A LoJack for Children

[ShyGuyInChicago]

Would something like that be make easier and faster to find missing children? Would it deter kidnapping?

I understand that some people feel that it violates children's rights and that it treats children as property. However, I feel that, first and foremost a child does not have the right to be anywhere they want, and that such a thing can be valuable if used only in emergency situations with the information only available to those in law enforcement. I don't think such a things should be mandatory, but parents should be able to choose and implement how they see fit.

[DerBear]

No

you see it would kill the trust barrier between parents and child like i grew up rather independant and my parents trust me a lot i think if they would have made me (is it a device you wear not sure i googled it but still a little confused) anyway i would of fellt that i could not be trusted so i think it would be a bad idea

feel free to comment

[Amnesiac]

A completely unnecessary and frivolous procedure like this one would require the consent of the child. Sure, parents should be able to track cell phones and other electronic devices (that is, if they paid for them). However, the child has a right to privacy as well, and their bodies should not be invaded to prepare for the minuscule chance they'll be kidnapped.

At young ages, children aren't supposed to be out of the grasp of parents and other adult friends anyway. As teenagers, tracking them would be a complete overreaction, ignorant to the fact that part of growing up requires independence from one's family.

[Death]

Adding to the above, people who are sick enough to kidnap other people's children may well be sick enough to, er, remove the LoJake using whatever brutal force is necessary. That would not be nice.

[Unlucky_Leprechaun]

It will not deter it. The kidnappings would continue and as stated by the earlier posts be removed as they do not care. Some kids need more supervision than others and some are more mature. Kids are going to make mistakes and need the freedom to do so. I think that tracking devices do tread on a child's rights, however, the law doesn't pertain to them until they are 18 and it is the parents responsibility for the well being and safety of their children. Kidnappings and child molesters, unfortunately,are part of society whether we use technologically advanced equipment or not to track or curtail them, they will figure out how to beat the system.

[SuperSuraj]

I don't really think this will deter any kidnapper, just for that fact that they have a sick and twisted motivation behind kidnapping, that isn't going to be repressed by a system that will only be able to track the child down, not stop the kidnapping from occurring in the first place.

[CaptainObvious]

A completely unnecessary and frivolous procedure like this one would require the consent of the child. Sure, parents should be able to track cell phones and other electronic devices (that is, if they paid for them). However, the child has a right to privacy as well, and their bodies should not be invaded to prepare for the minuscule chance they'll be kidnapped.

At young ages, children aren't supposed to be out of the grasp of parents and other adult friends anyway. As teenagers, tracking them would be a complete overreaction, ignorant to the fact that part of growing up requires independence from one's family.

I agree that it would be an overreach to track one's child 100% of the time, but children have no inherent right to privacy of location as is, with regard to their parents.

[trooneh]

Adding to the above, people who are sick enough to kidnap other people's children may well be sick enough to, er, remove the LoJake using whatever brutal force is necessary. That would not be nice.

That sadly seems quite true. Though IDK how easy it is to find it.

[Hope4u]

my parents have always threatened something like that..but I don't think in case I'm suddenly missing..more to keep track of where I go...ha ha.

[Death]

That sadly seems quite true. Though IDK how easy it is to find it.

All the worse for the child then.

[ShyGuyInChicago]

I think it is possible that a parent who electronically tracks their child might be more inclined to give their child independence since they could be quickly located if something bad happens.

[Death]

I think it is possible that a parent who electronically tracks their child might be more inclined to give their child independence since they could be quickly located if something bad happens.

That doesn't prevent bad things from happening to them, and considering they have that in them, worse than normal.

[DerBear]

I think it is possible that a parent who electronically tracks their child might be more inclined to give their child independence since they could be quickly located if something bad happens.

Oh yes "hun you can go out and stay out till past midnight"

no it would not develop a trust barrier now would it?

i think thats what counts more is the trust barrier

[Bougainvillea]

First off, only obessive controlling diaper sniffers would use this.

Second, if you need the aid of an electronical device to be a parent, then you don't need to be a parent. Its your responsibility to instill trust between you and your child. You should give your kid fredoms, but if you feel that you don't like, or trust where they are going, then its up to you to decide. It all goes back to responsibility. Its been this way, and it should stay this way.

It may seem like a "parenting made easy" thing, but its not.

[TheMatrix]

^^ This

And you never know who else may be tracking you.....*shudders*