BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Happy slapping trend: Take away the camera phone = kill the fad

Instead of taking away phones, using the premise that bullies are attention seekers; wouldn't it be more sensible to figure why they crave attention or why their willing to use extreme violence to promote themselves? From fights over a girl at the gate, underage sex, rape, teen pregnancies to Latrine humiliations, none of this is new. All of these things have been reported in books, journals, articles, movies and T.V programs dated from before everyone over 13 had a cell phone. To blame cellphones for this , is rubbish. The logical answer has always been psychological counselling, juvenile imprisonment or some other curative/preventive/disciplinary action. To snuff/censor the act is to censure it . It is the least effective and most ignorant way to handle this. Pretending there isn't a problem, won't do away with it.
Cell phone helps communication goes on

student shouldnt be allowed to bring cell phones to school and excuses like flexibilty is really ridiculous there is no need for that i mean there is already a system that works just fine. if there is a emergency the parents or guirdian should call the school office and then they will send some one down to inform the child plus texting or calling the child wouldnt make a difference because yuo are still going tohave to go through the office people to take your child out of school so that will be a even longer process and even if a teacher does take their cell phones of them during class think about during lunch times students have the opportunity to miss use their cell phone such as text bully many kids have been affected by this and allowing students to bring their phones to schoolwill only make things worse especially for the teacher because of the distractions of cellphones capability may be important but so is a childs education and future
They Can Be Used Educationally.

allowed* and you had a device you could have looked that up on. point being, we learn more from searching and studying that we do from google doing our work for us. In the end, it comes down to the fact that cheating is easier, much more accessible, being distracted, plaiying games is right at the finger tips of the students. Then comes the whole "listening to the music while the techers trying to talk"... not a good idea. Then is comes down to money. If you want to eliminate paper and such and have all documents on a laptop or another sort of hand-held device (tablet, mp3 player, phone) then schools could eliminate books, worksheets ect. But this means every student needs to have the same device which so that the teacher can provide documents (in the same file format). This also means that every parent or school district needs to dish out so much money for very student to have said electronic device. This means instead of $40 for a lost text book, its $200-500 for the electronic devic thats lost or stolen. This would increase "crime rate" in schools! Overall its expensive, allow for kids to cheat, get distracted and learn in less effective way. The idea of it sounds nice, but its not as good as the first glance.
Cell phone helps communication goes on

well, we have to thoroughly see what it is meant by not allowing. If not allow mean no cell phone at all within school circumstance, i would like to say big no. As it is stated "mobile Phone", students will bring it wherever they are such as, in the toilet, library, cafe, or even class. It grows the mobility and flexibility between parents and their children. Why mobility and flexibility are so important? In case their parents are sick, or someone important for them is dead, or most cases, the students needs their parents help to bring something important that they forget, mobile phone is the first help to access, unless there is no even an account in their cell phone. Even if there may be a phone center in any school, yet it is still not as flexible as mobile phone. If the case is about class disturbance, it does not mean that we have to completely ban them. we can just simply establish a helpful school policy. For example, during the class the teacher shall ask student to put their cell phone in front of the class, or near the teacher. Then, student will have no chance to make use it wrongly that may disturb the class session. So overall, cell phone helps student to shorten the range between their parents. Parents can still control them. Parents still have their capability to inform anything important.
Children can use the money.

This places too much strain on children. Childhood should be enjoyed, we only get it once. If society starts to make it a norm that children are to provide for themselves, then children will feel obliged to do so in order to relive their parents of financial strain. But this is not a worry that children should have. Children should not have to worry about money. Adults cannot cope with such pressure; why would we like to place this strain on children?
They will have the satisfaction of a job well done.

Children unlike adults do not value money; except maybe for running to the corner store to buy some candy/chocolates/gummy-bears for themselves. But in general; unless the hard earned cash translates into a new PS-3(Play Station -3) or android or some other popular toy/machine/device; it is not appreciated. Children value material; stuff you can buy with money not money itself. While adults are free to roam and spend their salaries on purchases we decide on for ourselves. Children are restricted from frivolous expenditure and can not run to and back from the corner store to buy the latest somewhat-expensive techno-fad.
children will be exploited

Disreputable employers in the UK would much rather exploit migrant workers, who can work any hours and are available at short notice, who aren't as well legally protected and who will accept lower wages. Some children are remarkably disagreeable and mercenary. A work environment will quickly teach them how to stand up for themselves. In a work situation, they are more likely to quickly be seen as equal to the adults if they work as hard and stand up for themselves, which will give them a huge confidence boost.
Teens have used camera phones to send their nude photos to all their friends

