Chicagoan Arrested For Using Cell-phone Jammer To Make Subway Commute Tolerable (chicagotribune.com)

McGruber writes with this story from the Chicago Tribune: Last Fall, certified public accountant Dennis Nicholl boarded a Chicago subway train while carrying a plastic bag of Old Style beer. Nicholl popped open a beer and looked around the car, scowling as he saw another rider talking on a cellphone. He pulled out a black device from his pocket and switched it on. Commuters who had been talking on their phones went silent, checking their screens for the source of their dropped calls. On Tuesday, undercover officers arrested Nicholl. Cook County prosecutors and Chicago police allege he created his own personal 'quiet car' on the subway by using an illegal device he imported from China. He was charged with unlawful interference with a public utility, a felony. This is not the first time Nicholl has been charged with jamming cell calls. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in June 2009, according to court records. He was placed under court supervision for a year, and his equipment was confiscated and destroyed.

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Terrorist Disables Mobile Phones On Chicago Bus

[davydagger]

Or alternatively: "Terrorist Disables Mobile Phones On Chicago Bus" Fuck this guy. Mabey some people needed to use the phone. Mabey Doctors, Firefighters, First Responders need to take calls. Mabey someone's wife might be pregnant, or had a kid that got hurt in the hospital. It also screws with people quietly surfing the web, and those not on the bus.

Re:Great! Now the police can go after stingrays!

[The-Ixian]

Don't you know that police don't have to obey the law? I thought everyone knew this. Why else does one become a cop?

Re:Good

[houghi]

Yes, imagine that a kid is raping a terrorist and the person who manually turned on the device fell over drunk and was unable to turn it off in this hypothetical situation.

YOU are the reason we are getting rid of our privacy. YOU are the one turning countries into police state.