From: Matt Jensen (mattj@newsblip.com)
Date: Mon Dec 18 2000 - 22:41:19 PST
On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Ryan S. Upton wrote:
> why bother outlawing the phones? ...
> Yes, you too can threaten someone with a cell phone. The majority
> of people will mistake it as that which it appears, rather than that which
> it is, meaning you have to come up with the salesman pitch of the century
> and convince them, run away, or shoot them before they do whatever it is
> that motivated the draw of the cell phone.
The gun disguised as a cell phone is not designed for deterrence. Quite
the opposite; it is designed for shooting someone with the least possible
warning.
That's why the article[1] from the original post[2] quotes
several law enforcement professionals and their concerns. Allowing the
sale of these devices seems to offer law-abiding citizens miniscule
benefits while offering criminals huge benefits.
-Matt Jensen
NewsBlip.com
Seattle
--- [1] http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/phone001205.html [2] http://www.xent.com/oct00/1600.html
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