Infant car seats in restaurants

Last week I was in a Woodstock eatery and noticed an infant car seat on a table in the restaurant, complete with infant installed.

That got me wondering why restaurant servers or managers don't ask moms to place the infant carrier on the bench seat or in a side chair, instead of putting the carrier on the table.

The baby was quiet; that was definitely a "plus." But aren't the tables where the dishes are to be placed?

I think a manager or server could quietly ask the mom to place the infant carrier on a seat and that most moms would agree. They probably just don't think about it. I can also envision a mom become irate and making a really big stink.

Would other customers come to the rescue of management? Or would they line up behind the mom? Would the restaurant turn into the OK Corral at high noon?

The seat in the car is probably not the cleanest place in town, and the floor where the carrier is stored at home isn't, either.

What do you think? Should restaurant personnel ask that kid carriers be removed from tables?