
<p><br /><br />Common Sense lost ground when  parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to  do in disciplining their unruly children. <br /><br />It declined even further when  schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or  a paracetamol to a  student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted  to have an abortion. <br /><br />Common  Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and  criminals received better treatment than their victims. <br /><br />Common Sense took a beating when  you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar  could sue you for assault. <br /><br />Common  Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to  realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap,  and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. <br /><br />Common Sense was preceded in death,  by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter,  Responsibility, and by his son, Reason. <br /><br /><strong>He is survived by his 4  stepbrothers; <br />I Know My Rights <br />I Want It Now <br />Someone Else Is To  Blame <br />I'm A Victim</strong></p>
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