That's just a slippery slope to accepting the paternalism of the state,
   man. This thread continues to deliver.

   trollollolollo ... one can never tell via plain text.
   ​
   I suppose I should have elaborated on the distinction between Child and
   State.
   Evidently, confusion exists on
   ​limits​
   the former should govern
   ​ with​
   and how the latter needs governing (and yes, at times by the former).
   ​Now we're going to get the CPS nuts about their kids being carried
   away in black vans; but that's not where I'm going.  I'm laying the
   claim that 'developing children' need to have a certain amount of
   'oversight and governance' in their lives.  I'm happy knowing various
   governmental and non- are monitoring the milk my son drinks so it
   doesn't contain large doses of melamine (for instance).​
   ​​