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Re: Little Buddy Child Tracker Makes Spying on Your Kids Easy

No name ass kicker — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:35:00 -0000

shut your hole you doushbag dicksucker

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andrew37 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:47:15 -0000

GPS signals are very weak. A GPS receiver will not work inside a metal lunchbox. (Neither will a cell phone, which is the other half of this gadget.) But even if the product works as advertised, if a kid with one of these devices is abducted, the "Little Buddy" will be the first thing tossed out the window. Even if you purchase this device, you can't use it without subscribing to their service. I went to the company's web site and saw no mention of the monthly subscription fee -- only the generous offer to get the first two months free.

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JNM — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:51:56 -0000

LMAO... this person is either a kid with issues or a dolt. With thier incredible vocabulary and writing abilities, I'm sure everyone will take your thought under serious consideration...... NOT!

Re: Little Buddy Child Tracker Makes Spying on Your Kids Easy

no name you fucks — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:58:04 -0000

listen you stupid people out there who dont know how to trust your kids let them go, give them more space, thats how you get more trust from them, kids hate it when your breathing down there necks every 5 min saying where were you, what was you doing, who were you with, give it a brake for crying out loud, and honestly kidnapping dont happen all the time and this thing wouldnt help your kid if he/she was raped cause clothes come off and everything so the person doin the nasty with your child will find it anyways, so give it up you just cant stop rapes, kidnapping, or any of that stuff you stupid fucks.

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Joan Van Vuuren — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:26:20 -0000

hi my name is Joan from South Africa your device, the little buddy is great, not for spying on children, but for their safety, my children are all grown up, but I think of all the children in South Africa that get kid-napped, daily. I think all parents through-out the world could do with one of these devices for each of their children, but your price is crazy very few parents in South Africa can afford the price u are charging, and then u advertise it as something for parents to spye on their children - hahaha a game - not good. Do u know if this device is in South Africa already

Re: Little Buddy Child Tracker Makes Spying on Your Kids Easy

Mike — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:59:32 -0000

Tom, I am a parent, and an adult, and I don't always make the right decsions. I've gotten behind the wheel when I probably shouldn't have, I've answered the door for strangers, heck, I've even torn the tag of a mattress or two, and I think my parents did a great job teaching me right from worng. Fact is kids, teens, adults will make mistakes, thats why we make seat belts, cell phones, medical advances, and yes even now GPS, to help find a kid who may be in grave danger!

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Mike — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:43:19 -0000

Why can't we have our cake and eat it too? Why can't we use both good parenting and technology? Obviously it can be used to spy on your kids, but what if my 22 month old was to be abducted, and the abductor was not savvy enough to discover and discard the device, would I regret not spending $80 bucks to help find my child. I trust my nanny, I don't have the time (or interest) to watch her or my kid’s every move, who does? But if I ever receive that frantic phone call, I have another tool to bring my child back. Everyone has a right to voice their opinion, but I will say I think much differently now, than I did 22 months ago. Your world changes in that delivery room.

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no name — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:35:55 -0000

k im 17 and this idea of freedom for kids wont work want to kno why its because kids will throw the damn thing away if they find it which 90% will so ya whoever made such a thing needs slapped hard in the face over and over and over till you bleed.

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daysie78 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:49:05 -0000

Well, I don't consider it spying on the kids, I consider it a way to find them if something goes wrong. My son is 8 and he has been wanting to venture off to his friends houses. I simply want to be able to set the boundaries and if he goes past them, I'll know. And, if there would be an emergency, I would be able to find him. Surely, no one actually sits at the computer and watches every move the kid makes. At least, I hope not.

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Ron — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:33:32 -0000

Why a $99 price tag? Shouldn't it be much cheaper? Not every family can afford this price tag.

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myboys — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:57:37 -0000

I agree with the other parent. Unless you have kids of your own, you don't know what it is like to worry if your kids are Ok. If they had a tracking device as small as the chip they put in the neck of house pets I buy them just to know my kids are safe not to spy on them. You can't trust anyone with your kids.

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nicole barr — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:18:16 -0000

I think it is okay for really young kids but for teenagers like 16 or 17 its weird unless theres a good reason

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Loyola — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:49:58 -0000

we as parents need to start taking care and making sure of where are kids are and arent that is our responsabilities as parents because if you love them you take care of them and make sure you know what they are doing what they are watching and reading and lilstening to if you want your child to be safe healthy happy and also show him by living your life the way our Lord taught us to live and teach them you are the parent not the friend.. and respect them and tell them you love them. This to me is not a spy deal its to keep you safe deal. Always tell them you love your child and if they do wrong repremend em and follow up.
Loyola Montoya in Espanola NM

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mrchickensoup — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:22:33 -0000

I wonder if this device would work for a 3 year old autistic child who given the chance will leave the house whatever the weather.l

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Mark Ying — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:39:05 -0000

This device is a great choice for any parent who loves their children. Who want to see their child grow up. Just asked all the parents of missing children, would they had used this device.

