this is NOT a good idea in so very many ways

when 9/11 happened, my cell phone (in connecticut) didn't work for a few hours. many others didn't either. i believe it was a system overload. i know i was attempting to call friends and relatives and i just couldn't get through (not sure if it was the cell phones or the satellites or what).

by using kelly's logic, the mumbai terrorists used cell phones to communicate while they were slaughtering people. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO the nypd should be able to turn off all cell phone use in the event of another emergency. well if one goes with THAT train of thought, the mumbai terrorists USED GUNS WHILE THEY WERE SLAUGHTERING PEOPLE. NO ONE IN NEW YORK SHOULD HAVE GUNS. that's how i see it (and i can live with the later but NOT the former)

disrupting cell phone service is not going to stop terrorists.

NYPD wants tech to disrupt wireless communications
In a Thursday testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly revealed that his department is seeking technology that can disrupt cell phone and other wireless communications in the event of a crisis.

Kelly also said that in such events as a mass casualty attack on American soil, the media can pose a threat by revealing key police tactics, which could be relayed to said attackers.

Later in his testimony, Kelly revealed that the New York harbor is vulnerable to attack. He also emphasized his wish to see wiretap warrant requests to the FISA court expedited.
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