Florida girl wearing headphones, looking at phone hit and killed by train

[ContraPagan]

Originally Posted by wiscokay

It's not just young people. I can't believe how many people bash millennials and younger for their technology use, when every day I see just as many people from the older generations buried in their phones. It always frustrates me when I go back home to visit my parents and I'm sitting with my family in the living room and I'm the only one not constantly on my phone.

I found an article with some interesting statistics (https://priceonomics.com/which-gener...cted-by-their/). It's not specifically about cell phone use but technology in general. From the article:

Who uses technology during meals?
– Generation Z (15-20): 38%
– Millennial (21-34): 40%
– Generation X (35-49): 45%
– Baby Boomers (50-64): 52%
– Silent Generation (65+): 42%

Too many people have become so disconnected from the world around them because of the device that was intended to keep everyone connected all the time.

That must be an old article, because someone who is currently 50 years old is not a Boomer. The Boomer era ended in 1964.

[dblackga]

Originally Posted by vision33r

Whats a 11 yr old doing outside wearing headphone and iPhone crossing a railroad track? Forget trains, she could easily gotten kidnapped or run over by a car.

A lot of children her age are kidnapped because their parents did not protect them.

Davenport is a small town, less than 3,000 people. The kind of town where people move because they want their kids to grow up in a safe environment. Haines City, where the accident happened, only has about 20,000. So it's a small town environment, where kids are often given freedom to do simple things -- like go to the store. She was walking home after going to a convenience store, which is not unheard of for an 11 year old in a small town.

Most "missing" kids her age are missing due to getting lost, running away or because of a custody dispute. Being "kidnapped" by a stranger or slight acquaintance is actually very rare -- a fraction of 1% of total missing kids -- which is why you hear about it on the news. So, no, not "a lot of children are kidnapped". Check the stats.

It's just a tragic accident. No need to make ugly judgments about her parents' parenting skills. Don't you think they feel bad enough?