So long as a restarant or theater makes their no cell phone policy clear, I
doubt you can establish any liability.  With such a notice, the jamming
system is functionally no different than a policy requiring patrons to check
cell phones at the door (much like some clubs in Texas make you check your
handguns at the door).  If you dont agree with the policy, you have the
right NOT to enter.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Herbert Graf" <mailinglist@FARCITE.NET>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [EE]: How to jamm a cell phone?


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Tom Mariner
> > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 08:22
> > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [EE]: How to jamm a cell phone?
>
> > I do like reading the stories, however, on the Japanese restaurants
> > "jamming" cell phones.
>
>      Fortunately so far nobody has been stupid enough to do such a thing
> here. There is a HUGE liability in jamming cell phones. Say a friend of
mine
> has a heart attack and because of the jammer I waste 60 seconds trying to
> call 911. Now everyone knows how precious those few seconds were. Say my
> friend dies and it can be proven that if the call came through 60 seconds
> earlier he would have lived (hard but not impossible to prove), how much
> should I sue that restaurant for? Jamming cell phones is NOT a solution,
> social control is the only way to do it. This is ignoring how difficult it
> would be to jam ALL cell phones in NA. TTYL
>
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