It's not the state's job to be your child's nanny... that child is your property for all intensive purposes, you are responsible for any monetary damages your child incurs, you're responsible for that child's welfare... the state should stay out of it. Otherwise, we could go the wrong way and make a long list of things children should be protected from that their parents might expose them to... the sun: can't go outside, that's just dangerous, might get skin cancer automobiles: thousands die every year in automobile accidents motorcycle racing: dangerous pointless sport atv's: kids die every year on those things swimming pools: tons of kids drown religion: emotional distress and suicide are often results of religious pressure guns: how many children are killed because they got ahold of daddys gun when he wasn't paying attention? puppies: how many kids die every year from dog attacks? bathtubs, more drowning Any electrical toy: could malfunction and electrocute them the list can go on and on and on, and it's all the same bullshit. Let good parents be good parents let bad parents be bad parents, they decided to reproduce, it's their responsibility...period yeah, cause going for a ride on your dad's motorcycle is exactly the same as being shot by some cowboy wannabe.now if I ever had children, would I take such a chance? Nope, not on the street...(barring any unforseen circumstances that would require such an action) But who do you think you are telling someone else what they can and can't do with their own child? and at what point can we tell you what to do with yours?