Ban cell phones?

  • mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    December 20, 2011 at 2:44 pm #1019566

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    Outlaw cell phones and only outlaws will have cell phones.


    Phones don’t kill people. People, who through the advanced evolution of man have escaped natural selection, kill people.

    lhprop1
    Eagan
    Posts: 1899
    December 20, 2011 at 3:32 pm #1019587

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    Or, we could demand that the existing laws get enforced.

    This is my thought on the matter. Make it so that “inattentive driving”, regardless of the distraction, is a crime and punish it accordingly.

    I can’t even begin to count the number of times I’ve seen someone swerving and/or driving 55 in a 70 mph zone on the freeway only to pass them and see the yapping away on their phone or texting.

    lhprop1
    Eagan
    Posts: 1899
    December 20, 2011 at 3:37 pm #1019589

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    Yesterday I was sitting at a traffic light. On my right were three cars waiting to take a left. When the light turned green, nobody moved. I was waiting for the horns to start blowing when I saw that all three women were texting and none of them had noticed the green light. Sigh….

    If only I could get a train horn in my truck

    Unfortuantely, I’d proabaly scare some little old lady into the ditch with it and then go to jail for scaring her to death.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    December 20, 2011 at 3:39 pm #1019591

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    is a crime and punish it accordingly.

    It’s already punishable up to and including death.

    lhprop1
    Eagan
    Posts: 1899
    December 20, 2011 at 4:08 pm #1019605

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    is a crime and punish it accordingly.

    It’s already punishable up to and including death.

    They should advertise that fact. Can you imagine those billboards or PSA commercials?

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22456
    December 20, 2011 at 5:08 pm #1019643

    Could you imagine every car with a laptop, like the cops have ? Surfing the web, emailing, watching videos, what is different about using a smart/dumb phone to do the exact same things ? I realize some of you, do not need anybody telling you how to behave in society (kudos to you) but there are way more out there who do need some guidance. If it is legal, I do it, if it is not, I don’t.. see how a law works ? Saying that robbing banks shouldn’t be against the law, cause the criminals are still gonna do it ??? Really ??? Saying that stiffer DUI/DWI laws have not reduced alcohol related accidents, is just absurd… or that the cops are letting people off…do some research for crying out loud. I want to save more time, by getting a haircut while I am driving… is that legal ??

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    December 20, 2011 at 5:15 pm #1019646

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    If it is legal, I do it, if it is not, I don’t

    I was just going to ask you when you stopped using common sense?

    Oh come on! I owed you at least that one!

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22456
    December 20, 2011 at 6:02 pm #1019550

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    If it is legal, I do it, if it is not, I don’t

    I was just going to ask you when you stopped using common sense?

    Oh come on! I owed you at least that one!

    last week…

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