Nobody believes me when I tell them (honestly) "I'm not carrying a phone," which I never leave my house with. I think Elon Musk's recent tweet [on ditching his phone for X calls] will help adopt this as "eccentric, but believable."
Until then, I guess it's back to "being a criminal."
"Judge Kimberly Adams agreed to admit evidence of King’s cellphone." So no, at least the judge for this case decided it was fine. Note as well that the case is over the Cop City protests, not even a criminal endeavor. Literally going to a protest without a smartphone is being presented as evidence of criminal intent.
Arguing against this is like arguing having certain "tools" in your trunk are not burglary tools when precedent has established them to be depending your circumstance, place of inquiry, time, etc. Stupid article
The recent violence by the Georgia police decoupled from any crimes or even indictments are the actions of a criminal gang lashing out indiscriminantly for "revenge" against the public.
It's become obvious that the state of Georgia police and justice system needs a complete overhaul very similar to the one the nation state of Georgia did in the mid 90s: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/11/abolish-police-georgia-... In order to solve the corruption they had to fire pretty much their entire police force and start from scratch. But it worked. If Georgia the country did it, Georgia the state can.
I’d start with the same type of RICO suit they are threatening the luddites with
The corruption clearly organized crime
As an aside I have recently started leaving my phone at home for mundane things like a run to the store or walking the dog and it’s amazing how much peace I can reclaim.
Live in the moment and don’t pacify a moment’s worth of idleness by unlocking your phone. Being bored is a gift.
> Last month, Deputy Attorney General John Fowler argued in state court that mere possession of a basic cellphone indicates criminal intent to commit conspiracy under Georgia’s racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations statute, better known as RICO.
> But according to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, having a basic phone, or a phone with no data on it, or no phone at all in the year 2024, is evidence of criminal intent.
