How NOT to do it Right.
POSTED BY: Fremdfirma
UPDATED: Friday, November 30, 2007 01:33
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I think in the US many people find it comforting to have a cell phone and ability to reach 911 (all-purpose fire /medical /police emergency number) any time, any place. I know I do. I've used it a lot, especially for freeway accidents and out-in-public medical emergencies.
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You've probably been to the US enough to know 911, I just didn't want anyone else to think I was doing a Bush or Giuliani 9-11. 
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Originally posted by citizen:
If it's such a big issue why not have signal blockers installed?
Because then the Judge could not use her's.
The Judge was talking about this today. She indicated that cell phones are among the MOST annoying things to hear when your trying to conduct a hearing (actually number 2 behind defendants who show up with all their kids thinking that the Judge wont put them in jail in front of the kids). She's yelled at people and confiscated phones.
She has no problem with this Judge's action given the circumstances.
Me, I think jailing everybody is way too much like pre-school.
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Originally posted by rue:
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Completely off track, ever notice how WELL cell and regular phone rings come across on TV ? Ever go to answer the phone only to find it was some background phone ring from an office scene ?
You know the Verizon(?) commercial with the family who has phones, and the mom is getting on the kids for texting? Grandma replies with MYOB willya? Well, the tone for the incoming text for the daughter is the same tone my wife uses for her ring. When the commercial would come on, my wife would start looking for her phone to answer it, then realize and get all ticked off. BTW, she has very good hearing and that makes it worse. I watched the commercial quite a few times before I ever heard the tone. Hehe. She's so funny.
Let's have a black celebration
To celebrate the fact
that we've seen the back
of another black day.
I'm not worthy!
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If the Judge needs to use their cellphone, let em call a recess and go do it in their chambers.
Signal blockers = good idea.
Instead of losing their cool, the Judge could have just said "Forgot, did you - will those who've forgotten to turn off their phones please do so now so we can proceed ?"
And then got on with the dog and pony show we call justice around here - rude and annoying, but also a simple human mistake oft-times, people just forget, yanno ?
-Frem
It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it
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