Nanny State in the EU?
 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ety-rules.html

Great, by the time I have children I will not be allowed to walk with them in the forrest, since they could trip and fall

That is is load of "toy whistles".

We have people who sue here if you put up a huge Christmas tree no Menorah. Also if the menorah is smaller, out come the lawyers. If you get enough atheists who feel like causing trouble and have a few bucks, even they can block township Christmas decorations.

But thats a town thing, this just seems authoritarian, am I missing something due to culture differences?


I always though Europe was more tolerant than us brutes south of Canada, and less prone to people being offended. More classy I guess.
I am truly intrigued on the reasoning behind this, even the tinfoil hat theories.
Is it some leftover Crusades Christian remorse thing or some leftover blowback from an Austrian painter with sour morals?

Edit: Seems like an attack on a religion to me..Just the American in me, but it seems wrong.

Nope, it's just fat cats in suits thinking up crazy and absurd laws so they look like they're actually working. No deep morals or regrets, just useless buerocrats trying to prove they earned their pay and failing miserably

Oh Betonov, we have them here too!
*tries not to laugh*
They truly know what the people want.
*die laughing*

I'm kinda glad (sorry) that we aren't the only country going down the "Hello Kitty" route.

I'll have you know that I'm a:


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I think the kids can survive a party whistle and balloon.

Sometimes I am left with just looking forward to all this decadent and degenerated place blowing up in shine and radiation. :dead:

Here's one for Sky, he knows more about the legislation in the EU

what would happen if by some miracle my goverment in Ljubljana had the cohones to tell Brussels that this law is absurd and will not implement it under any circumstances ??

Get stuffed EU. :hulk:

BTW: Have you the EU signed off your accounts yet?
A 15 year joke! :rotfl2:

this is uter bull.

I assume that the commission or the responsible commissioner would warn and warn, and finally would launch a EU legal prosecution against your country, which could lead to either the case being brought to a EU court and your government getting sentenced to comply, or the proclamation of financial fines by the commissioner's ressort office.

I do not know it for sure.

The EU ayt it's embarrassing best :nope:

I see your nanny state and raise you one. Kali-fornia has banned tanning for kids.:haha:

Time to move to boarder and open a tanning salon.:hmmm:

For the record, I'm an atheist and I like Christmas. So does the Muslim guy that runs the shop downstairs from my flat. Funnily enough, the couple of people I know who seem to dislike it the most are Christians. I bet Jesus would rather come 'round to my place on Christmas day to have a glass or two of port and watch the Bond film than go to their place. I'd sing Happy Birthday and everything. Would he need two presents, though? Hmmm.

Same here. :yep: