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Originally Posted by Locke
Yeah, I'm all for kids being able to go out and do things on their own without people watching over them like a hawk, but why would the Lego store want to assume responsibility, and likely liability, for babysitting someone else's little brats?
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Do stores have liability? Did they have liability 40 years ago? Has anything changed, legally?
Honest questions. I understand that social norms have changed (for the worse). But those who support the new norms often cite the law. Have laws changed? From my understanding, liability of the sort common in the U.S. does not apply in Canada. Our system is far less tolerant of personal litigation.
Also, it's dismaying how often kids are referred to as 'brats' in North America. People should get out and see a bit of the world. We live in an unusually child-unfriendly country. In most countries you see kids everywhere - stores, streets, buses, parks, restaurants - at all hours of the day and night. And most adults seem quite happy to have them around. They're not regarded as some troublesome annoyance best kept under close supervision and restricted to schools and private homes.