Tina Delgado's still alive...
Wednesday, 20. June 2007, 11:30:32
Sorry if I keep coming back to a subject that probably means nothing to anyone who doesn't live in Western Europe and isn't old enough to remember the 80s, but I keep coming across stuff about radio (Wake up at the back there!) that continues to annoy (Make that 'Infuriate') me.
This is a statement made my her majesty's Home Office back in the 60s when they were trying to shut down the offshore stations.
"I think we have to very seriously consider the enormous disadvantages of having a vast army of people who can communicate with each other very easily".
They must be pretty apoplectic about the internet then.
Meanwhile an underage kid who got stoned, stole a car, lost control of it, and ran over an elderly pedestrian, killing him, got banned from driving for two years, two months in juvie, and a year's probation. A guy accused of running a pirate radio station (Not convicted you'll notice) had all his equipment confiscated, including his DJ gear and record collection, and was issued with a warning by the court. A warning for what? Being found not guilty?
Nope. He was warned that if he was actually found guilty of making illegal radio broadcasts at anytime in the future he faced an unlimited fine and/or two years in prison.
It seems the punishment for drunk driving, car theft, and manslaughter is lower than that for making an unlicenced radio broadcast. Indeed, it's not much higher than that for not making an illegal radio broadcast.
What ARE they so scared of?
This is a statement made my her majesty's Home Office back in the 60s when they were trying to shut down the offshore stations.
"I think we have to very seriously consider the enormous disadvantages of having a vast army of people who can communicate with each other very easily".
They must be pretty apoplectic about the internet then.
Meanwhile an underage kid who got stoned, stole a car, lost control of it, and ran over an elderly pedestrian, killing him, got banned from driving for two years, two months in juvie, and a year's probation. A guy accused of running a pirate radio station (Not convicted you'll notice) had all his equipment confiscated, including his DJ gear and record collection, and was issued with a warning by the court. A warning for what? Being found not guilty?
Nope. He was warned that if he was actually found guilty of making illegal radio broadcasts at anytime in the future he faced an unlimited fine and/or two years in prison.
It seems the punishment for drunk driving, car theft, and manslaughter is lower than that for making an unlicenced radio broadcast. Indeed, it's not much higher than that for not making an illegal radio broadcast.
What ARE they so scared of?
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