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champ, have read your further commentary. i'll retract my 'buffoon' comment- you seem reasonably intelligent, if a
little naive. nice piece of pedantry re the children having no choice, but as i'm a pedant
myself so i'll give you two points for that one. you're right, the children
themselves don't have a choice- what happens with them is determined by
their parents, subject to limitations prescribed by government. lovely.
now let's get down to brass tacks. there are a bunch of people out there with the intelligence of seaweed, but
with libidos like Shane Warne. they procreate. the government hasn't yet
done much to restrict that 'right'. so, they're going to get up the duff.
a baby pops out 9 months later. what happens next? in what seems to be your preferred scenario, the answer to that question is
wholly determined by the parent/s. Mr and Ms IQ-Of-An-Amoeba can hang their
kiddie off chandeliers for decoration if they so choose. poor little
munchkin gets burnt by the 100W bulbs but that doesn't concern you. i don't agree with that. it's not my scene, not my bag- i think the
defenceless need protecting, at least to some extent. so, yeah, i believe
in governmental regulation. how far should that regulation go? well, how
long is a piece of string? but i have to say, i do think it should extend
so far as to require that people strap their progeny into child seats when
they drive on the streets. studies have apparently shown that doing so will
GREATLY reduce the risk of injury in an accident. and if the idiot parents
won't do it voluntarily, then the people who can't speak for themselves (the
kids, that is) need someone else to speak for them. now, one other thing- why didn't you post my comment re the inaccuracy on
your site?
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