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Egypt Shuts Off All Internet Access
h00manist writes "Several sources are reporting Egypt has shut off all Internet access. There is still no official confirmation. Blackberry, twitter and SMS seem confirmed off. So, if you were there, what would you do to get communications for everyone? Do you still have a POTS modem?"
Oh well, if it's prohibited then I'm sure /no one/ will lie about their call sign while trying to evade a gov't ban on communication.
Exactly! Just like gun control laws.
I mean, a psychotic homicidal criminal who is willing to commit MURDER doesn't seem to care about the death penalty or life imprisonment that comes with a murder conviction. But by God, he'll think twice about illegally possessing a gun or illegally carrying it concealed because of the much smaller penalty for those crimes. That is precisely how it will work, there is no logical flaw in this plan, and it cannot possibly happen any other way because violent criminals would never break laws that regulate weapons. You see, that's why gun control keeps guns out of the hands of criminals and never restricts the freedoms of law-abiding citizens who really would be afraid of a weapons violation.
The pro-gun-control crowd need to either come up with a real answer to this that actually satisfies the objection or they need to STFU and realize that there's good reasons why people who can use logic don't take them seriously. It's really that simple.