> I think that they truly believe this would be a major weapon against criminals. Not really. They truly believe that this bill would be great for controlling

> I think that they truly believe this would be a major weapon against criminals. Not really. They truly believe that this bill would be great for controlling people. But they can't come out and say that openly. Hence the theft strawman. We have a national do-not-call registry. Why not have a registry of stolen IMEI codes? Problem solved. But that would be too easy.