Either it’s blackmail — or it’s a shame is a shame, and this is one of the few remaining ways that we can recognize a shame, by putting a name upon it.
And that doesn’t excuse not looking at content. After all, even Kari wouldn’t want ineffectual or counterproductive nonsense associated with her name.
It’s going to look different to do this on a “punch 9 to get out” system than on a “punch 7 to get out” system.
A middle approach might be to require large stickers that explain how to call 911 on phones where it won’t work directly. And maybe some kind of tax allowance to procure systems where dialing 911 will work directly.
Recognizing a shame is and should be a far cry from adding yet another straw of government coercion to the camel’s back under the rubric of compassion.
What is happening to good old Free Republic these days? It seems that the principle of limited government is getting it in the neck recently on a variety of topics.
How would we know what Kari wants or doesn’t want? She is, unfortunately, deceased.
The world has enough silly, unsightly finger-wagging stickers on everything from motor vehicles to ladders. Ironically, the lawyers’ and the nanny state’s zeal for ‘safety’ has many in society ignoring any and all stickers due to their ubiquity and apocalyptic worst-case fearmongering. They are mere visual noise these days.
The story, the law and the sentiment behind them also overlook the fact that a large portion, possibly even a majority, of society (including children) are using mobiles phones primarily or exclusivelywhich further obviates this law.