Jail time for Indian cell-phone pests
A committee of India’s parliament has recommended that laws be enacted to crack down on annoying cell phone users, including fines and prison sentences: The comments came in response to a petition filed by Gurjit Singh, a member of the public whose demands include making carrying mobiles at funerals and temples illegal and the installation ...
A committee of India's parliament has recommended that laws be enacted to crack down on annoying cell phone users, including fines and prison sentences:
The comments came in response to a petition filed by Gurjit Singh, a member of the public whose demands include making carrying mobiles at funerals and temples illegal and the installation of mobile phone jammers on school buildings to stop students making calls.
Mr Singh also wants phone companies to deploy equipment to disable mobiles on the roads to avoid traffic accidents, and is calling for a law under which civil servants could be imprisoned if they make personal calls on their handsets during office hours.
A committee of India’s parliament has recommended that laws be enacted to crack down on annoying cell phone users, including fines and prison sentences:
The comments came in response to a petition filed by Gurjit Singh, a member of the public whose demands include making carrying mobiles at funerals and temples illegal and the installation of mobile phone jammers on school buildings to stop students making calls.
Mr Singh also wants phone companies to deploy equipment to disable mobiles on the roads to avoid traffic accidents, and is calling for a law under which civil servants could be imprisoned if they make personal calls on their handsets during office hours.
His final demand is that mobile phones fitted with cameras be outlawed “for the safety of women”.
PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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