[Sloth]

I guess I can't be too surprised at the reactions here. I was one of the few arguing that the nannie govt shouldn't be deciding who gets to call you or not.

Stopping property crimes is one of the few legitimate functions of government. It is perfectly appropriate for the state, at my request, to prevent strangers from trespassing on my phone.

[palmer]

Stopping property crimes is one of the few legitimate functions of government. It is perfectly appropriate for the state, at my request, to prevent strangers from trespassing on my phone.

The equivalent crime is someone on the street yelling at you in your yard. They have not gone on your property, but sent sound in your direction, or in the case of your phone, electrical current representing sound. If you can make a case that the person in the street is disturbing the peace and you should call the sheriff, then fine. But it's not trespass.