Teams of disappointed children went home. Children play baseball all the time without an umpire. But Americans no longer feel comfortable doing what they believe makes sense. We don't know. It seems it could be anyone, in almost any situation.
Doctors are paranoid.
Seesaws are disappearing. Legal fear has become a defining feature of our culture. Every day, all across America, coaches, doctors, teachers, principals and others don't make decisions they believe are reasonable. Not many years ago Americans felt comfortable making these decisions. Today it's unthinkable.