link hereI hate it when politicians, lawmakers and ordinary people talk about restrictions on people's lives for the sake of "keeping our young people safe" or "doing what's best for families".
This usually ends up with a TV show, video game or drug being banned because it might hurt our precious youth.
I'm over forty. I don't have any kids. Why the hell should restrictions be placed on my life for the sake of other people's children? If I want to play Grand Theft Auto 4 while smoking a joint in my own house, I will damn well do so.
Fuck the world's youth! The world does not revolve around children. If parents want to keep their kids safe, then go ahead and keep your damn kids safe. Leave my civil liberties out of it and stop supporting ridiculous laws that restrict the lives of adult citizens and treat everybody like a child.
If you don't want your kids to play a video game, watch a certain movie or smoke a joint, then don't let them. Leave how other people live their lives out of it. Don't lobby politicians to pass draconian laws banning something because you're afraid a kid might get hurt.
May 22 12:23 AM MST