I can think of very few legitimate uses for
prepaid cell phones, except that they cost less than most cell phone plans and
subsequent phones. In movies and TV shows the bad guy always buys a prepaid
phone so the cops don’t know who he is talking to. Many people are on a budget
and have a hard time affording fancy cell phones, so prepaid phones are an
important option. I don’t agree that the use of prepaid cell phones should be
made illegal or that the government should make people register so they can be
tracked. People deserve to have this low cost option and not be forced to
register to the government to use it. Even if prepaid cell phones were made
illegal or controlled in some way by the government criminals would find a way
around this.
I agree with your point about criminals finding loopholes in the system. No matter what restrictions or rules the government puts on prepaid phones criminals will always find a way to get around regulations. Therefore putting any sort of law against prepaid phones would not be beneficial.
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