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Offline lazs2

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« Reply #15 on: August 22, 2007, 08:36:18 AM »
vulcan..  I would be a lot more upset if it were here.

I also think you give me too much credit.  I can think of half a dozen people on this BB who are/will be more upset than I.

When if comes to kids...  their rights are not the same to me but... I believe that most times the parent should be the one to make decisions for kids and not the state.

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« Reply #16 on: August 22, 2007, 10:05:56 AM »
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vulcan..  I would be a lot more upset if it were here.

I also think you give me too much credit.  I can think of half a dozen people on this BB who are/will be more upset than I.

When if comes to kids...  their rights are not the same to me but... I believe that most times the parent should be the one to make decisions for kids and not the state.

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I'm one of those would would be more upset than lazs, I think.  When the government becomes the parents of my children, they could do whatever they feel necessary for them ~ until then, that's my job.
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« Reply #17 on: August 22, 2007, 10:45:54 AM »
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I'm one of those would would be more upset than lazs, I think.  When the government becomes the parents of my children, they could do whatever they feel necessary for them ~ until then, that's my job.


This idea has nothing to do with the British government. Its a private company marketing a product to individuals. The question we should really be asking is do any kids in the UK actually still wear school uniforms?

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« Reply #18 on: August 22, 2007, 10:53:44 AM »
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This idea has nothing to do with the British government. Its a private company marketing a product to individuals. The question we should really be asking is do any kids in the UK actually still wear school uniforms?


Agreed...I saw nothing in the article suggesting it would be mandatory or that government was involved in any way.

Knee jerk reaction from those who adamantly disapprove.
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« Reply #19 on: August 22, 2007, 10:53:56 AM »
Not such a bad idea when you consider the number of perverts out there stealing kids.
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« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2007, 12:25:03 PM »
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The question we should really be asking is do any kids in the UK actually still wear school uniforms?


Nearly all secondary schools require school uniform. It's not quite as common in primary schools, but becoming more so.

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« Reply #21 on: August 22, 2007, 12:27:51 PM »
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Agreed...I saw nothing in the article suggesting it would be mandatory or that government was involved in any way.

Knee jerk reaction from those who adamantly disapprove.

I'd fall under that knee jerk reaction column ~ didn't even read the article ~ only read the blurb in the original post.

Just give it a little time though, the government will soon applaud the idea & give it full support & encouragement.
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« Reply #22 on: August 22, 2007, 12:28:12 PM »
I tried to push the "I love him too" button and nuthin happens :cry
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« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2007, 12:32:05 PM »
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In their brains.  For the good of the kids.


They're Brit kids. That may be a difficult thing to locate.........







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« Reply #24 on: August 22, 2007, 12:55:15 PM »
The thing is it may not end there.  On first glance you might look at this product and say "good idea, I can give my kids these gps trackers and then go online and see where they are"  "If someone grabs them or they get lost hiking or camping, I can find them. "  

The problem with what seems like a good idea is in a couple of years the military says "Hey we should put these trackers on all our soliders and vehicles so we dont loose them" and the sheep will say "this is good, saves our defense dollars."  And then the Insurance companies say "Hey this will help us recover stolen vehicles and it will be good for our customers"  And the sheep say "this is good, it will lower our insurance rates."  Then one day before you know it some group for public safety and watchdogs for our well being will say "Hey we need these trackers for all the criminals after we release them from prison so we know where they are"  and the sheep will agree "Yes this will help us feel safe at night when we sleep"  And finally the day comes when a polictian or a lobby group in Washington says "everybody needs a GPS tracker in case there is an emergency so we know where everybody is, and it will save millions of dollars for the census takers cause we will know where everybody is and what they are doing and help prevent crime."  and the sheep say "Bbbaaaa"

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« Reply #25 on: August 22, 2007, 03:48:09 PM »
I am having trouble getting worked up about a private company offering a product that is not mandatory.

But... as eskimo points out.

I do love you all...  even the really really dumb ones.

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« Reply #26 on: August 22, 2007, 08:09:58 PM »
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Nearly all secondary schools require school uniform. It's not quite as common in primary schools, but becoming more so.


Really?

When I was at school in Glasgow 20 years ago, as much as the teachers tried to make us wear uniform, we pretty much ignored them. I just assumed the continuing collapse of discipline in schools in the intervening years would have meant they'd have given up trying by now.