Vermont’s legislature has introduced a bill to ban the use of cellphones for anyone under 21.
According to CNET, the bill was introduced by Sen. John Rodgers(Dem-VT) to prohibit the use of cellphones for anyone under the age of 21. Rodgers says people under the age of 21 are not mature enough to use cellphones due to cyberbullying and the number of fatal car accidents in the state:
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“The use of cell phones while driving is one of the leading killers of teenagers in the United States. Young people frequently use cell phones to bully and threaten other young people, activities that have been linked to many suicides.”
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The bill also argues that if those under the age of 21 are not “mature enough” to possess guns, drink alcohol, and smoke cigarettes then the same rules should apply to cellphone use. It says anyone under the age of 21 is caught using a cellphone faces one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
However, Rodgers said he brought up the bill to make a point about gun laws but stated he would not vote for the bill himself.
“I have no delusions that it’s going to pass. I wouldn’t probably vote for it myself,”