Take away their cell phones and they'll use webcams; the core issue is that of internet porn addiction and behaviors resulting from it. We had cellphones but we didn't take nude pictures of ourselves; this activity is pretty recent. I however, hold the opinion that the majority does not use cellphones for this purpose. I think the fact that this phenomenon has emerged and is growing fast, might be because porn is no longer taboo and girls today; watch it too or something? [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100801195052AAjiQMp]] [[http://www.medindia.net/news/Boys-Watching-Porn-More-Likely-to-Harass-Girls-and-Indulge-in-Casual-Sex-64220-1.htm]] [[http://www.steadyhealth.com/Do_girls_watch_porn__t94194.html]] [[http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov07/webporn.aspx]]
Cellphones are used to avoid emotional confrontation and real human contact

Sometimes emotional breakdowns on the phone or in person can be embarrassing and lead to no growth. To allow the other person the dignity and composure of not having to visibly and audibly break down; is the most decent and civil way to do it. [[http://wn.com/DDW_Texting_Teens_May_Improve_Liver_Transplant_Outcomes]]
Fancy cellphones are no longer a status symbol and carrying a pricey one in public is dangerous

They're still a necessity; I keep a cheap low-priced Nokia n series phone just to get things done. No matter how much you insist you prefer communication on Facebook or g-mail; in the end S.M.S messages and missed calls; prevail. People will sooner text you at emergencies than use anything else to let you know. [[http://www.mobiletechnews.com/info/2007/04/19/115927.html]] Phones are less of a status symbol because they are cheaper. This makes them less of a target for theft. Also, a good quality phone wouldn't be large. Old phones are large.
The use of a mobile phone requires a social life.

Studies continue to emphatically expose the adverse effects of cell phone radiation; without refutation. [[http://www.truthaboutabs.com/cell-phone-damages-crotch.html]] Tell that to all those crack callers I keep getting missed calls from. Badgering strangers or not is possible on both the internet and on a mobile. The difference is privacy policies and Cyber-laws protect the average internet browser; whereas, there are no protections for those being harassed on their cellphone. And no I've tried the add to screen list option; the calls still come but the phone doesn't ring and calls I 'do' want to receive are impeded. all you need is a phone number; some creeps even dial in random numbers and then wait and see who picks up. Cell phones are even more versatile than public payphones for those who change Sims often; so they don't worry about call tracing. This is why cellphones are central to crime and terrorism. Demo: Get disposable phone; insert disposable Sim Call anyone from anywhere.(fellow criminals, stalker target, person to blackmail etc) Give phone to complete stranger or throw it in a trash bin; from which any random person can pick it up. Avoid being traced.
Better connected via mobile phone

Mobile phone is a breakthrough invention that helps us to be better connected. Even texting is also considered as socialising but of course it is not the best way to socialise. Nevertheless, its creation allow us to stay connected with friends and family.It gives more opportunity to interact.Imagine how often we can interact with our friends or family without mobile phone compared to with mobile phone. And observing the current trend, it is true that it is an growing addiciton among the teens.
Teens have used camera phones to send their nude photos to all their friends

Taking a photo and sending it out is easy and instant when you use a camera phone. A growing concern is the abuse of camera phones by teens you take nude/naked photographs of themselves. This obviously does does allow for healthy and normal social interaction. Many teens face criminal charges and psychological trauma that will most naturally adversely affect their present and future. [[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24970829/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/]] "Many of these pictures are falling into the wrong hands — or worse, everyone's hands, via the Internet — and leading to criminal charges" "They were pretty graphic," said sheriff's Sgt. Mark Yehle. "I think they just do it to impress their boyfriends. When he breaks up, he 'vents,' in his words, by posting them. He apparently didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He didn't know it was illegal." "I just don't understand why kids would do a stupid thing like that," said Rochelle Hoins of Castle Rock, Colo., where 18 students in her twin sons' middle school sent around nude pictures of themselves last year. "We did dumb things when we were kids, but not like that,"
Cellphones are used to avoid emotional confrontation and real human contact

"A person is in an unhealthy phase of obsessive and constant cell phone use. This may be caused by the newness of the device or by an emotional problem that makes them use the cell phone to isolate from others who surround them. Or, it might be that the increasing use of the cell phone by everyone else causes the person to get one of their own."[[http://www.helium.com/items/1915501-why-cell-phone-are-an-anti-social-invention]] More often than not; people use cellphones to pull themselves away from a crowd or ring themselves to get out of an uneasy situation/conversation where they have to confront themselves emotionally. Text has no tone; breaking up by thumb-text is so much easier than a face-to-face or phone conversation where you hear the crying and wailing. Real social interaction which forces you to develop an emotional conscience is thus inhibited.
Fancy cellphones are no longer a status symbol and carrying a pricey one in public is dangerous

