Yeah, I was thinking of it in a general sense - kids being force-fed safety, I suppose because of the threat of lawsuits, and then not breaking out until near the time they're legally allowed to, at which point the state ends up doing the job the parents didn't do. The trend towards government authority (I don't know the right term for it, but basically people shutting up and toeing the line, and discipline being institutionalized) is disturbing.