Dale Farmer wrote:
>> after the root causes of the bad behavior, then by blocking this or
>> that object from functioning, or making the object more difficult to
>> obtain legally for the ordinary citizen.
> So what legitimate reasons are there to use a cell phone jammer? (Note
> that I said legitimate, not legal.)
The >> And here you fall into that common fallacy. 'We can't have these
> people doing this bad behavior that we outlawed. So lets ban one of
>> their instrumentalities to stop their bad behavior.' Remember how
>> effective those laws against flagrant beeper use in the 80s were at
>> stopping the drug dealers? You would be far better served by going
>> after the root causes of the bad behavior, then by blocking this or
>> that object from functioning, or making the object more difficult to
>> obtain legally for the ordinary citizen.
> And *you* think that you are going to stop the black market trade and
> the self abusive behaviors that goes on inside of prisons by 'dealing
> with it'? I'm afraid you're in never never land. It's not going to > happen.
Solving the problems of bad stuff happening in prisons by blocking just one or a couple bands of radio frequency is not going to happen either.
Using technology like this for better security in our prisons isn't a > bad idea.
> Fred
Except it doesn't work. Better to put scanners up and listen to their transmissions.
--Dale