Ignorance: pointing at aeroplanes

The issue in this news story is a structure being put up in a village without planning permission. A fairly straight forward legal issue.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7304844.stm

But, it's a mobile phone mast. So naturally some ignorant fool gets quoted as saying:

"The mast is close to a pub and local residents live on the opposite side of the road. People have fears about radiation from the mast, and the effect particularly on children."

Somehow I picture the first few scenes of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Well, what do I know? Maybe the mast is a gamma emitter. Maybe this village is 1km below ground, safe from many other forms of radiation.

Maybe I can start a petition to stop the radiation being emitted by the local commercial radio station? I find it's crass commercialism and never-ending generic pop music nauseating. Think of the children!