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So let me see if I have this right. If I see alcoholic drinks being made, I am more likely to want one and potentially overindulge, and minors who see this may decide to take up drinking, hence the need for many Utah restaurants to have a Zion Curtain.

Well gee, why stop there? What if I see alcohol listed on my menu? The idea of a beer or cocktail may not have even crossed my mind until that very moment. Now I may want several. Clearly, restaurants should be required to have Zion Flaps on their menus to avoid such a dilemma.

But wait, what about the patrons who are already drinking alcohol? If our youth see that, they will likely turn to drinking, if not at that moment, then very, very soon. Restaurants should therefore be required to have a separate Zion Seating Section for the non-drinkers.

However, what if I or my children see someone sipping a cocktail as we're being led to the Zion Seating Section? I may just change my mind right then and there and want to consume alcohol, potentially in large quantities, which is no doubt what my kids will want to do as well, now that the seed has been planted. Obviously restaurants must have a separate Zion Entrance far away from the main one to avoid this scenario.

You can never be too safe, after all. Especially when it comes to saving people from themselves.

Karen Johnson

Eagle Mountain