tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977100651062963844.post1053583107226859675..comments2024-03-16T11:33:57.107-05:00Comments on Throne, Altar, Liberty: Progressive Thought Police Are At It AgainGerry T. Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137796641408373451noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977100651062963844.post-48181948461021850902014-05-09T10:26:47.303-05:002014-05-09T10:26:47.303-05:00Hi David,
I was not aware of that story, no. Whi...Hi David,<br /><br />I was not aware of that story, no. While the answering machine didn't destroy the telephone industry the concern about phones ceasing to be private was not irrational. Voice mail and answering machines tell you that they are recording and if you call a bank or other company that monitors and records your messages they give a notification. It is illegal to record someone's phone calls without their knowledge and consent unless you are the police and have a warrant to do so.<br /><br />I understand why the NBA made the decision they made, but I do not like it. I don't like the idea of people being given harsh penalties for their words, especially if those words were spoken in private and illegally recorded, and I decidedly do not like the censorious climate of political correctness in which organizations feel a need to police offensive words and thoughts.Gerry T. Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137796641408373451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977100651062963844.post-30205563467468310662014-05-08T05:55:41.460-05:002014-05-08T05:55:41.460-05:00Gerry,
Did you you know the story about Bell Labs...Gerry,<br /><br />Did you you know the story about Bell Labs covering up the discovery of the answering machine for decades? They were worried it would destroy the telephone industry if phones stopped being "private", because people could then record things. <br /><br />I can understand why you wrote what you did, but the NBA is a nominally privately owned business, an they need to maintain an image. Due to their on-field product, the NBA (and the NFL and MLB) cannot be explicitly racist or believed to be racist, it makes them look like clowns as they are selling African American entertainers. DavidNatafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18100136912995158598noreply@blogger.com