Comments on: Youth: Text in Knife Crime Concerns

By: SMSblack

SMSblack — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:03:09 +0000

Samantha, the scheme seems to have been successful and has been extended - http://smsisthenewblack.co.uk/2009/01/15/text-t...

By: SMSblack

SMSblack — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:03:09 +0000

Samantha, the scheme seems to have been successful and has been extended - http://smsisthenewblack.co.uk/2009/01/15/text-t...

By: SMSblack

SMSblack — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:03:09 +0000

Samantha, the scheme seems to have been successful and has been extended - http://smsisthenewblack.co.uk/2009/01/15/text-t...

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:14:01 +0000

Very true!
What constitues as being “fun” to some people is rather bizarre. Falsely accusing someone for a “laugh” certainly isn't fun; but even saying that, I cannot deny it'll probably happen!

Samantha.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:11:21 +0000

With any hope it will!

Ahh yes, I've heard of the 'Fare Dodger' thing. It's an odd, but good idea!

Samantha.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:08:18 +0000

Very valid point!

Well, I would imagine that they would investigate cases based on the liklihood of it happening in an area and such... Then again, I don't see the point in that!

Samantha.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:14:01 +0000

Samantha.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:11:21 +0000

With any hope it will!

Ahh yes, I've heard of the 'Fare Dodger' thing. It's an odd, but good idea!

Samantha.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:08:18 +0000

Very valid point!

Well, I would imagine that they would investigate cases based on the liklihood of it happening in an area and such... Then again, I don't see the point in that!

Samantha.

By: Stuart Alexander

Stuart Alexander — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:31:02 +0000

If the number truly is scrambled, then I wonder how long it will be before people start falsely accusing people “for a laugh”. I do think this is a great idea though.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:20:09 +0000

The fact that mBlox are involved in this doesn't fill me with confidence. But if I were to step back and focus on the idea, I er, still have my doubts...

Texting anonymously is all well and good, but what if the person doing the reporting forgets to delete the message from their 'sent' folder? It's been a while since I were a teenager but I do know one thing, kids pass their phones around all the time and you can't always trust so-called 'friends'. Or at some point they may have their phone stolen from them (possibly by the same group likely to be wandering around with knives).

I guess as long as the person is made aware of this, then this shouldn't be too much of a problem.

By: Kip Hakes

Kip Hakes — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:48:32 +0000

Great little concept.. Similar to the 'Fare Dodger' thing that National Express do on their trains (I think Ewan posted about it..). Let's hope it saves some lives!