Beware travelers with bratty kids

"BDS" wrote in message
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"Peter R." wrote

I was thinking from the angle of basic human compassion, not government
level
intervention. You only need to consider a typical US highway to see a
world
of people who just don't give a **** about each other.

I have to agree, and it didn't used to be that way.

For instance, in the past people wouldn't bring their young children into
restaurants and allow them to exhibit extreme behavior out of
consideration
for the other patrons. Now these people believe that their "right" to
bring
their screaming kids into any public place outweighs the rights of the
rest
of the people who are paying the same price and would like to enjoy a
nice,
quiet evening. Ditto for theatres, airplanes, and stores. When I was a
kid
my parents would apply an immediate "correction" if I got out of line,
especially if it was in a public place.

My wife still does that. The other night she made me wait out in the car...