A French family visiting America was having dinner together in an upscale restaurant. The father ordered a glass of wine for his 16 year old son. The waiter told him he couldn't.
The father, confused, said, "But I'm his father."
So, in this one instance, which country allows more personal freedom, France or America?
In this one instance, which country sticks its intrusive, personal freedom denying, nanny-state snout into a family's personal business more, France or America?
In that one instance above, that is.
Now, in this Phillies ballpark video, the kid is much younger, true.
So, tell me, Mr. Manly Defender of Freedom with a side of Freedom Fries to go, at what age are you OK with the STATE telling a father he can't allow his own son to have a couple of swigs on his beer or a glass of wine in an upscale restaurant?
Remember, psychological studies consistently show that introducing alcohol in responsibly small amounts under adult supervision tends to remove the ZOMG allure of it and leads to LESS destructive and dangerous binge drinking later on.
This video may not necessarily be portraying that (introducing alcohol in responsibly small amounts under adult supervision), though.
This guy in the video may just be getting his young son drunk so he can ah heck him in the men's room during the seventh inning stretch, it's true, we don't know. D:
Or, he may just be a slacker who doesn't even know his son is not only stealing his beer but has already stolen his car keys and intends to drive them home, incredibly underage and amazingly, on less than 1/4 of a beer, drunk. :hmm:
It's just a short video, taken out of context, and without knowing, we ALL see what we want to see.
But mostly what I see is just another opportunity for ZOMG FAUX OUTRAGE from a large group of willing and eager "freedom" and "small government" hypocrites.
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