Kids Buy Lunch with their Fingers
and the actual post:
Kids buy lunch with their fingers
I am all for the advances of technology (I get paid to blog!) but this might be a little creepy for my tastes.
The Rome City School system in Georgia is switching to a scanning system that lets students use their fingerprints to access their bank accounts to pay for lunch. What, students have bank accounts? I think I am even more scandalized.
One student defends the system, saying "all you've got to do is put your finger in, and you don't have to do the number and get mixed up." Some parents, however, are upset by the fingerprinting of their children who may not realize their rights are being violated.
I don't know - practical, or big brother-ish? I'm going with the latter.
There were many comments, here is what I posted:
It is a violation of civil rights if the school is requiring participation. I will not have my children fingerprinted/chip implanted/etc. I am not an "unreasonable parent" as Harry claims. I am one who worries about where this country is headed. It has nothing to do with "criminal" acts. It has to do with a right to privacy. It is just a few steps from fingerprinting to implanting chips. They already have chips that they are implanting in animals so you can "locate your lost dog." Let’s see, Hmmmm. I know, implant convicted criminals so that there is no point in escaping, we can just track them down - they don't have any rights anyway. Just a small step to implant them in your child at birth - for safety reasons of course. Can't abduct a child that's been lo-jacked right? Well, then why ever have the chips removed? You have nothing to hide, right?
It is not illegal to read Playboy/girl (at least not today), but it is not something I would have announced to my entire neighborhood either. It's not illegal to practice a different religion than my neighbors (again, at least not today), but it's not necessarily something I want to discuss with them. Big brother is always looking over your shoulder and he's intrusive enough already between video cameras on every corner and facial recognition software. There is no place you can go anymore to be FREE except the woods with no electricity. And believe me - I am thinking about it.
10 comments:
Tatiana. Dee and I are good friends as well. I would never repeat a word she's said to me. I love her to death!
You and I seem to have a lot in common as far as books, movies and just our attitude. She is luck has hell to have you as a friend.
As for rhe porn on her blog, I think it's giving pigs a bad name. Dee will have my id if you'd ever be inrerested. I also find wicca and the occult facinaing
I read your post on Dees blog. I agree she needs no one to stand up for her. She does very well on her own. BUT, what you did was stick up for your friend and I see nothing at all wrong with that. I knew why she was away for a few days!
Thanks for being such a good friend to her
I agree with you on this topic. The government is pushing it too far. How long before we all have microchips imbedded in us??? May sound strange but I can actually see it happening.
Hell, soon they'll be burning us as witches at the rate things are going!
Anon 9/11 @ 11:23,
I talked to Dee, but she's not sure who you are. You're welcome to PM me or email might be better - never know when I'll actually get online. My yahoo addy is the same as my profile name.
Hi Chrissy! I hear ya! I am a Witch and I want no return to the Burning Times! The way big brother is going, we won't have any privacy left soon. Eventually, the Constitution won't be worth the paper it's printed on.
Again, i agree with what you've said! Dee knows who chrissy is. the id is chrissy11870.
take care
I agree with what you said on flys blog. my husband was in the army. People seem to twist what i say though. i DO admire the men and women that go and fight for us. I disagree with the reason they are fighting for us now. I see it as an unjust war. I don't believe these people should be put in harms way for the wrong reason, which is what is being done. far too many americans and innocent iraqis dying for no good reason. bush did not create a war, he created a mess.
You should post topics more often. I for one love to hear your point of view on things.
Thank you. Unfortunately, I'm not able to be on the computer that often. My family takes up a great deal of my time. I am fortunate enough to have 4 wonderful sons and a S/O that I love. I spend large portions of my day with them and usually what time I do have on the computer is spent doing things to support "my causes." I am very active in human rights, civil rights, women rights, freedom of speech, and environmental issues. If I think I can help make a difference, I'm there.
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