Hobby phones, the Feds and terrorism

Chainsaw Anthropologist's Avatar
I ran across this article earlier this evening.
Just one more thing to keep your eye on!!

http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/201...bring-your-id/
GneissGuy's Avatar
We need to beat the drum and raise the issue that this is some sort of sneaky backdoor way to harass illegal immigrants and minorities.
Black Sedan's Avatar
As if the bad guys wouldn't use fake or stolen identification to get a phone.
oh boy....here we go......
ITO's Avatar
  • ITO
  • 06-01-2010, 03:48 PM
We need to beat the drum and raise the issue that this is some sort of sneaky backdoor way to harass illegal immigrants and minorities. Originally Posted by GneissGuy
1) Harassing minorities? That's a stretch.

2) Harassing illegal immigrants? Who cares? They will just buy the same phones in Mexico without ID before they cross the border, or better yet purchase a butt load of them and sell them here at a profit.