I've had a cell phone for about 14 years and now I love my droid. The house hasn't had a land line in it for 10 years. My service is on the Verizon backbone, but it's a straight talk phone. Being able to have cell service, texting and broadband and a camera in one device that fits into my pocket still blows me away.
A cell phone is a useful and convenient tool. The cameras in many take great photos and or videos. These photos and videos can be useful in preserving our Constitution Rights by recording the illegal actions of criminals or in rare instances the police.
They serve well in the event of medical emergencies when away from home. The lives they save may be those of a loved one’s or your own. If your land-line or cable is out; they remain a reliable avenue of communication.
Doug wrote “Who would vote no, and why?” a good question to be explored, although I surmise Doug has his suspicions as do I.
Benjamin Franklin wrote “They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
I’m interested to know the ages (generation) of the “no voters” for that will tell us much.
Perhaps Political Affiliation is a factor.
The influence of television shows; particularly popular police dramas; fiction, may have influenced their no vote.
It may be the mainstream news media or popular pop culture.
Perhaps it is the educational system that rewards conformity and unquestioning compliance to authority as opposed to individualism and free thinking.
Perhaps the no voters are timid, non confrontational or easily bluffed, and meekly surrendering their cell phone is the easy way out.
Perhaps they simply don’t understand their Constitutional Rights.
I don’t see any particular virtue or bragging rights in not owning a cell phone; just as I don’t equate owning or using one as being obsessed or addicted to it.
I am 25. I voted No. An officer who wants to search the phone of a person who has been arrested is just fine. They are going to when they get a warrant anyway. Which just costs more money. Don't complain about taxes and then say you want your rights. Besides, rights were respected more often BEFORE everyone wanted to claim them. Don't want your phone searched? Then chill the hell out. Don't give a cop a reason to want to search your phone. Wouldn't you rather give up the contents of your phone to one person if it means keeping criminals off the street? "I don't want you to see the insignificant things you don't care about officer because I am being a miserable old passive aggressive jerk for no reason and because I think that by saying you can't search my phone means that I am controlling the situation even though I am not and because I want attention and a reason to complain about life and society. Blah blah guns and bull." (-Mockingly) You do realize that criminals hide their crimes by the technicality you create so that you may feel important and special right? Eh get over it. Just hand your phone over. Let them search it. Say thank you for risking their life every day to keep you safe. A phone search one day might save a criminal from committing a crime towards you, or your kids, or your neighbors..... or prevent something even worse. What if you became a victim and the only way to prove it was on somebody's phone and oh wait... they can't search it because you voted yes. That same phone search during a false arrest may also prove innocence. Hm. Guess that sorts things out. Either refusal of a phone search means the person hiding something... or they might just be on a power trip... or they might just be dumb. There is no real reason to not allow a search of a phone. Your phone carrier can access the files anyway. Nothing on a phone is a secret.
Pretty soon cameras will be in everything including contact lenses. Technology has grown overwhelmingly because of the demand for it. Holding that phone in your hand is only contributing to your lack of "rights". Here are your rights. Born. Die. That is the only thing that is guaranteed in this life. Why? Because most people are in it for themselves. Your rights become everyone's rights. Take them away and nobody has rights. Maybe we should learn to fight the right battles hmmm?
"You don't miss your water 'til the well runs dry." William Bell.
It's amazing how for reasons of practicality we generously surrender our Constitutional rights, because doing so enables efficient prosecution of those we have no interest in protecting; confident that our own circumstances are beyond reproach, above scrutiny, never to need protection. I assume that the Central Park Five have been mulling such complacency for 24 years. We bristle at the notion of burning our flag, the symbol of our national ideals, yet we carelessly ignore that which the flag represents. The flag is cloth and dye; the ideals are irreplaceable. We choke up recalling that lone man standing up to rolling tanks in Tienanmen Square. He would die for the rights described in our Constitution. We have those rights- or maybe HAD is a better word. We pay no heed as The Bill of Rights is excepted, compromised and watered-down. Most of us can't recall but one or two of our Constitutional rights- hard-pressed to explain what they mean or why they are important. Pretty pathetic.
"It's amazing how for reasons of practicality we generously surrender our Constitutional rights, because doing so enables efficient prosecution of those we have no interest in protecting; confident that our own circumstances are beyond reproach, above scrutiny, never to need protection."
So true, and so well, and so completely said, C.M.
Who would vote no, and why?
Who would vote no, and why? It's about time they got something right.
I'm sure it's the usual "If
I'm sure it's the usual "If you've got nothing to hide...then show them" contingent.
Fortunately, I'm not one that
Fortunately, I'm not one that is caught up in this obsession/ addiction with cell phones. That's right folks...I DO NOT OWN A CELL PHONE !!
Therefore.....you are all on your own on this one.
I'm not sure what I'd do w/
I'm not sure what I'd do w/ out a cell phone at this point.
