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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.

4 of 601 comments (clear)

  1. Everyone rush out and buy a DTV converter box. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just get a converter box. Help the FCC can smuggle money out of the pockets of the poor and destitute.

  2. Re:Mobile phones by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Jjshdhhd ggg ggg gggg. Gggggg gg gg ggg

  3. Re:The whole idea of prison is by nycguy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...or their spouse lied about being assulted, or because they could not pay the overburdensome child support.

    Any issues at home, friend?

  4. Re:Hold on there... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ha.. Flaimbait.. when it's the truth.

    I wonder which it was that sparked the intelligence of the mod, the no respect line stolen from Rodney Dangerfield, the what to do to get the theaters to enforce their own rules, or the mind you own business about the smoking. Oh well, it isn't like it matters.