The first rule of Fugitive is that you don’t talk about Fugitive.

The first rule of Fugitive is that you don’t talk about Fugitive. The second rule of Fugitive is that you don’t crash your car into a fence and get everyone all up in a tizzy over Fugitive. One teen in Sammamish apparently forgot about the second rule of the classic “Tag” adaptation on Friday night when she was playing and lost control of her car, sending it skidding into a fence and bringing a world of disapproving parents and finger wagging authorities crashing down upon her and her friends.”Fugitive,” for those who’ve never had the pleasure of playing, is a bit of a cross between “Tag,” “Cops and Robbers” and “Capture the Flag.” There are certain variations to the rules depending on who you play with, but essentially, you start with two teams: cops and fugitives, and among the cops are drivers, riders and runners. The fugitives get a head start on foot and are trying to make it to a certain destination. The cops (with drivers driving, riders looking and communicating and runners chasing when they spot someone) do their best to track down the fugitives with whatever means necessary and tag them. All this translates into a bunch of kids sneaking, running and hiding and another group of kids driving, looking and chasing them all over the damn place.In short, it’s super fun. And for teenagers whom the alternative is often sitting around smoking weed and/or playing video games, it’s not a bad way to spend an evening.That is, of course, assuming no asshole gets crazy and drives her car off the road. Because at that point you get news coverage like Monday’s KOMO News report that frantically describes it as a “high stakes game, putting lives on the line.”And you get parents pledging to “get the word out” about the extreme dangers of playing Fugitive.This despite the driver of the car reportedly being fine and no serious mishaps reported in the various other times parents re-learn about the decades-old game–like in July of 2009 in Issaquah or May of this year in Longview.The point is, kids, if you’re going to play a game that has the potential to be dangerous (and you’re a teenager, so you’re going to) you have to keep it in control or you might crash your car and then you’ll either get hurt or no one will get to play anymore. It’s either that, or stick to playing “Spin the Bottle” or “Seven Minutes in Heaven.” At least then all you have to worry about is oral herpes or pregnancy.