George <george@nospam.invalid> amazed us all with the following in
news:nZOdnTncata57ZPVnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@comcast.com:

> Cubit wrote:
>> "Pegleg" <Pegleg@usnavyret.mil> wrote in message
>> news:nstr04h2mf7rn3ip9ecg1fdqj5k13he53g@4ax.com...
>>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:26:16 GMT, Strongbox <strongbox@no.mail>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Illegal in the US.
>>> So? They work!
>>
>> You block my effort to call 911, or block an incoming emergency call
>> from my elderly parents and I'll sue your ass.
>>
>> I would report you to the FCC too, but they would probably ignore me.
>>
>>
> But what can we do about the self centered people who just don't have
> a clue how annoying it is to here a stupid ringtone blaring and have
> them answer in a movie theater or engage in a loud conversation in a
> restaurant?

And how is that any more obnoxious than the screaming kids, people talking
loudly at a table or the morons that insist on talking through an entire
movie?

>
> I think private businesses should have the right to install jammers
> and I would patronize those that did so I could enjoy going out.

They do have the ability and right to install passive blocking.

> I
> think about the only requirement should be that they give reasonable
> notification such as a sign on the entry door etc.
>