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Re: Youth: Text in Knife Crime Concerns

SMSblack — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:03:09 -0000

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

Re: Youth: Text in Knife Crime Concerns

MaManfie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:14:01 -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.

Re: Youth: Text in Knife Crime Concerns

MaManfie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:11:21 -0000

With any hope it will!

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

Samantha.

Re: Youth: Text in Knife Crime Concerns

MaManfie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:08:18 -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.

Re: Youth: Text in Knife Crime Concerns

Stuart Alexander — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:31:02 -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.

Re: Youth: Text in Knife Crime Concerns

Anthony — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:20:09 -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.

Re: Youth: Text in Knife Crime Concerns

kcjh — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:48:32 -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!

K