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Originally Posted by ratbastid
I'm not so sure about that... If I had children and they were of phone-dialing age, I think I'd be very happy for the to be able to call 911 if they legitimately needed to. And, as their parent, it would be my job to ensure that they were responsible about it.
It's really not the phone's fault that there are brats who misuse vital public saftey services.
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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights
Huh...I did not know that. Not that my kids play with old cell phones, but it is useful to know that all a phone needs is a charged battery to be able to call 911. My guess is, not a lot of people do know this. I should imagine that if more did, less kids would get old cell phones to play with. Chalk that up as my one thing learned today, to keep the day from being a total loss. Thanks, f6twister.
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I think that kids having a phone to use in the case of an emergency may be a good idea; but only if it is explained to the child before hand what the phone is and isn't for. The child obviously wouldn't realise the harm that is caused by prank calls, so cannot really be blamed.
On the other hand, do children really need to be able to dial 911? A better option would probably be to call a parent or a friend of the family - of course in that situation you need a fully functioning phone, which is probably not an option.