[[http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/11/10/police-search-for-cell-phone-muggers-in-nyc/]] Drivers,maids and homeless people have fancy cellphones now; cellphone robberies are common. And just like smuggled/stolen/fake designer wear fancy cellphones are everywhere. What carrying a gigantic expensive cellphone/Blackberry/Iphone does is make the average person a potential victim of a robbery,mugging or worse. All the functions of the cellphone thus become void. [[http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20100703/news/news1.html]] [[http://pakistancriminalrecords.com/2010/10/23/karachi-mobile-phone-van-robbers-collared-by-cid-from-shershah/]] [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1383155/Mobile-phone-robbers-to-get-18-months.html]] [[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Girl+of+14+is+gang-raped+after+chasing+mobile+phone+robbers.-a081673614]] [[http://latest-mobilephone.info/sc-couple-says-robbers-threw-them-in-river-naked.html]] internet on cellphones comes at an exorbitant cost. [[http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/RaiseKids/does-johnny-really-need-that-iphone.aspx]]
The most social kids in school today are constantly talking to their friends on theirs i-phones or androids or other cellphone varieties

The most social kids in school today are constantly talking to their friends on their* i-phones or androids or other cellphone varieties: Thumb-Texting is the current most popular medium for planning parties or asking people out on dates etc etc. Since a cellphone is almost always on your person the issue of using cells is not that it inhibits an active social life but that it creates an overactive social life; making it near impossible or do or think about anything else. [[http://www.mediabuyerplanner.com/entry/33437/cell-phones-key-to-teens-social-lives-47-can-text-blindfolded/]]
Security: The best means to keep track of your teens

Many parents worry about where their kids are; when they are out. In times of yore, this meant flipping through phone books and looking for friends' phone numbers; calling their homes only to find out that the kids were at a fast-food joint or party where they could not be contacted. Fast-forward into our time and parents can call their kids where-ever they are. [[http://www.wirelessandmobilenews.com/2008/09/cell-phones-impact-teen-life-s.html]] Cellphones make both teenagers and adults feel secure; if Grandpa who suffers from old age dementia/amnesia/Alzhiemers' went for a walk and lost; you can always call him up and find him. If you don't have a ride home and are punch-drunk; call a cab and viola.
The use of a mobile phone requires a social life.

You need friends to actually talk to on the phone, and the social skills to actually maintain a conversation about something. It isn't like an Internet forum where you can pester complete strangers. In addition, it is still in real time and people can still hear your tone of voice, so it isn't that different apart from not seeing the person's body language and facial expressions - they can still tell if you are being sarcastic, lying, nervous etc.
Children who commit crimes are victims of circumstance. We should address these circumstances rathe...

Children who commit crimes are victims of circumstance. We should address these circumstances rather than punishing them. Studies show that they are often vulnerable children who have grown up in poverty, been uncared for by their parents, moved house a lot, been abused, been victims or members of gang activity, and often skipped school. Rather than sending these children to young offender institutes, often harming their education and training them to be criminals, we should take other measures. As in Norway, for example, social authorities should take action to secure the child’s development through counselling or time in a special care unit. Measures should depend of the child’s circumstances, rather than how bad their crime was. This is more likely to reduce criminal behaviour in the future. In addition, there are issues about ‘class’ here. Rich children are less likely to be criminalised because their parents can deal better with the situation and pay for better lawyers.
Children cannot have a fair trial. Given the serious consequences of being found guilty, it is impo...

It is possible to make the system work for children. Many countries, such as Australia, Singapore and the USA have special courts for offenders under the age of 18. These courts are designed to be simpler and less intimidating so that children can understand what is happening. Using specially trained lawyers who are used to working with children can also help. It is possible for children to have a fair trial so long as safeguards are in place.
Children cannot have a fair trial. Given the serious consequences of being found guilty, it is impo...

Children cannot have a fair trial. Given the serious consequences of being found guilty, it is important that people have a fair trial to find out whether they are guilty and to make sure any punishment is just. Children often struggle to understand the trial process which may be long, technical and stressful. Children are unlikely to have the concentration to follow the evidence properly and may not be able to give clear and consistent instructions to their lawyers. This can lead to great injustice if the child cannot adequately follow the trial because they do not understand, or are intimidated by, the strange setting and the language used. For example, in the Jamie Bulger case (see above), it was noted that throughout much of the three week trial the boys looked bewildered and bored, and that neither boy gave evidence.
Children do not have the emotional maturity to be responsible in law for their actions. We all know...

