at 3:47 PM, Tim Collier wrote: > I know families that insist > that children as young as 8 carry cell phones with them. These are > dangerous times we live in. And it's your contention that if a kid has a cell phone on them, that'll protect them from all the whack jobs out there?...and that if confronted with an emergency or some nut who catches them offguard, the kid will be able to call for help in time? I don't believe in "better living through technology." Actually, the evidence is there to demonstrate how "technology" actually causes more problems than it solves; some of THOSE problems being unsolvable. Maybe a society gripped in fear and alienation has more urgent priorities than to equip its members with the latest shiny sparkly things? zc