Such devices would not be necessary if our government would keep child molesters and rapist in jail, for good. But they won't, remember even a criminal has rights, but their victims do not. We would not have to go this far in protecting our children, if there were a deterrence to crime.

Returning to the old ways, where neighbors and families saw your child and chased them back to where they belonged or knowing the children in your neighborhood, and who their parents are, so when something strange was happening, you as a concern neighbor, friend steps up, to intervene in behalf of a child and their parents to prevent the evil of our society to destroy them, a device like this would not be necessary.

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Jim — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:24:55 -0000

not a horrible idea for kids who are driving their parent's cars

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Dan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:21:44 -0000

Let me try to put this in a way a 16 y/o can understand. Being able to locate your child that is overdue from school, before the abductor has a chance to rape and murder them, and give the police a chance to find the child and catch the slim that took her, is a TREMENDOUS benefit. Maybe it would have prevented this tragic outcome. You obviously speak before you read.

Re: Little Buddy Child Tracker Makes Spying on Your Kids Easy

Dan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:25:10 -0000

crimsy - you must suffer from what I call intelligence poisoning. You sound educated, however, you missed the point entirely of the device in the first place. The device is LOCATE you child, in a case of emergency, not save the child. Geez. please refrain from reproducing. you obviously speak before you understand.

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Mojo — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:22:51 -0000

Jeez,

you all make it kind of painful to read. I just wanted to see how well this thing works, not get a lecture on liberal versus conservative parenting. Do you all have jobs? Who cares how some complete stranger uses this thing? Is there anything on this thread from someone who actually bought one?

Re: Little Buddy Child Tracker Makes Spying on Your Kids Easy

Dan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:19:14 -0000

Until you turn 18, we have the right to spy...get over it. And if you don't have children, you do not have a clue what a parent goes through, no mater what you "opinion" is. I bet the parents of the child in Orange Park, FL that was found dead in a dump in Georgia would have loved to have one of these, but now that the child had paid the ultimate price, it really does not matter...

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General Kafka — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:07:28 -0000

This technology is a tool. Don't let it make you surrender actual parenting.
I think monitoring your kids without their consent is wrong. Consent is relevant maybe after 7 to 9 yr old, depending on your child.
You can teach your child that you completely respect their privacy and teach them how they can disable the tracking device (alumunium foil will work just fine I'm sure).

The problem is that, in case of child abduction, the only sure way to find your child again is if they have the device in their pocket - not in their backpack.

I don't feel comfortable putting a radio emitting device in the pocket of my child next to their skin permanently...

Re: Little Buddy Child Tracker Makes Spying on Your Kids Easy

karela — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:40:00 -0000

Seven year olds don't need to have autonomy as much as they need to be protected from creeps who snatch kids on their way home from the bus stop. Ask the little Duggar girl who spent all those years living in a creep's back yard and having his babies. Yuck.

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karela — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:35:39 -0000

I would say that if you find your kid with a kidnapper before the kidnapper harms them, then you are indeed protecting them. That's the idea behind an alarm that goes off if your kid leaves a certain area and a GPS system that can tell you where they are. If the little Duggar girl had had one the day the creep snatched on her way home from the bus stop, she wouldn't have had to live in a back yard tent for eleven years and bear the guy two children starting at the ripe old age of thirteen. That's the kind of stuff Mom and Dad would like to protect their kids from. My only complaint is that the thing needs to be smaller and come in cheap multiples so that you can sew it into their clothes. People are projecting their ideas of freedom onto children who need protection more than they need the freedom to play hookie. It would also come in pretty handy for all the kids that get lost in National Parks every year. This device would never be used on a teenager because any teenager with a brain would notice the big blue thing in his/her backpack and loan it to a friend at school while they went to the mall during study hall and then reclaim it before they went home.

Re: Little Buddy Child Tracker Makes Spying on Your Kids Easy

karela — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:23:29 -0000

What fun is it to be seven years old and kidnapped on your way home from school? If it were me, I'd really like it if my Mom brought the Mounties to take me back home before the creep hurt me. How about you?

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Name — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:23:21 -0000

There is plenty of terrible sentence structure.