Police to fingerprint on streets

**King Henry V** · 11-22-2006, 19:46

Wouldn't it be much easier to solve crimes if everyone's DNA were recorded on a national database?

**Blodrast** · 11-23-2006, 00:01

It would be even easier to prevent crimes if the police knew exactly what you were doing at each and every moment of time. All the time. Everywhere.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 11-27-2006, 09:15

V for vendetta had none of this technology. It was the mentality of the people that allowed this to occur.

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The only thing I'd mind is the inconvenience of having my fingerprints taken. And if they're kept on a database - so what? MI5 has better things to do than set me up.

Huh. So, I'm wondering when you lot are going to have cameras everywhere - in your homes, cars, lapel buttons, etc. After all, if you're doing nothing wrong you've got nothing to fear, and this would help eradicate crime.

Crazed Rabbit

**Ronin** · 11-27-2006, 12:56

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

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Huh. So, I'm wondering when you lot are going to have cameras everywhere - in your homes, cars, lapel buttons, etc. After all, if you're doing nothing wrong you've got nothing to fear, and this would help eradicate crime.

Crazed Rabbit

I wonder how you make the jump from fingerprinting crime suspects to verify their identity to having cameras in your house....

**Blodrast** · 11-27-2006, 19:12

Originally Posted by Ronin

I wonder how you make the jump from fingerprinting crime suspects to verify their identity to having cameras in your house....

Easily: it's all for your own good, because it will help prevent crime. Besides, if you have nothing to hide, what's the problem ?

@ BigTex:

**Moros** · 11-27-2006, 19:25

I can only say that this is what terrorists and the like want to cause, fear.
Apparently nobody sees, they're winning. And it seems they have almost won the match. Ofcourse the best thing you can do then is give them a free penalty without reason.

Sigh.

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 11-27-2006, 20:48

So let me get this straight. If you're stopped for a traffic offence in the US, the police don't try and find out your identity?

This just speeds up something that is done anyway.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 11-27-2006, 22:33

We have driver's licenses - includes a picture and important info relating to driving.

Crazed Rabbit

**ajaxfetish** · 11-30-2006, 23:30

Originally Posted by Ronin

I wonder how you make the jump from fingerprinting crime suspects to verify their identity to having cameras in your house....

Simple. It's called a 'slippery slope' argument.

And CR, the article says the can only take the fingerprints if granted permission. Sounds almost less intrusive than a driver's license. It's not worrying me too much at this point.

Ajax

**BigTex** · 11-27-2006, 10:52

Originally Posted by Blodrast

It would be even easier to prevent crimes if the police knew exactly what you were doing at each and every moment of time. All the time. Everywhere.

Indeed having small gps trackers on people would also help, and it's not much of a bother. Maybe put a microphone on it too, and later with micronization a camera. Would prevent almost all crime, definately good and not even intrusive.