First they take away the little freedoms!

[Roadrunner]

10 things you used to do -- but now can t
Then you know not to object when they start on the Bill of Rights.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

No one has taken away any 'freedoms,' 'little' or otherwise.

 

[BULLDOG]

So you want people on the road while drinking? What's wrong with you?

 

[Roadrunner]

So you want people on the road while drinking? What's wrong with you?

I want little kids to be able to sled, and walk in the neighbourhood alone.

You get the point of the article.

 

[BULLDOG]

So you want people on the road while drinking? What's wrong with you?

I want little kids to be able to sled, and walk in the neighbourhood alone.

You get the point of the article.

Sure, me too, but some places are not good for sledding, and some neighborhoods aren't safe for kids. What does that have to do with taking away freedoms?

 

[Roadrunner]

So you want people on the road while drinking? What's wrong with you?

I want little kids to be able to sled, and walk in the neighbourhood alone.

You get the point of the article.

Sure, me too, but some places are not good for sledding, and some neighborhoods aren't safe for kids. What does that have to do with taking away freedoms?

Goddamn, Mister Buzzkill, it was a humorous discussion of Nanny Statism.

It was a listing of a few stupid things we put up with.

Go smoke a joint and lighten up.

 

[JoeB131]

10 things you used to do -- but now can t
Then you know not to object when they start on the Bill of Rights.

Yes, for the good old days when an uninsured driver with an open beer could drive down the freeway without his seatbelt on, and run over a bunch of unsupervised children...

Is this what you are getting at, RR?

Has it occurred to you that people saw too many people injured or killed because of these kinds of behaviors and said, "Hey, that ought to be a law!"