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FCC Proposes $48,000 Fine To Man Jamming Cellphones On Florida Interstate
New submitter freddieb writes: "An individual who had been jamming cellphone traffic on interstate 4 in Florida was located by FCC agents with the assistance of Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputies. The individual had reportedly been jamming cellphone traffic on I-4 for two years. The FCC is now proposing a $48,000 fine for his actions. They say the jamming 'could and may have had disastrous consequences by precluding the use of cell phones to reach life-saving 9-1-1 services provided by police, ambulance, and fire departments.'"
There should be a crowdfunding campaign to pay all this man's legal bills AND provide a healthy reward. I'm so sick of seeing people careening down the freeway at 80 MPH with one hand on the wheel and one hand mashing a smartphone to their braincase. I with someone would come up with a design that was cheap and easily powered so I could leave jammers scattered all up and down the roadway. Have fun finding them.
By blocking the calls the guy stopped 911 calls from happening in the first place. He should be given a medal for saving lives.
Harrison's Postulate - "For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism"
I believe the entire point was that you shouldn't be driving 80MPH while looking down at your phone!!!
WOOOOOSSSSHHHHH
*slow clap*
Yes, that's a large part of my point... Good judgement isn't about following nice simple rules like "no cell phones while driving". Rather, it's about forethought and consideration, like "Is this interaction going to impair my ability to safely operate this dangerous machine?"
Of course, the latter is a much more difficult thought process, so people routinely get it wrong. It doesn't matter whether it's a cellular call to a client, or talking to a kid about their day at school. If you as a driver allow anything to interfere with your focus on the road, you're a bad driver. No, you don't get to avoid fault by expecting your passenger to watch traffic, or calling your music "background noise". As a driver, part of your job is to understand and evaluate the risk of your entire situation.
It's easy to blame cell phones, but they're not the real problem. Drivers who allow distractions of any kind in their car are the problem.
You do not have a moral or legal right to do absolutely anything you want.