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South Carolina Wants To Jam Cell Phone Signals

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oooo-oooo-me-too dept.

Corey Brook writes "The South Carolina state prison system wants the FCC to grant them and local officers permission to block cell phone signals. News has been out about the growing problem of them perps smuggling cell phones into prisons for a while now. Inmates use cell phones as commerce, to implement fraud, smuggle drugs and weapons, and to order hits. Of course, some may use it to just talk to a loved one any time they can." Hopefully movie theaters and restaurants do it next.

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  1. smuggling by RemoWilliams84 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just realized what they mean by smuggling them in. I'm guessing I wouldn't want one of those phones close to my mouth/nose.

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    1. Re:smuggling by decalod85 · · Score: 5, Funny

      My guess is that slimline phones are very popular. I wonder if they get "crappy" reception?

    2. Re:smuggling by n3tcat · · Score: 5, Funny

      I just realized what they mean by smuggling them in. I'm guessing I wouldn't want one of those phones close to my mouth/nose.

      Because you're allergic to the cake frosting? </naive>

    3. Re:smuggling by itsdapead · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm going to get a cell phone implanted in my penis

      Then you can use your Dictaphone... :-)

      (Sorry - but I had to get rid of that joke - it was getting so far past its tell-by date)

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  2. Re:Mobile phones by 19thNervousBreakdown · · Score: 5, Funny

    But if you ban cell phones in prison, only criminals will have cell phones in prison!

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  3. Re:fp by clam666 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd say don't bother with blocking cell phones, let the inmates have as many as they want.

    Just make it a death penalty to be caught in possession of a charger.

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  4. Re:Mobile phones by Mr.+Bad+Example · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Food is pretty much up there with sex as far as primal instincts go.

    Or in the immortal words of Descartes: "Burrito, ergo nom."