. "


Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2107529,00.html#ixzz1nE9p48lp