The assault against babies continues this week. Further to Malaysian Airlines' decision to ban babies on their first-class flights, a Pennsylvania restaurant has now refused to let kids under the age of six dine there.
Mike Vuick, owner of McDain's Restaurant and Golf Center in Monroeville said, "McDain's is not a place for young children. Their volume can't be controlled and many, many times, they have disturbed other customers."
Vuick insisted doesn't dislike babies but obviously dislikes them in his restaurant. Although many parents find his decision objectionable to say the least, there is currently no law in the U.S. against it. (However, interestingly, there is a law against banning senior citizens.)
In an ideal world, parents would have the sense to take their children to family-friendly restaurants, and save the upscale ones for date nights. Or at the very least, grab a "doggy bag" if their child is wailing.
Clearly McDain's isn't McD's. Do you think restaurants should be entitled to determine their own patronage? Or should the law be extended to protect children's rights, too?
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