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Pragma · 12-09-2003, 11:40 AM

This has both good and bad sides to it. Yes, the ability to shut people up is a very wonderful thing. However they have a right to talk on cell phones, even if it is annoying you. It's no different than if you've got two people standing in front of you in line talking loudly, than if you've got one person on a cell phone.

I got my cell phone for emergencies only - the recent hurricane, and for when my car broke down. I use it only a few times a week, if that often, and that's mostly to let my girlfriend know I'm outside her apartment in my car.

I do not think that any public building should have a jammer placed in it. It is too important, for safety reasons, to allow people to have cell phones, than to block them. Suppose you're in a bank and everyone's been taken hostage (not an everyday occurance, but something that can happen - and does happen in some areas) - call 911 to alert the police.

Suppose you're in a theater and the person next to you starts having a heart attack? Call 911 to alert the paramedics. Suppose you're at a soccer match and your friend gets in a car accident - you get a phone call and you need to rush to the hospital?

There are plenty of arguments for and against this, and it ultimately boils down to making people bear the responsiblity for turning their phone off or on silent mode when it is appropriate - but you don't have a right to regulate their phone calls.

12-09-2003, 11:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	This has both good and bad sides to it. Yes, the ability to shut people up is a very wonderful thing. However they have a right to talk on cell phones, even if it is annoying you. It's no different than if you've got two people standing in front of you in line talking loudly, than if you've got one person on a cell phone. I got my cell phone for emergencies only - the recent hurricane, and for when my car broke down. I use it only a few times a week, if that often, and that's mostly to let my girlfriend know I'm outside her apartment in my car. I do not think that any public building should have a jammer placed in it. It is too important, for safety reasons, to allow people to have cell phones, than to block them. Suppose you're in a bank and everyone's been taken hostage (not an everyday occurance, but something that can happen - and does happen in some areas) - call 911 to alert the police. Suppose you're in a theater and the person next to you starts having a heart attack? Call 911 to alert the paramedics. Suppose you're at a soccer match and your friend gets in a car accident - you get a phone call and you need to rush to the hospital? There are plenty of arguments for and against this, and it ultimately boils down to making people bear the responsiblity for turning their phone off or on silent mode when it is appropriate - but you don't have a right to regulate their phone calls. __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!