[Sacajaweau]

Likely a freebie...I have no problem with it.

We had a senior citizen here with alzheimers...took a walk....they found him in a ditch. The sad thing...he had taken a long walk several times before. If only they had a device in his sneaks.

[Hot Tabasco]

Likely a freebie...I have no problem with it.

Free, maybe. But govt. mandated is what he's advocating..I'm surprised you missed that.

You still on board?

[Shannon]

Your comment reminded me a time a couple years back. I was driving along a busy two lane road, bordered by subdivisions. I saw an elderly lady walking on the grass along the road. It's not a place I normally see people walking and certainly not elderly women. Something about it just didn't look right.

I remember wondering what if she had Alzheimer's and her family didn't know she was out alone. What to do? I called 911 and asked that someone go check on her. Never knew how it ended but at least I didn't see a missing news report on her.

[lee martell]

Seniors and freely ambulating disabled people could use these devices. I went through losing a client for about three days. It was horrible, the not knowing. This client was found days later, disoriented, and a cop did the right thing by bringing him to a shelter. The employee fallout was heavy, management never did get over our group ‘allowing this to happen’, even though this was an unlocked facility. This should not be done on all school children all the time, but in today’s world, we need to think before we reflexively push away the option.

[Hoodat]

What is a ‘freebie’? I know of nothing that is free.

[all the best]

The government shoulf give away goods and services for free as long as somebody thinks it’s a good idea. Have no idae what “conservative’ means these days.

[freeandfreezing]

Why can't the families who want to track their kids or elderly just buy their own? Tracking devices aren't particularly expensive now. $149 and $30 per month is all a high end tracking device costs.

AT&T offers one, as do a number of other vendors. Their tracking service which uses the kids phone - less secure than something attached to clothing, but good enough for most kids, is something like $9.95 per month.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Likely a freebie...I have no problem with it.

After all, what is the feral government for if not to provide boondoggles for campaign contributors?