"What I learned was, the key to maintaining control is to have a simple, clearly spelled-out set of rules, and rigidly enforce them."
Not according to you.
Not according to you.
I can discern the difference between having rigid boundaries, but a wide range of freedom within those boundaries, and having a multiplicity of rules greatly reducing the scope of freedom.
Apparently you cannot.
Hey, if 20 rules are good, 200 must be better, right?
I'm curious as to your position on helmet laws.