Children do know the difference between right and wrong. The abduction and murder of Jamie Bulger in England in 1993 by two 10 year-old boys demonstrated this. Jon Venables and Robert Thompson must have known that what they did was wrong, or they would not have lied about it and covered it up. Moreover, it is important that the criminal law underlines the difference between right and wrong by punishing children who commit crimes.
Children do not have the emotional maturity to be responsible in law for their actions. We all know...

Children do not have the emotional maturity to be responsible in law for their actions. We all know that children cannot always make informed decisions. It is for this reason that children in many countries cannot vote or drink alcohol or consent to sex. Children have not had enough experience of life and do not yet have the same mental and emotional abilities as adults. They are often not aware of the consequences of their actions. Even where they know the difference between right and wrong, they often don't understand the difference between various levels of wrongdoing. It is therefore unfair to hold them criminally responsible for these actions.
Criminalising children harms their development and makes the situation worse. Being labelled as a c...

Criminalising children is necessary to show that their actions were wrong. Children who commit crimes have often grown up in communities without a structure of control. They may see drug-taking, domestic violence and criminal activity in their homes, and they have often skipped school. These children must be punished so that they learn the true costs of their actions. They are less likely to commit further crimes in the future if they know that they will receive a punishment. In addition, other children are less likely to commit crimes if they know a punishment will follow.
Criminalising children harms their development and makes the situation worse. Being labelled as a c...

Criminalising children harms their development and makes the situation worse. Being labelled as a criminal at a very young age is unlikely to lead to a better understanding of right and wrong. Instead, a child who does not understand the wrongfulness of what they have done may feel unjustly treated and feel bitter toward society. Or the child might simply accept the label of being criminal and resign themselves to it. Children who are labelled criminals are also likely to be treated worse by those around them, such as teachers or other parents, separating them from society. In addition, those sent to prison or young offender institutes are cut off from their friends and family and develop friendships with other criminals, possibly even sharing ideas about crimes. All of these reactions are likely to make the child’s situation worse and increase the chance of future criminal behaviour.
Children who commit crimes are victims of circumstance. We should address these circumstances rathe...

Children would be at more risk if they could not receive criminal punishments. These children may sometimes be the victims of circumstance, but criminal punishment can be combined with rehabilitation. Education and training in prison will mean that child criminals can be brought back into society. If criminal sanctions were not available, children would be more likely to be used to assist older criminals. Older brothers or friends would be more likely to bully children into carrying weapons or drugs, or climbing through windows during burglaries if they could not be put on trial. Gangs would be encouraged to recruit younger members. This would make it harder for children to avoid being involved in crime.
Only Words, Another fairy tale

I can't believe people are actually believing that God loves them just because of some words that were written by a person! Those words are probably not even the same as the one in history. I'm sure it has been edited by some people quite a few times. God can never be what you call as " love ". If you think you know know love or you love someone because of god, you are hopeless! Love is a passionate feeling for someone that has grabbed your attention not something that should be printed out million and and edited million times and be called "god". God is only for people who are weak to believe in.For example, if you want something badly and you want to plead someone for it, you pray to him in a hope that a magical thing would happen. To make it simple, god is just another fairy tale. And people who believe are just like kids who want to believe that there is something magical out there in the world.
God will not let you be tested beyond breaking point

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it." - 1Corinthians 10:13 It is important to remember, though, that: "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:" - James 1:13 (KJV)
A book says that

The Holy Bible has lasted for over centuries, if it was incorrect then surely people would of proved this, but instead evidence of its truth has been arising. Though I do agree with you in a way and I sometimes doubt it too, but you need faith (which is what God tells us to do) and so this is what I have. If you have faith that the word's in which have been written by real people's experiences (which includes Jesus as well, and He doesn't lie to us) then you will start to see even more proof of Him. "If one will seriously investigate these Biblical evidences, he will find that their claims of divine inspiration (stated over 3,000 times, in various ways) were amply justified. The remarkable evidence of fulfilled prophecy is just one case in point. Hundreds of Bible prophecies have been fulfilled, specifically and meticulously, often long after the prophetic writer had passed away. For example, Daniel the prophet predicted in about 538 BC (Daniel 9:24-27) that Christ would come as Israel's promised Savior and Prince 483 years after the Persian emperor would give the Jews authority to rebuild Jerusalem, which was then in ruins. This was clearly and definitely fulfilled, hundreds of years later." (http://christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-t003.html )