I've become convinced if these authoritarian nannies had any say about it, they'd make it illegal for any child under the age of 16 to walk on the sidewalk all by their lonesome.

Second only to the Church of the Holy Gamete is the Worship of the Sacred Child, in whose name no one should be allowed any freedoms at all, on the off chance that an innocent child might be scarred by exposure to reality. Keep 'em ignorant, unless they step out of line, in which case we lock them up with hardened criminals and throw away the key. After all, there are only two kinds of children, madonnas and whores angels and devils.

Good rant!