Can I brag about not having a HOME PHONE?
I've had a cell phone for
I've had a cell phone for about 14 years and now I love my droid. The house hasn't had a land line in it for 10 years. My service is on the Verizon backbone, but it's a straight talk phone. Being able to have cell service, texting and broadband and a camera in one device that fits into my pocket still blows me away.
A cell phone is a useful and
A cell phone is a useful and convenient tool. The cameras in many take great photos and or videos. These photos and videos can be useful in preserving our Constitution Rights by recording the illegal actions of criminals or in rare instances the police.
They serve well in the event of medical emergencies when away from home. The lives they save may be those of a loved one’s or your own. If your land-line or cable is out; they remain a reliable avenue of communication.
Doug wrote “Who would vote no, and why?” a good question to be explored, although I surmise Doug has his suspicions as do I.
Benjamin Franklin wrote “They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
I’m interested to know the ages (generation) of the “no voters” for that will tell us much.
Perhaps Political Affiliation is a factor.
The influence of television shows; particularly popular police dramas; fiction, may have influenced their no vote.
It may be the mainstream news media or popular pop culture.
Perhaps it is the educational system that rewards conformity and unquestioning compliance to authority as opposed to individualism and free thinking.
Perhaps the no voters are timid, non confrontational or easily bluffed, and meekly surrendering their cell phone is the easy way out.
Perhaps they simply don’t understand their Constitutional Rights.
I don’t see any particular virtue or bragging rights in not owning a cell phone; just as I don’t equate owning or using one as being obsessed or addicted to it.
This has nothing to do with
This has nothing to do with the subject.
I am 25. I voted No. An
I am 25. I voted No. An officer who wants to search the phone of a person who has been arrested is just fine. They are going to when they get a warrant anyway. Which just costs more money. Don't complain about taxes and then say you want your rights. Besides, rights were respected more often BEFORE everyone wanted to claim them. Don't want your phone searched? Then chill the hell out. Don't give a cop a reason to want to search your phone. Wouldn't you rather give up the contents of your phone to one person if it means keeping criminals off the street? "I don't want you to see the insignificant things you don't care about officer because I am being a miserable old passive aggressive jerk for no reason and because I think that by saying you can't search my phone means that I am controlling the situation even though I am not and because I want attention and a reason to complain about life and society. Blah blah guns and bull." (-Mockingly) You do realize that criminals hide their crimes by the technicality you create so that you may feel important and special right? Eh get over it. Just hand your phone over. Let them search it. Say thank you for risking their life every day to keep you safe. A phone search one day might save a criminal from committing a crime towards you, or your kids, or your neighbors..... or prevent something even worse. What if you became a victim and the only way to prove it was on somebody's phone and oh wait... they can't search it because you voted yes. That same phone search during a false arrest may also prove innocence. Hm. Guess that sorts things out. Either refusal of a phone search means the person hiding something... or they might just be on a power trip... or they might just be dumb. There is no real reason to not allow a search of a phone. Your phone carrier can access the files anyway. Nothing on a phone is a secret.
Pretty soon cameras will be
Pretty soon cameras will be in everything including contact lenses. Technology has grown overwhelmingly because of the demand for it. Holding that phone in your hand is only contributing to your lack of "rights". Here are your rights. Born. Die. That is the only thing that is guaranteed in this life. Why? Because most people are in it for themselves. Your rights become everyone's rights. Take them away and nobody has rights. Maybe we should learn to fight the right battles hmmm?
"Besides, rights were
"Besides, rights were respected more often BEFORE everyone wanted to claim them."
WTF?
"Nothing on a phone is a secret."
Sadly, pretty much a true statement.
"You don't miss your water
"You don't miss your water 'til the well runs dry." William Bell.
It's amazing how for reasons of practicality we generously surrender our Constitutional rights, because doing so enables efficient prosecution of those we have no interest in protecting; confident that our own circumstances are beyond reproach, above scrutiny, never to need protection. I assume that the Central Park Five have been mulling such complacency for 24 years. We bristle at the notion of burning our flag, the symbol of our national ideals, yet we carelessly ignore that which the flag represents. The flag is cloth and dye; the ideals are irreplaceable. We choke up recalling that lone man standing up to rolling tanks in Tienanmen Square. He would die for the rights described in our Constitution. We have those rights- or maybe HAD is a better word. We pay no heed as The Bill of Rights is excepted, compromised and watered-down. Most of us can't recall but one or two of our Constitutional rights- hard-pressed to explain what they mean or why they are important. Pretty pathetic.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/06/how-fourth-amendment-not-pr…
"It's amazing how for reasons
"It's amazing how for reasons of practicality we generously surrender our Constitutional rights, because doing so enables efficient prosecution of those we have no interest in protecting; confident that our own circumstances are beyond reproach, above scrutiny, never to need protection."
So true, and so well, and so completely said, C.M.
You don't know what your
You don't know what your rights are, do you?