On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:25:03 -0700, sf wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:10:34 GMT, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:00:08 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I remember when I worked in a shopping mall in the late 1970s and especially
>>> early 1980s (after the Adam Walsh abduction/murder) seeing parents with
>>> "leashes" on their young children. Mostly toddlers. Given the very real
>>> fear about children being snatched by unscrupulous people from large
>>> department stores, I thought it a quite sensible idea rather than some form
>>> of cruel and unusual punishment.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>that's like wearing a raincoat, galoshes, and carrying an umbrella 24/7
>>because it rained once or twice last year. the fear might have been real,
>>but it was in no way sensible.
>>
> You're saying a harness and leash on a toddler is not sensible?
> Obviously you haven't had a toddler around. I could tell you toddler
> stories that would make your hair curl.

i'm saying being afraid of some stranger snatching your child at a
department store is not reasonable.

as for the kids, put a muzzle on 'em, too, if you'd like. duct tape might
be even better - no yowling.

your pal,
blake