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Whybird posted:It's tangentially related but in the UK if you watch the government-funded TV channels you have to pay a TV licensing fee. I just want to share a quick story about this. Around 2006 I was in the army (UK) and posted to HQ Land Command when it was in Wilton near Salisbury. The TV 'detection wagon' turned up to the guard room and told them that they had detected signals from the accommodation blocks that proved that televisions were being watched and there was no records of anybody having a license on the camp. They wanted access so they could identify the exact rooms and issue fines to the occupants. The friendly guard force asked for them to pull their vehicle up in the inspection area while they made a few calls. A few minutes later the vehicle was promptly surrounded by armed guards as the TV license people had just admitted to intercepting protected communications from a 4 star military installation in contravention of various communications acts. The civilian and military police were called who searched the vehicle and found that it had nothing in it that could intercept any kind of signal and it was all a big fat lie. They were released to the sound of a bunch of soldiers laughing at them and no they couldn't come on the camp, gently caress off.
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Vampire Panties posted:Is four star like a rating? also do these people get paid commission on the licenses or something? I can't imagine anyone driving up to a US military base and demanding to be let on to issue tickets As in it was where all the 4 star generals in the army worked, who made some pretty important phone calls they wouldn't like being listened to. The TV people are like a quasi-legal entity so don't get paid on commission, but they would still need a court warrant to be able to enter any property without permission. Where a police officer could walk past a window and see a person inside committing a serious crime and use that as a grounds for legal entry, The TV license authority couldn't see you watching TV and demand you open the door and speak to them.
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