The insanity of a "nanny state"

I long ago gave up trying to post all the WTF stories that pop up (especially from Britain) about government overprotecting its citizens - but fortunately Kev at Nothing to do with Arbroath continues to document them.  Here are just two of the ones from today's posting.

Pictured above is Isabelle McCullough and her father, Mark, who "has been reprimanded by council bosses for letting his seven-year-old daughter walk 20 metres alone to catch the bus to school."

On the left is Jose Williams, next to the stump of a crabapple tree.  "Council staff who came to hack down the six leafy crab apple trees outside Jose Williams' home in Keld Close, Newby, said they had been told to do so because the falling fruit was dangerous..."