The FCC has put a bounty on the heads of all the cellphone-hating vigilantes out there. These GPS and signal jammers are particularly popular amongst theaters, quiet restaurants and in many school systems fighting the good fight against sexting during class. The FCC is calling on folks to stop and to report their neighbors for using these devices -- reason being that they pose serious health and safety risks by interfering with 911 calls and other emergencies in the vicinity. So if you know a so-called 'cell phone jammer,' don't hesitate to file a complaint about them to the FCC -- the info can be found at the source link below.

You know.. a lot of stuff use GPS signal nowadays, not just cellphones. ATM could stop spitting cash, cellphone towers might stop working altogether. There are cases where having to use your cellphone is something really important! Why would someone think he can control people enough to block their cellphones is beyond me. Put a sign, ask people no to use it.. etc. Don't block everything. BTW, there was an article earlier this week that talked exactly about that.

The range of these jammers are overblown.

They have their purposes, but of course people have abused them, and other people (idiots like you), who don't do the damn research, make stupid claims like ZOMG GPS....

And then someone makes a stupid law that bans something useful...

I have a much simpler idea. Install small passive SONARs at each corner of the ceiling in every movie theater. When someone's cell phone goes off and isn't immediate silenced, said person's exact position in the theater is precisely triangulated from their cell phone noise. Then a low light or infrared camera locks on to them and once the show is over, follows them as they leave the theater. Upon leaving the theater, they're sprayed with a washable, bright-colored paint or dye that let's everyone around them know that they're that douchebag who didn't turn off their cell phone in the theater. An alternative would be to snap a picture of their face, then give said picture to employee in a facemask that will tag them a couple of times with a paintball gun as they walk out. That way, they can't predict where the paint will be coming from. It's so incredibly simple.

(Btw, for years, I've wanted to do something similar to people who don't wash their hands after using the restroom.)

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