[fr_freak]

The idea that you're an FR member and are so divorced from reality that you think this would happen ("This is a raid! Put that beer down and step away from the child!") is completely mystifying to me.

You know what's mystifying to me? It's the way some people read what they expect to see, rather than what is actually there. Raid? When the hell did someone talk about a raid?

This is what blows my mind about "conservatives" like you: it doesn't bother you, in the least, that simple things like giving your kid a sip of beer might be illegal, because you have so much trust in daddy government that you just know he would never actually make use of that law, right? Sweet Uncle Sugar would agree with you all of the time about which laws should be applied when. Uncle Sugar has never even considered using words like "zero tolerance", right? Uncle Sugar has so much common sense, and so much regard for the rights and dignity of his people, that he would never require old, crippled people to remove their shoes in an airport, or kick kids out of school for drawing pictures of guns in crayon. Right? So what would it hurt if Uncle Sugar made a few laws that regulate things you do in your own home? He would never abuse them. Just curious - have you ever heard of an agency called CPS?

I mean little Billy can walk into the corner store, buy the Coors and drink it, or Mommy can buy Billy the Coors and he can drink it by the can. Do you believe that should be the state of the law, and do you believe the government is intruding on parental rights if that's not the state of the law?

I already said yes. What else do you need to hear?

[Mr. Silverback]

Raid? When the hell did someone talk about a raid?

The raid comment was inspired by this little piece of drama queen work:

As an example on the alcohol thing: how many parents might let their kid have a sip of beer at the table? Or a glass of champagne at New Year's? Technically, they are breaking the law, but the idea that government should reach into a family's house and dictate their actions is completely abhorrent to me.

I was making fun of your hyperbole, not saying that you had alleged real raids. BTW, got any arrests to report yet? So, let's move on and observe as you continue to exhibit more drama queen liberaltarian behavior:

This is what blows my mind about "conservatives" like you:

1. The "you're not a real conservative because you don't join me in my paranoid delusions" trope. Check!

it doesn't bother you, in the least, that simple things like giving your kid a sip of beer might be illegal, because you have so much trust in daddy government that you just know he would never actually make use of that law, right?

2. Assumption that not joining in the paranoid delusion means one favors paternalistic and overreaching government. Check!

Sweet Uncle Sugar would agree with you all of the time about which laws should be applied when. Uncle Sugar has never even considered using words like "zero tolerance", right? Uncle Sugar has so much common sense, and so much regard for the rights and dignity of his people, that he would never require old, crippled people to remove their shoes in an airport, or kick kids out of school for drawing pictures of guns in crayon. Right?

3. Paranoid belief that law enforcement will be eager to waste their time on "crimes" they can't even document. Check!

So what would it hurt if Uncle Sugar made a few laws that regulate things you do in your own home? He would never abuse them. Just curious - have you ever heard of an agency called CPS?

CPS? Completely Paranois Schizoids? Yeah, I think you're a member.

I already said yes. What else do you need to hear?

I just wanted to make sure you were really as stupid as you seemed. I thought I was misreading your posts. Little kids buying six packs, and you're the smart one who cares about families. Riiiiiiiiiiight!