Why can't I turn on my iPhone 3Gs after a full discharge?

My phone recently discharged until shutoff.  When I tried to charge the phone, I got the red battery charge indicator and a possitive charge symbol right below that, furthermore, my phone did not respond to any actions such as holding down the power button, home button, or both simultaneously.  Nothing.
On a good note, I tried a new cord and was able to plug the phone into my laptop but didn't get the driver function chime for an active connection to the PC.  Following the failure of my computer to recognize the device, I tried again to hold the power button for fifteen seconds while iTunes was running (not that that did anything) and the phone plugged in to the PC via USB cable yet unrecognized.
The phone powered on showing me the apple logo at 4% battery life then immediately gave me a warning that the battery was less than 20%.
WHEW!
I am guessing that the phone has some mechanism that will disallow the phone from being powered on following a charge after a full discharge.  I'm not letting my battery get below 20% again.

I am guessing that the phone has some mechanism that will disallow the phone from being powered on following a charge after a full discharge.  I'm not letting my battery get below 20% again.
Good guess but bad idea.  It's NORMAL for the phone to be unresponsive, just showing the red icon for up to 30 minutes of charging, when it had been run to shut down.  This prevents the battery from being used repeatedly in a near depleted state which can damage overall battery life.  
You SHOULD run the battery to shutoff periodically to maintain meter calibration.

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