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Originally posted by wellard:
So why accept them? How does that stop a terrorist? "Ok pc plod, do you want to see my fake ID?"
I’ve got a Jewish surname on my ID card and the policeman has a 'thing' about Jews. (example)
"I’ve got an address on my ID card that shows I live in a protestant housing estate, I hope that you don’t detain me for a few hours because you have a chip on your shoulder officer."
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And in many EU countries, few women will carry one because (as has happened many times in the past), rapists will steal them from them after the act with the kindly words of:
Now me and friends will know your face, name and address. Report this and you *will* suffer the consequences
Then there have been numerous instances of the ID cards being forged or obtained with false or STOLEN documents. ID theft is real a pain to the victim. And they havn't decreased crime in the slightest - but they have increased RED TAPE to ridiculous levels. You can't open a bank account or take out a mortgate here without having one...
