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In response to "oh, well, clearly we should ban all cellphones then. ;-) My position is that communication is inherently necessary to deal with incidents like that." by Beryllium

I disagree. The upside of allowing the public to communicate over cell phones during an attack is way outweighed by

Posted by TWuG Jan 9 '09, 08:34

the downside of terrorists coordinating or even using cell phones to trigger bombs.

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Pfffft... scenes of mass panic are fun! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 9, 08:43
it's not like people couldn't trigger bombs remotely before cell phones. - mafic Jan 9, 08:38 1
- Cell phones make it easier. Doesn't require line of sight or being nearby with some other type of transmitter. Timers aren't as reliable. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:42

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