But the children, who will protect the children?!

Prompted by the emergence of fandom_scruples.

*Absolutely* we should protect the children from anything that might sully their darling little eyes. And ears.

I mean, look at me. All those Greek myths from the age of 5 onwards. Graduating to *gasp* Georgette Heyer at around age 10 or 11. And let's not mention when I was 13 and was the purveyor of smut in school. All those Harold Robbins and Jackie Collins I had stashed away in my school bag. (And if I'd known then about slash you can be damn sure I'd have had a stash of slash ready to hand out like smarties, too).

So, take my experience as a horrible learning lesson, oh children. Because, yes, it could happen to you too. After reading copious amounts of smut whilst underage you too could grow up to become... a lawyer!

The horror, the horror...

US airport security

Just flown in from Washington Dulles (meant to be *the* most security conscious US airport) to London Heathrow a man born in Sudan (regarded by the US as a suspect state) with a pocketful of live ammo.

So, let me get this right. Everyone flying in (unless exempted) has to be photographed and fingerprinted but they're allowed to board a plane with live ammunition in their pockets on their way out of the US.

Well, I suppose under the US Government's rationale, as they're leaving the US that's okay. Well, except for the US citizens on the plane, of course. *snerk*

All those billions of dollars spent and yet they're still paying the people responsible for security in US airports peanuts. With predictable results.