axus
join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC Reviews:
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| my point of view I don't want people around me to be talking on their cell phones on a plane. This is because it's too crowded in coach. Text messaging would not bother me at all.
I'm not sure if it's a good law though, it seems like a law that is restricting speech. An airplane is like a bus or metro, it's a semi-public place. I think people like this kind of law because it helps them avoid confrontation with their chatty neighbor. |
amungusPremium
join:2004-11-26
America Reviews:
·AT&T DSL Service
| Texts, sure. Agree, even though I don't do it much...
Wouldn't want cell phones in 1st class either... I'd expect that to be even more quiet.
I disagree, however, that it's anything like a bus or metro - you're in the sky 
Plenty of people have conversations on planes, amongst themselves, usually at a respectably quiet level. There is generally no restriction on speech unless there's somebody saying some obviously stupid/evil things...
As for avoiding confrontation - good point on that, overall it does seem more like a rather silly thing to make a law for. Seems it'd be better accepted if it were simply an FAA regulation... not quite a law, just a general rule. |
