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Using GPS to Track Teens

jmoloug1 writes An article at CBSNews that describes a new service available to parents. It uses cell phone GPS to track how fast the teens are driving and then automatically sends an alert back to the parents when a certain limit has been exceeded. Bad idea for stupid parents who are going to be outwitted by their kids just turning off the phones? Best of all, it's endorsed by our former chief of military ops in Iraq!"

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  1. Re:It's a joke! by balloonhead · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In America it's legal to shoot someone who's stolen a vehicle and got stuck in it?

    Did he kill anyone, was there any immediate threat of him killing anyone? I don't think being in a tank in itself really justifies murder. Could he even operate the gun?

    I don't know the circumstances - if it was justified then fair enough but looking at the facts here it suggests the easiest way to stop him was to shoot him, rather than there being any real need for it.

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