Re: Photographers to face arrest
- From: Cynic <cynic_999@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:09:55 +0000
On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:10:34 -0000, "M.I.5¾"
<no.one@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That is already effectively in place and has been for some time. The
police can demand that a cell or group of cells be placed in
"emergency" mode. This disables all calls to and from mobile phones
except 999 calls, apart from phones that are specifically registered
as being permitted to make or receive calls during such a mode of
operation (e.g. phones carried by emergency personel etc.).
The stated purpose of such a mode is so that in the event of a serious
incident, the mobile network does not become congested with all the
people who will be calling friends and relatives to tell/ask them
what's happening, and so people who need to contact the emergency
services will still be able to do so.
Worked wonderfully well during the terrorist attacks on London a couple of
years ago - Not.
It was not required to be used during that event. You are perhaps
confusing the *stated* purpose of the mechanism with its *actual*
purpose.
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Cynic
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