On Apr 11, 11:52 am, dxAce wrote:
bpnjensen wrote:
On Apr 11, 11:53 am, "Brian O" wrote:

But thats the whole point. Your opinion, and mine, doesnt matter. Its what
the law SAYS that matters.

Opinion again. IMO, it's what people really do that matters.

What if a person had no license to operate a GMRS radio, and he does
not becasue the law prohibits it, but comes upon a situation where if
he does not, lives could be lost. Does he use the radio anyway, or
slavishly adhere to the law? Does his use to save lives make him no
better than a robber? How stubbornly must the law be followed, in
your opinion, to be "right" instead of "wrong"?

Doesn't the law make an exception where lives could be lost? I can't recall the legal term for it.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

I rechecked the GMRS rules - if I read it right, the rules provide
that a licensee may permit a person *not normally authorized to
operate the radio* to use it for emergency communications - like your
buddy or someone else not a family member. The GMRS rules do not, as
far as I can tell, say that an unlicensed owner of a radio may use it
for emergency communication. This could be a technicality, and might
be legally overlooked in real life.

It sure is fun pushing Brian O's buttons, though.

BJ