every decent dog owner who has a properly trained dog under good control appropriate for the situation, there are several who do none of the above
I think that's untrue, but it's not really on topic so I won't argue further.
However, it may be relevant to mention that the law on dogs specifically does cover exactly the sort of adult judgement you mention. The law says that dogs must be 'under control', and every local council has an officer whose job it is to try to enforce and explain that. (I'm not sure if you thought that dogs were legally banned from pubs or cafes, but if you did think that, no, that's not the case, it's a free choice by the owner)
I don't see why smoking has to be on/off rather than the law requiring that it be 'considerate' or confined to areas frequented by 'consenting adults'.
It annoys me that increasingly blanket laws are being made because there is this idea that adult human beings cannot be expected to be responsible, considerate or have any common sense.
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Date: 2009-01-21 04:56 pm (UTC)I think that's untrue, but it's not really on topic so I won't argue further.
However, it may be relevant to mention that the law on dogs specifically does cover exactly the sort of adult judgement you mention. The law says that dogs must be 'under control', and every local council has an officer whose job it is to try to enforce and explain that. (I'm not sure if you thought that dogs were legally banned from pubs or cafes, but if you did think that, no, that's not the case, it's a free choice by the owner)
I don't see why smoking has to be on/off rather than the law requiring that it be 'considerate' or confined to areas frequented by 'consenting adults'.
It annoys me that increasingly blanket laws are being made because there is this idea that adult human beings cannot be expected to be responsible, considerate or have any common sense.