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Mexico Will Shut Down 25.9 Million Cell Phones
Several months ago, as a way to prevent the use of cellular phones in criminal activities, the government of Mexico started a program to require all phone owners to register cell phones in their own names. The registry associates each phone with the listed owner's Clave Unica de Registro de Poblacion (CURP) [CURP, in English], which is supposed to be a unique ID for every Mexican citizen. Now, as nanahuatzin writes,
Yesterday the timeline to register the cell phones expired, and there are
[approx 26] million cell phones yet unregistered (English translation of the Spanish original). While the procedure is simple, sending a text message with the CURP to a special number, most people do not want to register: some are wary of the uses to which the government will put the data; others did not understand or did not know the procedure. So far, only 69% have registered, most of them in the last few days, while the system to register has been oversaturated. So in an unprecedented move for any country, the Mexican government is announcing the shutdown of 25.9 million cell phone lines. Meanwhile, as a measure of protest, hundreds of people have registered their cell phones in the name of the president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, to show how pointless is the registry."
I can't believe there are people here who actually think there's any room for idealism here. We're talking about Mexico dammit! It's not a normal country like the US or Canada - it's the fricken Third World. Mexicans have no right to anonymity or privacy until they start doing the democracy thing properly and elect effective government. Until then, they're getting what they deserve.
So there!
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Okay. Fair 'nough. I won't mod you down because I disagree. I'll mod you down because you're Yet Another Fucking Ignoramus when it comes to drugs. Oh, yeah, if we just let people get their dope legally, then everything will just be fine and fuckin' dandy.
Gee, did you ever stop for one fucking second to think about WHY drugs became illegal in the first place? It's because no one wants their town/region/country to become a haven for worthless dopeheads. You want a country of half-competent morons? Be my guest. But normal, well-adjusted people pay good money to live somewhere, anywhere, that hasn't been infected by overt recreational drug use. Don't take my word for it: ask any parent in a 100 miles: living near dopeheads SUCKS.
There is no such thing as "safe, recreational" use of shit like crack and heroin. That shit gets you addicted, turns you into a zombie, and fucks up anyone that's in any way related to you, no matter how cheap you can get it -- as if that's some solution.
Legalizing drugs is surrender. Whatever the cartels are doing, it's 100x better than what a country would look like if people could use whatever mindfuck drugs they could be tricked into trying once.
I guarantee it.
You forgot the part where there are legions of addicts who can't work. They add nothing to society and live of the rest of us. And, when their habit becomes more than they can afford, they will still turn to crime to pay for their addiction.
There is no "-1 offended" or "-1 you don't agree with me" mod options for a reason.
As far as I'm concerned this is just a fox news tactic -- you're karma whoring for attention. I can also just randomly make stuff up as needed to make myself feel better and or win an argument or prove a point. Citation needed, please. Thanks.
Congrats on being a scared little bitch too afraid to attach his or her name to a pissant personal attack on the internet. You sir are a man of honor (douche)
The U.S. doesn't have race problems. Other than a few idiots in white sheets, most Americans could not give a damn about the color of your skin. And frankly, I'm tired of being accused of "racism" or "prejudice" everywhere I turn. Anyone who knows me, knows that isn't even close to accurate, and those who make the accusation are just embarassing themselves.
What we have is problems with drugs, and if it stopped being a crime to smoke some grass, then most of those problems would disappear as well.
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