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I support the use of this device for people suffering from dementia. Too many show up in our local paper as lost. Do we assume that their guardians were irresponsible? Not that I know of. These were adults that did the unexpected and walked away.
Our paper recently reported an abduction of a three-year-old from the home of her own grandmother. Fortunately she was found about 24 hours later via the Amber Alert. I think she would have been found much sooner had she had that little device. In this case, the child was snatched by her father who was under a restraining order. Also, the most attentive parent may have that momentary distraction that allows her child to be drawn away.
Using this device on a teenager simply to monitor their activities is just wrong. Teens will test the limits of their parents just for drill, but I would hope that the parents have instilled all of the good sense noted by others above. Even an out of control teen would have that device removed quickly, as Mal pointed out.
If there is mutual trust between the parent and teen, the device might provide a level of personal security and/or safety that both would appreciate.
Your teen is going to a school sponsored trip to our nation's capitol? Honey, please wear this so that you are never lost. Does anyone argue against that?
As with everything, there are appropriate and inappropriate uses. When I was a toddler, my mother kept me on a leash. Appropriately so, because I could be drawn to anything that caught my interest and I once toddled into the street in a second of inattention. Was that wrong for her to use that extra insurance that I never left her side? Heh...I'm not squashed like a bug, because I was never given a second chance until I was old enough to "look both ways before crossing the street."
just my 2 cents
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