Re: OT: Child Locator
- From: Sky <skyhooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:00:06 -0500
Kathleen wrote:
Wayne Boatwright wrote:
I've been seeing recent TV commercials about a hand held "child locator", but
it requires that the child also be carrying or wearing a device that the
parent can zone in on.
If someone abducted the child, they could easily disable or dispose of the
child's device. Why not just chip the kid the way they do pets?
You first.
Because my dogs were not spayed/neutered as puppies they were conscious
when they got their chips and the procedure was obviously painful.
The implantation involves a hollow needle about as big around as the fat
part of a round toothpick. The chip itself is about the size of a grain
of rice. Some dog owners claim to be able to palpate the chip; I myself
have never been able to feel anybody's chip, even in "tick search" mode,
eyes closed, feeling with the pads of my fingers with the dog lying
relaxed on my lap. However, every time I bring them to the vet I have
the tech scan them to confirm that their chips have not migrated and are
functioning.
Aside from the fact that the implantation procedure is painful, invasive
and presents a risk, however small, of complications including infection
you've got the fact that the chips can't be detected from a distance.
The legal ramifications are cloudy. I do know that employers are not
allowed to demand that employees allow themselves to be chipped as a
condition of employment.
If somebody wants to stick a chip in the scruff of MY neck they'd better
bring lots of help.
"Chips" for pets are one thing - but "chips" (for GPS reasons) are
something else when it comes to humans -- talk about "Big Brother"! No
way would I want my locations tracked - and that's not because I have
anything to hide either!
However, when it comes to "chips" for pets - those "pet chips" are much
less an intrusion than the 'rods' implanted in women's upper arms for
contraception (Norplants???)! Those little rice-sized implants given to
pets have been proven to reunite lost pets with their beloved keepers.
Both my felines have "implanted chips" that the Humane Society provided
when I "rescued" them -- and each is stictly an indoor cat. BUT, in
case something happens (think a traumatic weather event!), then my
beloved felines have a much better chance of 'finding home'!
Sky, who's on a high-horse again (sigh)
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