by New Age Content

Created on: October 17, 2009

Using a cell phone in public may be rude, but it is a basic civil right. The people of the United States have the right to speak, say whatever they please wherever they please. It is understandable that no one wants to listen to your conversation in the first place and often it can be rather annoying to hear cell phone conversations, however we should retain the right as one of the great freedoms in the country we designed. Too often people find themselves trying to infringe on other citizen's right to do whatever they please. Does talking on a cell phone in public infringe on the people around you? Do they have the right to walk away from the situation they are in? Both people are clearly in public and therefore sacrifice the supreme right to their pleasure and privacy and must compromise with all others.

Using a cell phone shouldn't be allowed, or at least should be discouraged on a bus, in a small room, or around a large group of strangers or other pedestrians. If you have to talk on a cell phone, do it where you can be in a private situation. A phone conversation deserves attention and some degree of privacy. Is there any real benefit or need to have loud conversations in public? Most of the time, when someone is on their cell phone, the conversation is no longer then 5 minutes consisting of a "Hello, how are you and goodbye." When you can hear someone else on the phone, they usually are being really quiet so that they aren't too loud. I suggest "Hey, let me call you back in 5 minutes, I'm on the bus."

Although you do have the basic constitutional right to talk on a cell phone in public, most people would consider it rude and in public transportation, it could be distracting and dangerous. The issue has merit and deserves a look/. There is no way to eliminate the right to talk on a cell phone in public, however it is another one of those things that we can agree is a bit socially unacceptable in areas where a lot of other people can hear you very clearly. If you are in class before the teacher arrives, on the bus or subway it would be a good bet to call your friend back and not let everyone that doesn't want to be in your life, directly into your conversations.

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