re: #368 Targetpractice

Parkour, that’s where teens play the odds jumping around til they take a serious tumble and break their necks, right?

5 Ways Life in Iran Is Nothing Like You Think

Parkour has become associated with petty crime and drugs in the eyes of authorities (for them, the fact that young people do it is reason enough). One teenager I spoke with recounted that his instructor had been detained for training earlier that week. And since women are more likely to be bothered, they’re also more likely to be found practicing in secluded areas — meaning that Iranian culture has made the not-so-great decision to breed a generation of oppressed people who are in great shape, awesome at sneaking around, and really tired of being told what to do.