Do you think we should be able to micro chip our children?

by gocar Posted 2012/06/12 16:53:09

Related Topics: Work, GPS, Micro, Newborn, Police

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I think that is a marvelous idea and long overdue. Why not a GPS chip too to show where they are. That would certainly stop kidnappers not to mention hours of police work. Why not every newborn?

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Gunner 2012/06/12 22:21:15

Agree

I certainly believe that parents should have that option...as long as it involves private businesses as opposed to the government...much like Life Alert.

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none 2012/06/12 22:06:53

Disagree

No way I want to contribute to the advancement of Big Brother.

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+Harmonious Love+ 2012/06/12 18:16:27

Disagree

No..I like my freedom haha but it is good for the aspect of kidnappers

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XXrawwwrXX 2012/06/12 18:10:41

Disagree

i mean, yea it'll be good to stop kidnapers, but what about when that child becomes a teen or an adult?

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Lizzy 2012/06/12 18:03:49

Disagree

I think in one way it is a good idea as so many children do go missing but i am sure big brother would then use it in some way, so i am undecided.

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Cuppajo 2012/06/12 17:03:13 (edited)

Disagree

Try and insert anything into me or my children and I will insert at least 6 things in you at an extremely high velocity.
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Sister Jean 2012/06/12 17:00:36

Agree

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yes

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Emory2016 2012/06/12 17:00:03

Disagree

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I think any parent willing to do that is sick in the head!!! To be that hung up on the whereabouts of your child is freaking sick, and as they get up in age the use for one of those things becomes unecessary!!! It is called a cellphone and using proper judegement. If you are having that much problems with keeping your kids grounded then you are a bad parent!!!

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Mark In... to Emory2016 2012/06/12 17:03:03

i'm guessing that you don't have, or have never had, small children.

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gocar to Mark In... 2012/06/12 17:18:51

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Yes I have three kids but I have grandkids that are allowed no freedom at all because of the fear their parents have. When I was a kid we used to be gone until the street lights came on but now they have to have play dates all arranged and decided on. The idea was originally put forward by the father of Adam Walsh who was abducted from a dept store in Florida and his head was found days later. Mr. Walsh did not seem to think it was such a bizarre idea.

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Mark In... to gocar 2012/06/12 17:37:50

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hi gocar. when i was a kid we did the same thing: wandered around in the hills far from any adult supervision, and we all survived.

nowdays, we are much more aware of child molesters and evil-doers in our midst: we see/read/hear about them on TV, the newspapers and magazines and radio and the internet.

i think it is natural for parents to worry about risks to their kids and to try to minimize them.

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Emory2016 to Mark In... 2012/06/12 17:29:41

Even if I did I would not do such a thing!!! It is no better than putting a leash on your young ones like they are animals!!! And you are giving the government access to everything your child does and that to me is absolutely preposterous!!!

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Evil 1 2012/06/12 16:59:40 (edited)

Disagree

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I can see the benefits you bring up and I can somewhat agree with them. But I really feel that the detriments would outweigh the benefits. And I don't trust our government enough to give that that type of control and knowledge over us.

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Emory2016 to Evil 1 2012/06/12 17:00:27

+1
it is weird to even consider doing

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Mark In... to Emory2016 2012/06/12 17:03:10

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i'm guessing that you don't have, or have never had, small children.

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Evil 1 to Emory2016 2012/06/12 17:03:27

Again, I could see some benefits but not enough to override the detriments. I just wouldn't feel comfortable doing that to my child or myself.

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Mark In Irvine 2012/06/12 16:56:55

Agree

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i admit i kinda like the idea ... i can chip my dogs and cats so i can find them if they get lost; why would i want it to be more difficult to find my children? OTOH, chipping people could lead to big-brother-ish-type nightmares ...

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Emory2016 to Mark In... 2012/06/12 17:00:42

you have a sick mind

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Mark In... to Emory2016 2012/06/12 17:03:37

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i'm guessing that you don't have, or have never had, small children.

i am a parent. parenthood does change you.

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gocar to Mark In... 2012/06/12 17:22:32

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My dear, I have 8 grandkids. My yungest child was a constant pain in the rear and used to deliberately take off on me. I could not trust her to stay in the yard or around the house. In a store she would wander outside to the mall and I was frantic looking for her all the time. I can't count the number of times I had to call the police because she had been missing for two or three hours. My older two were never like that but it only takes one to make you rethink all the things that you believed made you a good parent. Now she is older with kids of her own and she wonders how I survived her.

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Mark In... to gocar 2012/06/12 17:43:29

ha ha ha ... grandchildren are the parents' revenge on their own kids! my 2 ran amok when they could. at times, we put a kid-leash on them so they couldn't get too far: she'd have one and i'd have the other.

i'm ready for grandkids, but my wife is not. neither of my own kids is ready to be a dad, so i'll be having to wait.

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