How dare they stop a riot!
They should be sued.
lol
Too bad that some segments of the population have been abusing their access to electronic messaging to create mischief and destruction.
What if the powers that be decided to selectively terminate service depending on caller ID?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2762991/posts
Typical Government service. Give the people free cell phones then cut them off...
Cell service is a constitutional right?
Several years ago a court case came up proclaiming that phone service was a right, final result ... you can turn off phone service (for none payment) with the exception that 911 access must be maintained. This was for residential phone service; don’t know how this will affect mobile service.
BART action not gonna fly.
No it is not legal per the FCC. To jam cell phones, you have to transmit 'white noise' on the frequencies used by the cell phones. Cell phone companies purchase the licenses for cell phones to operate, therefore if you jam the phones the cell phone companies can sue. Plus there is the unintended consequence of jamming phones that are trying to dial a 911 emergency.
To me the solution is to leave the service, but bring as much police force as necessary that is ready and willing to use their guns.
Do people have the right to use commercial wireless services (that cross state lines btw) to coordinate possible illegal activity? Does the BART have the right to curtail unauthorized electronic communication from their premises? Is use of a phone “a right”? So many questions...
American authorities have learned something from the London riots
I wouldn’t have expected anything else from the lame cities, counties and state government of California. Seems like they’ve got the jump on New York, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and other third world cities.
Enemies of America are adept at using our freedoms against us. Freedom of speech and association are subverted to serve the purposes of the opposition as in this case. Next thing that happens is a judge gets to rule on “the constitutionality” of depriving our enemies of their “civil rights”.
For different reasons, the federal courts (and some local/state) confiscate cell phones with cameras from non-lawyers. The cameras have to be kept in a locker or other secured spot with guards until the owner leaves the court house.
Most public events open with a request to turn off cell phones. That’s not disabling as it seems BART has done.
I will make it legal.
We want government to control nothing and everything at the same time.
If digital messaging of some kind is used to organize a crime, does that meet the legal definition of a conspiracy?