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by Eric Hanson on February 7, 2007

Ignoring the possible first amendment violations this bill represents, how it basically makes mp3 players useless and the fact that it's basically unenforceable (the police in NYC don't have enough to do already?), we're forgetting how much business gets transacted by cell phone. Perfectly legal, legitimate business; the kind that doesn't involve drugs or unregistered firearms. If you make it so that a business person can't talk to other business people on his or her phone while walking down the street, it's going to slow down the speed of business - and that means lost revenue. Does Carl Kruger want to be personally responsible for potentially millions in lost revenue? It's unfortunate that an-iPod totting pedestrian died while crossing the street, but that doesn't mean that millions of other New Yorkers who look both ways before cross should have to suffer.
Permalink: NY State to Ban Cell Phones and iPods?
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Mr Wong
Vote for NY State to Ban Cell Phones and iPods?:
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Rating: 8.25 out of 4 vote(s) cast.
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Response from:
free cell phones
(02/09/07 8:52pm)
There is no way they will pass it. Why do you think it's called a mobile phone, you use the cell phone while you are walking, crossing the street.
Response from:
Narconon
(06/02/07 6:29pm)
We just gotta wonder: if police can't enforce jaywalking laws in NYC, how could they possibly enforce this?
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