So aside from being illegal, at least in the US, a hatzalah phone does not account for:
Fires
Police-related issues
Doctors
Hatzalah (let’s be honest, after 3 months the phone breaks and no one is ever gonna fix it)
People with family issues (I guess people whose wives are expecting or those with sick family just shouldn’t daven for a while?)
People who need to be contacted for other reasons (shomrim, hatzalah, during the summer chaveirim if a baby is stuck in a car)
or anyone else who might for some reason need their phone.
Instead of blocking and banning, maybe we should just teach people self-control and politely ask them to follow the rules. I personally would worry about those who talk and disturb others before those who are just disrespectful themselves on their phones anyway.
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