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Pass the Kelsey Smith Act ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, women, cell phones, abduction, protection, environment )

Cher
- 979 days ago - change.org
On June 2, 2007, Kelsey Smith was an eighteen year old young woman, from Overland, Kansas, was abducted in broad day light, from a local Target department store. The surveillance video from Target showed Kelsey, purchasing a gift for her boyfriend to
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Carole K. (199)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 9:24 am
Verizon, VERIZON, could perhaps have prevented this beautiful young woman's death; but they chose not to cooperate with police. Please remember when it's time to replace your cell. Signed
 

Brenda M. (133)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 9:27 am
Noted and Signed,Thanks Cher. Thank you for signing the petition "Pass the Kelsey Smith Act"
That's just awful, and it could have potentially been prevented, yes this is needed!
 

Gran Pat (330)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 10:37 am
TY, Cher for this. Done!
 

Gregory Hilbert (427)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 10:49 am
Signed and noted Cher, I was appalled to learn this law is needed, and that it might have saved this young woman's life if it had been. I'm also appalled Verizon did not immediately go to the great lengths they could have easily afforded to take in response to the emergency.
 

Merissa S. (13)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 10:59 am
Signed and noted. Thanks Cher
 

Annie Cowling (112)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 11:10 am
Signed thank-you Cher
 

James W. (176)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 11:31 am
signed # 78
 

RebeccaAWAY S. (38)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 11:31 am
Noted, signed and tweeted. Shame on Verizon for hiding behind policy to keep from helping the police save this young woman. No wonder we need the law with cowardly companies like that! Thank you Cher!
 

chris b. (2503)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 11:32 am
Noted and signed . I echo Gregory's comments! Emergency and potentially life saving information should be available to an authority such as the police immediately!
 

Lynn Marie M. (22)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 11:39 am
This is a must do! Noted and signed.
 

Stephen Hill (713)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 11:44 am
Noted and signed!
 

Michela M. (2992)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 12:48 pm
You must live in the U.S. to sign this petition.
 

. (0)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 2:41 pm
Noted and signed. Thankyou Cher.
 

Laurie IS AWAY S. (128)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 2:50 pm
87 Signatures Goal: 100
87%You signed this petition on 09/18/10.
Very sad, this didn't need to happen!!

THX CHER!!
 

Lyne F. (103)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 3:21 pm
So sad...
 

Susan S. (188)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 4:24 pm
Noted with sadness. I saw another case of a lady and her family who were abducted and killed after she went to the bank and asked the teller to call 911, The police did respond and were outside her home but the brutal killings were not prevented. The case was in 2007 and is still not through the justice system. We have to keep making life safe for women and stop violence against women.
 

Nancy Roussy (79)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 7:03 pm
I cannot sign because it is for Americans only. I am disgusted by this case and with the fact that phone companies can do that and get away with it!
 

Ann Eastman (32)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 8:45 pm
Noted and signed (and appreciated).
 

Kenny V. (173)
Saturday September 18, 2010, 11:45 pm
Sadly Signed...This bill's been Introduced but Congress as of today has been sleeping on it going on a year.Strange how they listen when Verizon wants to take away your rights, (Net Neutrality Bill) with their 14 million in Lobbying,but something as important as this sits like a stone at the bottom of the Ocean...
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3803/show
 

moggy w. (119)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 2:00 am
signed, but it should have been passed a year ago. Actually, there should not have been a need for this law at all. Verizon should just have automatically done the right thing . They could have helped, and chose not to. Well, at least it will make it easier for me should I have to choose a phone company. Or anything else Verizon sells.
 

patricia m lasek (317)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 4:55 am
signed #108
 

Melissa Cadle (11)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 4:57 am
I agree with moggy w.... why has it taken so long to try to get this passed? So scary.
 

Carol H. (215)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 7:03 am
signed #110 and noted
 

Jean Lord (46)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 7:47 am
Signed.
 

Gabe B. (38)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 9:19 am
noted and signed
 

Alicia v. (181)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 12:44 pm
Signed.
 

Jennifer Shaw (38)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 12:47 pm
Thanks as always, dear Cher! Signed and noted.
 

megan joskow (4)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 1:11 pm
just signed it hope it go's into affect.
 

donald baumgartner (3)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 1:15 pm
Signed and Thanks!
 

April Thompson (2)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 1:41 pm
Noted ans signed! This shouldn't have happened!
 

Shirley H. (49)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 2:06 pm
Sadly signed
Shirley H.
 

Hannah H. (98)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 2:18 pm
Signed & noted!
 

Jada S. (9)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 2:19 pm
Noted and signed. I pray this passes!
 

Bobbie Hensley (47)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 3:02 pm
Signed and Noted!
 

Teresa K. (33)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 5:05 pm
Done and done and shared, Thank you!
 

Beverly C. (0)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 5:36 pm
Signed.
 

Janet R. (26)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 7:09 pm
Shame on Verizon is right. Signed and noted.
 

Elisabeth T. (0)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 7:50 pm
How tragic......signed
 

Sharon S. (8)
Sunday September 19, 2010, 11:18 pm
signed. i am disappointed in Verizon for being so priggish and not releasing the needed information during an ongoing abduction investigation. As far as I am concerned VERIZON played a part in her death. Shame on them for not doing the right thing first.
 

Edward M. (8)
Monday September 20, 2010, 2:00 am
That a law is required for something as basic as the disclosure, to a police department, of telephone records shows up the need for a complete examination of your legal system.
The telephone company involved are culpable in this young woman's death due to possible indifference from the management employed by them, probably hiding behind privacy laws.
 

NICKY MELVILLE (93)
Monday September 20, 2010, 2:38 am
So sorry I wasn't able to vote. Good luck with this@ Thanks Cher!
 

Chiara C. (23)
Monday September 20, 2010, 3:20 am
Unbelievable!
 

Heidi H. (170)
Monday September 20, 2010, 4:00 am
Horror. True inexplicable horror
 

Joy Wong (63)
Monday September 20, 2010, 6:04 am
Noted.
 

Esther Z. (83)
Monday September 20, 2010, 7:02 am
Noted and signed.
 

Bess Moore (6)
Monday September 20, 2010, 2:47 pm
OMG!!! Unbelievable!!!
 

Jose Perez Morel (35)
Monday September 20, 2010, 5:33 pm
Watched and shared...................
 

Charlene Rush (2)
Monday September 20, 2010, 6:04 pm
I'm not excusing Verizon, but I suppect that possible lawsuits could have something to do with it.
 

Mrs Shakespeare (35)
Tuesday September 21, 2010, 12:38 am
WOOOOOW, it seems like the Verizon people really have a concious!!
They are boycotted for life!
Thanks, Cher.
 

Heidi L. (88)
Tuesday September 21, 2010, 10:15 am
Signed
 
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