2morecents –
– first of all payphones are becoming less and less common because having cell phones is becoming the norm (and yes that does include school too.)
– second of all, if it gives them a sense of security, why do you want to take that away? If it gives someone a sense of security to hold a gun (or on the iphone they have this app that you could get that sounds like you are cocking [is that the right word?] to scare people off) or whatever, then why take that away?
Yes unfortunately we live in a world that is more unsafe than it used to be. Let them. And no, kids aren’t always only doing bad things. If I feel safer walking the streets of NYC with a cell, why not? It’s not bad, or whatever.
– thirdly, yeah its not a necessity to own a cell phone but its a major plus and help.
As for parents…well if you feel you don’t need a cell phone then kol hakavod but it’s not practical for many others. And no, parents don’t need to have a cell phone with internet.
You seem very against cell phones for whatever reason. I’m sorry you don’t see the good also. And I’m sorry you don’t trust kids (or even adults) While many kids adults may do bad things on their phone, a lot don’t.