...Dissatisfaction...

The purpose of the article "Public Display of Dissatisfaction" by Anne Kingston with Alex Ballingall, is to persuade readers to be more considerate with their cell phones and to show the risks that they can potentially cause. The author uses three main points in the article to portray her message, firstly by showing how it can be rude, distracting, and dangerous.
 
I believe her points are valid, yet not entirely accurate. Though cell phones can be a distraction while driving and such, it is much more common among younger people who are more used to it and less likely to take offence.(As many modern things can offend older generations, eg. music, body modification, same sex couples ect.) And with driving, it merely states the crashes and fatalities as a result of "distractions" and not necessarily texting, as it could be any number of other things.( A drink, passenger, pet, or even billboards) Another point could be that this is article is angled toward the younger generations and putting the shame on them, yet the fact is that "the 30- to 39-year-old age group had the highest percentage of cell phone use in fatal crashes." Not the youngest generation.



I believe that cell phones are acceptable in many circumstances, but people have a right to not approve if it is interfering with important things or during social interactions when it can be deemed impolite. I do believe some places should have cell phone jammers, yet that could also be potentially dangerous in the case of an emergency when people cannot call for help. For example, "cell phones can help authorities find an owner’s location if he is ever lost or injured." Says Mrs.Finttons blog. "Of course, calling 911 is always best, if possible, but if one is unable to send out a call, his location can be tracked based on the towers that his cell phone is pinging." And in another fact for Mrs. Fintton's blog she states that "Talking on a cell phone while driving can make a young driver's reaction time as slow as that of a 70-year-old." yet we don't take every 70 year old off the road, do we? Certainly not.