Legislation- Leiby's Law not enough

How about allowing kids to carry cell phones so they can call home when lost?

And incoming only accepts calls from the preprogrammed numbers.

Only if it can ONLY call 911 and 1 or 2 (or even 4) other preprogrammed numbers (that go to his home and parents cellphone numbers and/or Hatzolah/Shomrim.)

I think this is great!! 🙂

A girl on my bus in DC had one a few years ago and already then I thougth it was a great idea. Too bad it didn’t take off then, maybe now it will.

mom, Shame on the Childrens Place for giving them a hard time with viewing it.

I was thinking that thats exactly where the tragedy began!

If what youre saying is true, that they were difficult, they ought to be held responsible, publicly embarassed,and at least not profit from Jewish customers, no matter hw much we like their clothing!

We have to be aware of the world we live in.

I believe that mamosh as an issue of mesirus nefesh a plan should be instituted that every Cheder, yeshiva, Beis Yaakov etc. teach children basic street safety. Not to talk to strangers, what to do if you are lost etc etc. I remember as a child (different time different country) that once or twice a year we would be spoken to by a community police officer and our teacher about these things and once a year we were taken on a walk in the street and shown how to cross a street etc, told NEVER to take a ride from a stranger etc. This is all common sense but somehow we have forgotten it.

Cell phones, and technology have their place, but there are those who will take issue with them. Rather than fighting over this we should do what is possible. What the politicians are suggesting is good as well, but things that start from within a community (the bottom) usually succeed faster.

I think that today especially this is an essential part of chinuch. A child will certainly listen to what his/her Rebbe or Morah will say, and it will also help teach a familiarity and respect of the police.

This would take up maybe one and a half hours each school year from say pre 1A until 4 or 5 grade.

It is always easier to find an argument to do nothing, But Maaser Hu Ha Ickuar (Action is the most important thing).

I heard of a bracelet-phone with a “panic button” of sorts that a child would wear around his wrist and would therefore be much less likely to get lost. In England they also have a “Teddyphone” which looks like a teddy bear and can only call about 4 pre-programmed numbers.

The sticker program IS a great idea, but like most knee-jerk reaction ideas, the details need to be hammered out.

as far as i know he DID call his boss but couldnt get through. youre all being way too hard on the worker. it really is not his fault. were you in his situation? no. so please hush.

Mommamia22: The truth is I can’t remember! Could be it was a discussion point and not an actual, available device. But it should be!! Cell phones have gotten pretty small. Would it be such a leap to make a simple one as a bracelet?

When I was a kid, there was a program in Chicago in which the police department provided signs for people to place in a prominent spot in their front window to let children know it was a safe place to go if they were lost or whatever. It worked fine then. No reason it couldn’t work now.

There are already gps bracelets and watches etc specifically designed as a tracking safety device where parents can know instantly on their cell phones where their child is. It even alerts them if the device is removed. Do a google search to find out more.

On the main issue of safe stores or homes, it would work amazingly if they all had cctv cameras that were either networked or internet linked. Then the issue of can we trust this guy to run a safe place is sorted because they cant hide the fact that a particular person or child entered the store. And faces can be picked out by computer in seconds. In the UK, police cameras pick out faces of known trouble makers in seconds amongst crowds of 85,000 at soccer matches.