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November 28 2003
at 07:51AM |
Dunedin, New Zealand - A small town has banned children from sitting on
Santa's knee because organisers fear liability if anything goes wrong,
organisers said on Friday.
Instead, Mosgiel children will be asked to sit
next to him, on specially decorated "elf chairs", as they discuss their
Christmas wish list.
Organiser Gail Thompson, secretary of the Mosgiel
Business Association, which is organising the event, said the precaution was
"ridiculous" but necessary. She feared children coming back in at a later date
with allegations about Santa's behaviour.
"None of us really want the
risk of someone saying in 15 years' time 'When we sat on Santa's knee at market
day...', so they are sitting on elfs chairs."
| 'I can't believe we have become so politically correct' |
"It's bloody ridiculous - I can't believe we have become so politically correct."
The town has also declared that scrabbling for lollies in a free-for-all would be too dangerous for the children, who will instead be handed sweets from a basket.
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