Nanny State Gets Even Sillier
And this, you see, is why I tend to oppose even "reasonable" or "sensible" regulations. We ultimately end up in the scenario of Jack Williamson's "With Folded Hands" (1947) where robots charged with protecting humanity ultimately ban all activities but sitting still. Control is the most addictive drug there is.
First they came for the second hand smoke...then the peanuts...then the latex balloons...and all in the name of "protecting the children". Lizard says: The greatest thing we can do for children is build a world which is fit for the adults they will become to live in.
