A Florida man was recently arrested after the FCC discovered that he was using a cell phone jammer on his morning and evening commutes to prevent other motorists from using their phones while driving. Now this guy faces up to $48,000 in fines.
$48,000 in fines? This is a prime example of the craziness that is our world today. What freedoms do we have left? This guy was probably just trying to make sure that all of you idiots who use your phone while driving DID NOT KILL HIM while on his way to and from work. Because, you know, he values his life more than you guys value your own.
Metro PCS alerted the Feds of an issue in April of 2013. The company noticed that its cell phone tower sites had been experiencing interference during the morning and evening commutes.When some idiot teenager is texting OMG LOL I KNOW RIGHT and rams your car at 70MPH, sending your soul shooting out of your body, you will wish you had a cell phone jammer. Rant over.
Agents from the FCC used direction finding techniques to find that strong wideband emissions were coming out of a blue Toyota Highlander SUV driven by Humphreys.
The FCC says that Hunphreys admitted to using the jammer to keep people from talking on their phones while driving.
Federal law prohibits the operation of jamming devices in the United States.
The FCC says that jamming devices cannot be authorized because they can compromise the integrity of the nation’s communications infrastructure, including 911 and police calls during an emergency.
Is it me or has the whole world gone crazy!!, Of course I really don’t expect you to answer that, I already know the answer. I was reading this blog about a guy who used a cell phone jammer on his 2 hour commute to work and when he got caught they fined him 48,000 dollars. They should be giving this man an award not a fine. Has any federal agency done anything about this dangerous problem, that would be a flat out NO!!. Now don’t get me wrong that man should have not used that cell phone jammer, but he was worried about his safety, (every morning to and from work), unlike some people who are blind to the dangers of talking on a cell phone while driving. There is no easy solution to this problem, various agencies have tried to educate people with the dangers of talking and driving with various commercials, but to no avail, you can’t make people listen. I do think any problem has a great chance of being resolved, but it will take time and a lot of brainstorming to resolve this problem. The time is at hand. One last thought the man that used the cell phone jammer, should have not been fined, but I think it would have been better to put him on a panel to find ways to resolve this issue, he did break the law so maybe community service?, I still feel that this man (cell phone jammer) should get an A for effort at least he tried to do something.
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