Would you believe that in alaska there are people stealing dogs and digging out the chips?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 5:06 PM Subject: Re: Big Brother in WALMART > We've had all four of our ferrets chipped. We decided to after a > friend recovered her lost ferret based on the animal's implanted > chip. its like any other technology, there are good and bad > implications to it. the most interesting ones are those we cannot > foresee. > > larry > > >I know someone that had his kid chipped to keep his ex in line. Course, to > >listen to him, she needs keeping in line, but that is HIS side of the story > >doncha know... > > > >Dana > > > >jon hall writes: > > > >> I agree with the overall goal, but the potential downside is > >> tremendous with the implant tech. I want to say that it should be kept > >> optional, with benefits like lower insurance rates driving adoption. > >> > >> That however is a slippery slope...it wont be long before people start > >> ranting about how non-chipped people are driving up insurance rates > >> and California starts passing laws making them mandatory... > >> > >> If they do become mandatory in my lifetime...I guarantee I'm dropping > >> of the grid and becoming a shadowrunner though ;-) > >> > >> -- > >> jon > >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> Wednesday, June 11, 2003, 6:21:33 PM, you wrote: > >> <snip> > >> c> I also am behind a chip implant system that would tell a paramedic all my > >> c> information so he/she could better save my life. It is also a > >>great idea for > >> c> children. I know what you're thinking, but if one of your > >>little ones comes > >> c> up missing you'll wish your GPS could track them. > >> > >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
