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BART admits halting cell service to stop protesters
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| 8/12/11
| Michael Cabanatuan, Chronicle Staff Writer
Posted on 08/12/2011 3:31:28 PM PDT by SmithL
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:31:32 PM PDT
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
It’s OK....
San Fransisco is run by DEMOCRATS, nothing to see hear.
However, if a REPUBLICAN had done something like this, you’d be hearing the screams of “FASCIST!!” all weekend.
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:34:55 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(PREFRONTAL LOBOTOMISTS FOR OBAMA2012!)
To: SmithL
So the goons now believe they have a right to the assistance of their victims. Their psychopathic derangement gets stronger by the minute.
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:35:39 PM PDT
by
Hunton Peck
(See my FR homepage for a list of businesses that support WI Gov. Scott Walker)
To: tcrlaf
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:36:46 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: SmithL
A violation of civil riots!!???
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:37:03 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
To: tcrlaf
A statement posted on the transit agency's website said the communications blackout was ordered in the interest of public safety: And what if someone had an emergency? You know, murder, rape, robbery, medical, those sorts of PUBLIC SAFETY issues.
Friggin idiots!
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:40:13 PM PDT
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
To: SmithL
Thanks for posting. I was going to, but I got busy cooking and forgot.
I don’t think what they did was such a bad thing. It might cut down on flash mobs, or make it more difficult for them to get together and wreak havoc.
Some people were so upset by this. It’s like they think cell phone service is a basic human right or something.
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:40:41 PM PDT
by
Califreak
(I heard Reagan is back and this time he's Jewish...)
To: unixfox
And what if someone had an emergency? You know, murder, rape, robbery, medical, those sorts of PUBLIC SAFETY issues. I guess they'd just do whatever used to be done before anyone ever had cell phones, right?
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:41:25 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
To: SmithL
BART temporarily interrupted service at select BART stations as one of many tactics to ensure the safety of everyone on the platform."What everyone has missed so far, cell phones are easily jammed or the cell towers simply cut off. BART can do it on a whim, the UK could have as well, if they so desired.
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:41:45 PM PDT
by
ScreamingFist
(Quiet the Idiot)
To: Califreak
Why don’t they just track the people instigating the flash mobs, and collect the evidence.
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:41:58 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: unixfox
>And what if someone had an emergency? You know, murder, rape, robbery, medical, those sorts of PUBLIC SAFETY issues.<
That was my first thought when I heard about this, but there was a very heavy police presence in the area where they shut off service.
I wouldn’t like this if there weren’t any extra law enforcement in the neighborhood at the time.
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:43:11 PM PDT
by
Califreak
(I heard Reagan is back and this time he's Jewish...)
To: dfwgator
That would be profiling./
What about Freedom of Assembly?
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:45:12 PM PDT
by
Califreak
(I heard Reagan is back and this time he's Jewish...)
To: SmithL
A year and a half ago BART didn’t even have cellphone service, so shuddup ACLU fans.
To: unixfox
And what if someone had an emergency? You know, murder, rape, robbery, medical, those sorts of PUBLIC SAFETY issues.I would walk up to the nearest BART officer and ask for assistance. Then again, I don't rely on my phone for much....it can drop out or be turned off at the whim of any government official.
To: Califreak
How are you going to call the Amber Lamps?
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:48:09 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Alberta's Child
But what if someone was trying to call YOU?
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:48:39 PM PDT
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
To: Califreak
Some people were so upset by this. Its like they think cell phone service is a basic human right or something.”
Last time I looked it was a SERVICE we PAY for. When that is uninterrupted intentionally, for no reason, it is called theft.
Did you leave off the /s or do you really think that companies have the right to change TOS at their pleasure?
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:48:40 PM PDT
by
jessduntno
(Obama shanks. America tanks.)
To: dfwgator
Worse yet, what if I can’t Tweet?
LOL!
(disclaimer-I have never tweeted in my life)
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:49:57 PM PDT
by
Califreak
(I heard Reagan is back and this time he's Jewish...)
To: Califreak
I dont think what they did was such a bad thing. It might cut down on flash mobs, or make it more difficult for them to get together and wreak havoc. Let's just ban cell phones altogether, problem solved.
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:51:41 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: unixfox
You can program the cell tower to only allow 911 calls. Course now if the pudding stirrers decide to use two way radios that might get interesting.
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posted on
08/12/2011 3:51:44 PM PDT
by
Nebr FAL owner
(.308 reach out & thump someone .50 cal.Browning Machine gun reach out & crush someone)
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