If you ever want an example of how the U.S. legal system and frivolous lawsuits have changed American life, look no further than school playgrounds.

The AP has written a recent article documenting how more and more schools are banning games like dodgeball, touch football, tag, and “any other unsupervised chase game.” The reason? School officials are afraid children will get hurt playing the games, and “hold the school liable.” Perhaps more accurately, they’re afraid parents will hold the school liable, and given recent history, one can’t necessarily blame them for being concerned about that possibility. It’s unfortunate, however, that some are responding by making silly, overprotective and idiotic bans on perfectly wholesome games such as “unsupervised” tag.