Comments on: Texas To Track Truant Students By GPS

Kids With History of Skipping School To Wear Ankle Bracelets Equipped With Satellite Technology

[erasmus81]

shanev137

I liked your joke on the "No Joke:Failed Humor May Invite Abuse" article.:) Cute!

[shanev137]

The Waffen SS is alive and well in the US.

[erasmus81]

"Before we know it they will be injecting chips in them as babies..." Posted by IrishWench at 11:20 PM : Aug 23, 2008

With all the really stupid parents out there that are raising kids, this might be a good idea.:)

Just kidding.

[jsilver2th]

Can''t get a college loan but the good old boys can afford a shock collar for ya...

Posted by SistaTee:
"Check Johnny''''s GPS and tell me where he is."
"He''''s in the drug house at 4301 MLK Blvd."
"Now where is he?"
"He robbing the bank at 1220 Jesse Jackson Avenue."

That''s some racist noise-

[aggiekat2004]

Funny thing...all of the illegals seem to want an education...

[aggiekat2004]

"But the privacy issue: What happens with the bracelet or anklet after school is out? Is that appropriate for the school or courts to know where and what this person is doing outside of school?"
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Get over it. These kids are obviously doing things they shouldn''t, or they wouldn''t be in front of a judge and being ordered to wear one of these.

I worked on a $50 million high school project in San Antonio, and let me tell you about the opportunities that these kids have. There was an early childcare lab, so the girls could bring their babies to school. There was a school bank, so they could learn banking skills. There was a cafeteria AND a cafe, where the kids could learn restaurant skills. San Antonio recognizes that not all kids are going to college, but at least are trying to give them job skills they can use.

So if the little jerks are still refusing to go to school, more power to this judge. Stick a transmitter on ''em...they''re up to no good.

[sistatee-2009]

"Check Johnny''s GPS and tell me where he is."
"He''s in the drug house at 4301 MLK Blvd."
"Now where is he?"
"He robbing the bank at 1220 Jesse Jackson Avenue."
"And now?"
"Parking ramp on Peko, carjacking a ride."
"Okay. Good. Keep me posted."

[dronemonk]

We''ll soon be able to empty our prisons....society at large is shifting so authoritarian/fascist that keeping people behind bars will be a needless and redundant duplication compared to how we treat our (so called) "free" people.

[CBSTV]

This is the result of many (perhaps well meaning) people who have traded privacy and civil rights for "better security." We are now on a slippery slope.

[voidmaster-2009]

I would not allow my child to be subjected to such BS as this. If necessary, I would even use deadly force to prevent it. It is not just time to put the state in its place, it is way overdue.

As for the idiot-poster who wrote %u201CFor men, who are more danger to soiety , and might harm some women, this is a good idea%u2026%u201D first, you obviously never met my x-wife. Second, your statement reveals that you are far more dangerous to others than is any man.

[ajmystic]

colonieNy, that is a very biased opinion. Granted, there are more violent crimes done by the male population overall, but that is not a reason to single them out. Females are generally more apt to be runaways and to skip school to go to the mall with their friends. Since we are talking teenagers, it should be noted that the gang affiliated females can be and are as violent as their male counterparts. What about the video of those girls beating up on their supposed friend? Females have a violent streak in them just as men do. Let''s be fair and have both sexes monitored, if that is the court''s judgement.

[colonieny]

AS an ACLU member and a Women and the WOrld Professor, I can see that this is a total invasion of rights for women. Both as the person being tracked and as the potential person a male might be visiting, and the woman does not want to be discovered as the "other woman." For men, who are more danger to soiety , and might harm some women, this is a good idea.
Thus, it should only be used for men. And if women are the "contact" person, their names must be hidden from any coourt records.