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FCC Considers Granting Police the Authority to Shut Down Cell Phone Networks
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| 6 March 2012
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Posted on 03/08/2012 3:55:59 AM PST by ShadowAce
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To: ShadowAce
There is always the fall back option that even the most sophisticated militaries still uses. Runners, trumpets and whistles. All still used in todays military.
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posted on
03/08/2012 7:51:56 AM PST
by
USAF80
To: ShadowAce
Am I missing something?
I mean, aside from it being an over reach of the government and against the Constitution (1st Amendment rights) and all....
How is using a cell phone, a public safety concern? How does that harm the public?
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posted on
03/08/2012 7:55:15 AM PST
by
Lucky9teen
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
To: USAF80
I doubt the local law enforcement turning off cell phones has a missile.
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posted on
03/08/2012 7:55:15 AM PST
by
CodeToad
(NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!!!)
To: Lucky9teen
It is if you are using it for anti-police activities such as coordinating an attack/protest etc.
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posted on
03/08/2012 7:58:42 AM PST
by
USAF80
To: Lucky9teen
Think natural disasters and trying to get in touch with family.
Think 911 on the road.
Think 911 during home invasion when you can't get to the closest phone.
There are many more examples.
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posted on
03/08/2012 8:00:19 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: CodeToad
Have you seen the equipment and tactics that law enforcement uses these days? They wear camouflage, cover their faces, have armored personell cameras, etc. This is military tactics and hardware.
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posted on
03/08/2012 8:00:54 AM PST
by
USAF80
To: ShadowAce
...25 years ago we did not have a government actively trying to control us like we do today...Yes we did but they got away with it because we had no means of mass communication between people. We had to rely on ABCCBSNBCCNN for our news. We could receive but not send.
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posted on
03/08/2012 8:01:17 AM PST
by
FReepaholic
(Stupidity is not a crime, so you're free to go.)
To: USAF80
What makes you think they won't outlaw police scanners?
They already have in some places.
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posted on
03/08/2012 8:02:26 AM PST
by
Joe the Pimpernel
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Moslems reserve the right to behead anyone who says otherwise.)
To: ShadowAce
I was in NYC during 911. I was on the phone with a family member when the first tower fell and all comms was cut off. They had all lines back up within an hour or so. This was amazing because a lot of stuff ran thru the towers.
I went down to the tower site after opened it up in October 2011 and there were just huge masses of splices in the streets around the trade center site.
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posted on
03/08/2012 8:05:02 AM PST
by
USAF80
To: Joe the Pimpernel
Stock up now then. A scanner does not radiate so no one will know if you have one.
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posted on
03/08/2012 8:06:27 AM PST
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USAF80
To: USAF80
A peace full protest is an anti-police activity?
To: lonevoice
To: nomorelurker
A lot of riots start peaceful then as the numbers grow they become violent. If we have ten people protesting and each call a buddy now we have 20. If the new bunch does the same thing we now have 30. Throw in some booze, a few hotheads and now we have a full scale riot. Just an example of why they could justify this.
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posted on
03/08/2012 8:16:22 AM PST
by
USAF80
To: Whenifhow
To: No One Special
Why not just gag everybody all the time? Who knows when someone is going to yell, Fire, in a crowded theater.Next Obama goons will have news people 'submit' copy for 'prior' approval. Who knows what might be said or printed - could be something unacceptable. Right?
Hard to believe this administration can get anymore creepy than they already are - then something like this comes up...
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posted on
03/08/2012 8:25:44 AM PST
by
GOPJ
(Democrat-Media Complex—buried stories and distorted facts... freeper 'andrew' Breitbart)
To: Joe the Pimpernel
I wonder how VOIPO (voice over internet protocol) landlines are affected?
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posted on
03/08/2012 8:30:54 AM PST
by
Lucky9teen
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
To: USAF80
Stock up now then. A scanner does not radiate so no one will know if you have one. They will once they search your house.
The Fifth Amendment doesn't apply if the say they think you are a terrorist.
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posted on
03/08/2012 8:54:03 AM PST
by
Joe the Pimpernel
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Moslems reserve the right to behead anyone who says otherwise.)
To: Lucky9teen
They work fine as long as they don't shut down the Internet.
If they are shutting down cell phones, I don't see why they wouldn't shut down the Internet.
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posted on
03/08/2012 8:57:18 AM PST
by
Joe the Pimpernel
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Moslems reserve the right to behead anyone who says otherwise.)
To: Brown Deer
The FCC doesn’t care about public comments.
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posted on
03/08/2012 8:59:53 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
To: ShadowAce
Maybe a CB would be good, and maybe some of those 50 mile range walkie-talkies from Cabelas.
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