18th August 2006, 1:24 AM
Let the parents worry about the health things. Forcing kids to run on hamster wheels isn't what I would call an effective method of governing. Obesity starts in the home. Plus, the overweight thing is blown way out of proportion. There are issues, but they can be dealt with easily enough with some self restraint. Or, you can always tease someone into a smaller dress size. There's nothing like saying "and if that doesn't fit you can exchange it for a larger size" to someone and watching the fun.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)