It never ceases to amaze me at how "protected" we think the American public
should be. In other countries, it is assumed that people are smart enough not
to slide down banisters, walk off of cliffs, keep back from ledges, not lean
too far out of windows or over walls and generally not go where they are not
supposed to in the first place. I'm constantly surprised at how few protective
devices are on historic buildings and other sites in Europe.
So why is it in America, we have to constantly protect people from doing
obviously stupid things - like sliding down a banister, while in other
countries, it's assumed that you have a modicum of intelligence not to do so?
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