On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:42:19 +0000, Succorso
wrote:


I don't remember there always being this trigger-happy desire to
practically declare a state of emergency when something slightly out of
the ordinary happened. What the hell is happening to this country?

I would guess it's all because of this American-style 'compensation
culture' that has unfortunately become the norm in the UK - if one
child so much as slips on a pack of ice or sneezes in a cilly
classroom then his parents will no doubt sue the local council for
damages.