Well you should know it's not automatically forwarding kids to the 911 line if you read it. I think it was clear it had nothing to do with 911 except being an analogous source of help, and that there is nothing automatic about it. It doesn't seem at all helpful to me, but kids already have the ability to contact 911 any time they want, so I don't see where it's a big deal.

Well, in the article we see that what they actually say the button would do is : ""The panic button may take you into a site and it will say 'do you need advice?', 'do you need to contact police?', and then there's almost like a choice of what you do," McMenamin said." Not quite the same as calling 911.

Or we could read the article, about the system which is only being imagined at this point, and works like this, in a vague sort of way: ""The panic button may take you into a site and it will say 'do you need advice?', 'do you need to contact police?', and then there's almost like a choice of what you do," McMenamin said."

Wait, they can fly too?!!

Arch ... arch ... there's an arch in France!!! A big one! Ooh, I knew I hated the French for a reason.

I'm not sure about what your whole point is, but this seems like a rather odd comment. Why would you assume that no generals or commanders wanted to go to war? What evidence do you have for such a bold statement? And what in the world would lead you to think that voluntary service somehow weeds out "bad people."? It seems entirely possible that a "bad person", whatever that is, would be glad to sign up to get to shoot people, doesn't it?

It's like this was crafted to be the most ludicrous example of a conspiracy theory ever. The whole thing was because someone wanted the U.S. to have the tallest building in the world??? Using Jesse Ventura as expert testimony?? I'm presuming this was all meant as an ironic example of conspiracy thinking. There's conspiracy theories out there can make you stop and go hmm, it makes good sense. Then there's this one. I can just see Cheney rubbing his hands, an evil glint in his eye. "Which country will have the tallest building now?! Mwa ha ha ha."

You sure about your numbers there? I for one have been one of the uninsured, both ineligible for government programs, and not an "illegal intruder." I know lots of people in the same boat, certainly enough to doubt that we round to zero.

Which would be the same if you looked at what most people read. Most people aren't reading anything more enlightening in print than they are online.