Debunking rumors -- Re: ARKANSAS BANS PHONE SCRAMBLERS

[Declan McCullagh]

Time to debunk this rumor.

I just spoke with the Arkansas state police, who told me:

"It wasn't put out by the state police. [If anything] it must be a city
ordinance from some city. That state police definitely didn't do it."

-Declan


>jcr at idiom.com ("John C. Randolph") quotes Charles R. Smith
>> IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
>> The Arkansas Police have declared that is is illegal to own, use, or
>> possess RSU product #11265113, a fully assembled
>> descrambler/scrambler, in the State of Arkansas.  Tandy Corporation's
>> legal department is researching this and the product has been removed
>> from RSU distribution.  DO NOT take order or sell this product until
>> this situation can be resolved.
>
>I called the Arkansas State Police, 501-221-8200, to try to verify this,
>and they're "going to have somebody call me back."  I'm not holding my
>breath...
>
>If anybody has a definative source on this, I'd love to see it; it's
>mindboggling.
>
>thad
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