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No screaming kids!

Yes 26 92.86%
 
no 2 7.14%
 
Total:28

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Do you agree with this? I do.



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It depends on the type of restaurant. If its an upscale expensive joint people shouldn't have to put up with it. If its a family place, than it comes with territory.



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the owner has the right to do this.   (so, yes i do)



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That's illegal and akin to a 'No Negros' sign.

While parents must be held accountable to their unruly children and they must actively teach them how to act in society, it is wrong to subtly threaten to remove someone if their children make noise.

Its part of life and sometimes it just needs to be accepted.

As someone with three kids of my own as well as foster children, I choose to not eat out all the time and I would choose to not take them all to a really formal restaurant. But, we as a society cannot tolerate the beginnings of blacklisting of any group of people from public establishments like restaurants for any reason. Otherwise, where will it stop?



superchunk said:

That's illegal and akin to a 'No Negros' sign.

While parents must be held accountable to their unruly children and they must actively teach them how to act in society, it is wrong to subtly threaten to remove someone if their children make noise.

Its part of life and sometimes it just needs to be accepted.

As someone with three kids of my own as well as foster children, I choose to now eat out all the time and I would choose to not take them all to a really formal restaurant. But, we as a society cannot tolerate the beginnings of blacklisting of any group of people from public establishments like restaurants for any reason. Otherwise, where will it stop?


no shirt no shoes no service?



"I like my steaks how i like my women.  Bloody and all over my face"

"Its like sex, but with a winner!"

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Yeah I do agree with it. I don't feel like spending my hard earned money to go listen to a bunch of brats misbehave because parents are so frail that they don't know how to discipline.



MrBubbles said:
superchunk said:

That's illegal and akin to a 'No Negros' sign.

While parents must be held accountable to their unruly children and they must actively teach them how to act in society, it is wrong to subtly threaten to remove someone if their children make noise.

Its part of life and sometimes it just needs to be accepted.

As someone with three kids of my own as well as foster children, I choose to not eat out all the time and I would choose to not take them all to a really formal restaurant. But, we as a society cannot tolerate the beginnings of blacklisting of any group of people from public establishments like restaurants for any reason. Otherwise, where will it stop?


no shirt no shoes no service?

That has to do with cleanliness and it makes sense. Just like pets are generally not allowed.



superchunk said:
MrBubbles said:
superchunk said:

That's illegal and akin to a 'No Negros' sign.

While parents must be held accountable to their unruly children and they must actively teach them how to act in society, it is wrong to subtly threaten to remove someone if their children make noise.

Its part of life and sometimes it just needs to be accepted.

As someone with three kids of my own as well as foster children, I choose to now eat out all the time and I would choose to not take them all to a really formal restaurant. But, we as a society cannot tolerate the beginnings of blacklisting of any group of people from public establishments like restaurants for any reason. Otherwise, where will it stop?


no shirt no shoes no service?

That has to do with cleanliness and it makes sense. Just like pets are generally not allowed.


she has the right to remove people causing a disturbance.  just like any other store could ask someone to leave who was yelling and screaming.



"I like my steaks how i like my women.  Bloody and all over my face"

"Its like sex, but with a winner!"

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MrBubbles said:
 


she has the right to remove people causing a disturbance.  just like any other store could ask someone to leave who was yelling and screaming.

You're absolutely right. IF this was a policy to calmly go up to a parent and mention that they need to calm their children as its a nuisance to other diners or else come back at another time, then that is appropriate. But, to post a sign that is effectively telling families to not eat there, that is wrong.

Basically, the sign is too aggresive and should be redone in manner fitting of a placing wanting to earn business. I guess I'm looking at it more from a managerial view point as well as a parent of a larger family. It would cause me to not go there as I would think they are not family friendly and simply rude.



Screaming kids are a serious sound pollution.