but, again, I realize I'm in public and realize that my rights end where someone else's begin.*
Learn to read. I said what I thought their rights should be, not what their rights are.You have no argument. I should be able to sit in my privately owned car and not smell the cigarette smoke of the driver next to me. That has no bearing on that person's legal rights.
Learn to read. I said what I thought their rights should be, not what their rights are.
... and your posting of what the law is does nothing to wipe away my opinion of what the law should be....and I said what I thought my rights should be in my analogy. Clearly I'm not the one lacking reading comprehension.
... and your posting of what the law is does nothing to wipe away my opinion of what the law should be.
Carry on.
We all agree the restaurant has the right to do it, but we can still comment on the motivations behind it.
I think people need to be more tolerant of each other. I've been in situations with screaming children and yes it's taxing on the nerves, but children are part of our society and our communities. Shutting them out just because they are children does not make sense to me.
This restaurant's policy would make more sense if it targeted bad parenting, i.e. if a child is screaming and misbehaving, and the parent is doing nothing about it, then they should be asked to leave. I can only think of a handful of instances where I've been in populated, closed space (like a bus, restaurant, etc.) where a child was going crazy and the parent did nothing. MOST parents get stressed out by the idea that their child is annoying others and they want to put a stop to it right away.
Target the bad parents, not all children. Anyway, from the looks of that diner, they don't exactly have the look and level of service that would demand more etiquette. They're a BBQ house and the owner is a little hoity toity.
Can we get an airline that does this as well?
Of course not... and with all of the anti-Children remarks in this thread I have seen in the first page, I am truly disappointed with our human species in the 21st century... thank goodness I live in a country where people realize that kids will be kids and that active kids are NOT a result of bad parenting...
Mmm-hmm. That's special. Thank you so much for your valuable contribution.Your opinion on what the law should be has no bearing on this topic and that's not what I'm addressing. You can't confront fact with personal opinion. Good try though.
I think it is venue specific and age specific. Probably at a TGIFriday's most patrons understand the environment and should reasonably expect kids to be running around. However, at Chez Paul, that's not the expectation.I bring my girls out to eat from time to time... usually to TGIFriday's, which they love. That is a very family friendly place. Occasionally, children act up, but it has never really bothered me. Besides, the place has enough noise from music, the ball games on, and other patrons that it is never an issue. My girls are generally well-behaved but when we go out, but they are children and do act up from time to time, but it rarely lasts for more than a few minutes...
Nothing gives anyone the right to dictate my child's behavior in a public place. End of story.
I had to do this on an 8 hour flight back from Maui. The Dad was easily twice my size. He could see it in my eyes. He started to say something, then told his son to sit still.
Of course not... and with all of the anti-Children remarks in this thread I have seen in the first page, I am truly disappointed with our human species in the 21st century...
The classic response from douchebag parents is that "Do you have children?" and I respond no but if my father saw me acting that way in public he wouldve beaten the living crap out of me.
Of course not... and with all of the anti-Children remarks in this thread I have seen in the first page, I am truly disappointed with our human species in the 21st century... thank goodness I live in a country where people realize that kids will be kids and that active kids are NOT a result of bad parenting...
This is true. But it's hardly the end of the story. If you're sitting behind me on a long flight, and your child is kicking, hitting, or whatever, on the back of my seat, I'm going to stand up, turn around and tell your child to stop hitting the back of my seat. You can then do whatever you want because I've already made up my mind to kill you.
I had to do this on an 8 hour flight back from Maui. The Dad was easily twice my size. He could see it in my eyes. He started to say something, then told his son to sit still.
Yes, but there was a good point that I had not immediately considered, which I found odd because I have been heavily involved in the following community. The incident in question was also in problem because the children were autistic.
Or maybe, because they are used to dealing with a disabled child, they feel like they are entitled to be accommodated.
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