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In the discussion thread: Legoland policy has some adults upset [View all]

Thu May 24, 2012, 12:33 AM

60. What about when an alcoholic walks into a bar

What do you think they are there to do? I didn't claim to be a mind reader, but it's axiomatic that past behavior predicts future behavior. In the specific example I cited, at least two mothers did engage in "mind reading," and guess what? They were spot on, and they found a sexual offender in violation of the terms of his release.

Since it's infeasible to do a background check on everyone entering a place such as Legoland or Chuck E. Cheese, this seems to be a sensible policy.

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70 replies	Author	Time	Post
Legoland policy has some adults upset [View all]	pstokely	May 2012	OP
Can one rent a child there??	Angry Dragon	May 2012	#1
I doubt it, but you can always offer to take someone else's child or volunteer to accompany a group	JDPriestly	May 2012	#14
That sounds like the precise reason why the policy was introduced.	Nihil	May 2012	#23
I'm OK with this	Alcibiades	May 2012	#2
You know what's pathetic?	2ndAmForComputers	May 2012	#8
I had such a hard time putting away my toys. I just could not stop playing.	JDPriestly	May 2012	#15
That's great	Alcibiades	May 2012	#35
I'm okay with it, too. I wish the San Diego one would adopt the same policy. It was really creepy	IndyJones	May 2012	#11
what is wrong with adult men watching children play?	uncle ray	May 2012	#13
Why "adult men"? Some of us women like to play with LEGOs too.	JDPriestly	May 2012	#16
I don't think they were talking about women playing with Lego	Alcibiades	May 2012	#36
Exactly.	IndyJones	May 2012	#66
Ohhh!	JDPriestly	May 2012	#69
I wasn't talking about playing with Legos. Knock yourself out and play with Legos all you want.	IndyJones	May 2012	#67
I would like to believe that there's nothing wrong with this	Alcibiades	May 2012	#29
I'm glad you know what people are thinking	neohippie	May 2012	#44
What about when an alcoholic walks into a bar	Alcibiades	May 2012	#60
I don't claim to know what they are thinking	neohippie	May 2012	#62
A bit of an occupational hazard	Alcibiades	May 2012	#63
it is always better to err on the side of caution	neohippie	May 2012	#64
Yes, most of the "worst of the worst"	Alcibiades	May 2012	#65
99% of the time nothing	4th law of robotics	May 2012	#42
Wonderful quote	Kurska	May 2012	#18
That's certainly true	Alcibiades	May 2012	#30
+100	sinkingfeeling	May 2012	#31
Really? An adult playing with LEGO is pathetic?	eggplant	May 2012	#22
I play with Lego all the time	Alcibiades	May 2012	#32
You're very intolerant	Ter	May 2012	#53
What's pathetic is the boorishness of adults	Alcibiades	May 2012	#61
By implication...	eggplant	May 2012	#58
Actually, I specifically said something very different	Alcibiades	May 2012	#59
On one had I can see that they are trying to protect children from perhaps persons that might	lookingfortruth	May 2012	#3
Let's call this what it t-i-is. It's age discrimination, dammit!	TheDebbieDee	May 2012	#7
LEGO is hurting itself. Lots of adults would buy lots of LEGOs for themselves if they would change	JDPriestly	May 2012	#17
Adults can and do buy lots of lego for themselves	Alcibiades	May 2012	#37
come to think of it, if they wanted to play the odds protect the kids from molestation	MisterP	May 2012	#43
I never what to go back to that hellish place with my kid, let alone by myself!	SunSeeker	May 2012	#4
Soon they won't let unaccompanied adults into G rated movies	pstokely	May 2012	#6
There's a reason for that, too	Alcibiades	May 2012	#38
Spot on! I can't imagine any normal adult going there unless their kid really wanted to go.	IndyJones	May 2012	#12
Agree - we have 2 kids under 10	TBF	May 2012	#28
I have to speak up...	MountainMama	May 2012	#48
Not sure why you're jumping on me when SEVERAL threads	TBF	May 2012	#49
I was a bit upset	MountainMama	May 2012	#50
I see -	TBF	May 2012	#51
I hope	MountainMama	May 2012	#52
Not at all -	TBF	May 2012	#54
What?	MountainMama	May 2012	#55
It was crazy - it was sort of a partitioned area off to the side	TBF	May 2012	#56
I wasn't taken to a separate area...	MountainMama	May 2012	#57
Liability, Liability, Liability	Sen. Walter Sobchak	May 2012	#5
Nine year olds, dude. Nine year olds.	callous taoboy	May 2012	#46
Utterly idiotic - but it'll change.	Daemonaquila	May 2012	#9
Free babysitting by Lego Fans? I see a business model albeit not for profit.	Monk06	May 2012	#10
It's the Disney Store all over again...	AmyDeLune	May 2012	#19
But did they ban adults with kids from the stores?	pstokely	May 2012	#21
That has never happened with the Disney Store. Where are you getting that info from?	IndyJones	May 2012	#68
craigslist n/t	rucky	May 2012	#20
I think they are worried about pedos.	Odin2005	May 2012	#24
Yet another wonderful storm in a teacup.	Nihil	May 2012	#25
Children's Fairyland in Oakland has had that policy since it opened in the 50's.	mulsh	May 2012	#26
This is what the flip-side of no-child policies at restaurants and airlines looks like...	LanternWaste	May 2012	#27
If Disney did that, their parks business would fold in a couple of months	Roland99	May 2012	#33
Some Chucky Cheese resaurants won't allow adults without children	Freddie Stubbs	May 2012	#34
There is an adults only night	KurtNYC	May 2012	#39
College fund opportunity for teenagers.	yellowcanine	May 2012	#40
I'm guessing it's to keep out the perverts?	4th law of robotics	May 2012	#41
I have seen it all now, adults on DU bitching about not being able to play with legos	snooper2	May 2012	#45
This is likely about creating a safe space for kids as much as anything . . .	markpkessinger	May 2012	#47
While I understand the motivation for the policy, all I can think about	Butterbean	May 2012	#70

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