[SamAdams76]

And in 2006, people probably laughed at the notion that outdoor BBQ would be banned because some old hag across the street might object to the smoke. (However, I think there's something more at work here. Perhaps she doesn't like the fact there are black people in her neighborhood).

Just like back in 1974, it would have sounded crazy if somebody offered that soon children would be prohibited from riding bicycles without crash helmets. Or that bakeries would get shut down for refusing to bake a homosexual cake.

Nanny government is incremental and if left unchecked, will eventually come to dominate every aspect of private life.

[laplata]

“(However, I think there’s something more at work here. Perhaps she doesn’t like the fact there are black people in her neighborhood).”

That certainly crossed my mind.