I guess Kinsella and Gritchick went on a date last night and saw The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. They were both outraged that a movie rated 18A was attended by children under 18. Even though 18A means 18 Accompaniment - Persons under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult, and Ontario hasn't followed the leads of Manitoba or the maritimes in banning outright children under 14 (Better get your homeboy, Dalton, on that, Warren!), and the parents therefore made a legal choice, both Kinsella and Gritchick felt more than justified complaining to management about other parents' choices. You see, their morality was better than the parents of those poor children.
That's the real story and the real difference between Liberals and, well, human beings. You see, most human beings just want to be left alone to live their lives as they wish but Liberals, ahhh, Liberals! they just know better than you and me and aren't afraid to tell anyone and everyone just that. And if you don't like what our Liberal betters believe they have no compunction about legislating it, or in the case of Kinsella, flashing whatever badge of authority he has. In the past he has used his influence with the McGunity government to intimidate a local school administration and in this case he used his 'journalistic credentials' to threaten the management of the theatre.
Liberals will tell you they believe in choice. What they mean is they believe you are allowed to make the same choices they do, the choices they approve. Don't choose to be a stay-at-home-mom and don't take your kids to a scary movie.
As a final note Gritchick titled her post "Some People Should not Have Children". Don't laugh, it's not a personal opinion, it's a threat. Child licensing and registration coming to a province near you!
