Nobody, even those with near perfect kids, can guarantee that their children will behave. A lot of adults seem to forget that they were misbehaving children once. I didn't take my children places for the longest time because people were so nasty and judgmental over the autistic meltdowns. Anyway, I do see both sides, but fining parents...nah, I'd be going elsewhere. And, the restaurant should not have charged that because they didn't disclose it up front, and therefore it's dishonest and good reason to skip the place to begin with. If they will just add whatever charges they like for parents with misbehaving kids and have it fly, then they will do it for anything else they want to. It needs to be clearly communicated before a family is seated.