I really don't have an issue with these ID demands - all the furore about CCTV etc - I am firmly in the camp of "if you're not doing anything wrong whats the problem?"
I was at a recent local meeting about crime and the police sergeant made no bones about it - yeah you have got guys on scramblers and quad bikes running riot but with our 3 coppers that we have on duty covering 50 square miles, it ain't ever going to go up the priority ladder.
So more and more of what I believe are crimes are no longer punished and this is reflected in sentencing if they do go to court - so housebreaking for me should be automatic jail but thats not happening etc etc.
We really could do with investing huge amounts of money in security - whether that be these ID measures, more police on the streets, harsher sentencing.
Having to carry all these ID information around imo would be a good thing - too many people are allowed to be anonymous and based on that they can do certain things that they know they will get away with.
Not sure if its still the case but used to be in USA you had to produce ID to buy alcohol - it wasn't like our rules where you produce it if the cashier thinks you are not old enough - it is just simply the law that you need ID.
Of course, is any ID, even biometric etc, safe from forgery ?
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