We are all criminal suspects!

**Moose423956** · 20 February 2007, 17:23

The link doesn't work.

**PRC1964** · 20 February 2007, 17:24

Originally posted by Moose423956

The link doesn't work.

It does if you're not a criminal

**Paddy** · 20 February 2007, 17:26

Works now. Sorry

**hugebrain** · 20 February 2007, 17:39

an advantage

Originally posted by Paddy

We are all criminal suspects!

Surely the advantage of this isn't just that you can check the previous crimes against the database of fingerprints. More importantly, once you have the database you can add the fingerprints of your choice to any future crime scene. This should enable the police to reach their conviction targets much more easily.

**Paddy** · 20 February 2007, 17:59

Originally posted by hugebrain

Surely the advantage of this isn't just that you can check the previous crimes against the database of fingerprints. More importantly, once you have the database you can add the fingerprints of your choice to any future crime scene. This should enable the police to reach their conviction targets much more easily.

Fine, wonderful. However fingerprints are not 100% proof and there are many near matches. Imagine you apply for identity card and you had a near mach to a criminal or terrorist. You are arrested taken away and a few weeks latter you are released with an apology.

Going on about "it doesn’t matter if you have nothing to hide and a few innocent people sent to prison" doesn’t matter if it gets the majority of criminal off the streets is a great opinion until it is you who has been taken away.

**DimPrawn** · 20 February 2007, 18:02

Fcuking outrageous!

Just because I don't pay any taxes and i've strangled the odd prostitute doesn't make me a fecking criminal!

**A shed load of Daleks** · 20 February 2007, 23:52

Originally posted by Paddy

Fine, wonderful. However fingerprints are not 100% proof and there are many near matches. Imagine you apply for identity card and you had a near mach to a criminal or terrorist. You are arrested taken away and a few weeks latter you are released with an apology.

Going on about "it doesn’t matter if you have nothing to hide and a few innocent people sent to prison" doesn’t matter if it gets the majority of criminal off the streets is a great opinion until it is you who has been taken away.

Like most contentious legislation get it on the books with least resistance and then expand - expect to see the fingerprint requirement replaced with fingerprint & drop of blood for DNA database post implementation

**oraclesmith** · 20 February 2007, 23:55

Do Daleks have fingerprints? I seem to remember the animate bit was no more than a small parcel of mixed offal.

**Churchill** · 21 February 2007, 08:19

Originally posted by oraclesmith

Do Daleks have fingerprints? I seem to remember the animate bit was no more than a small parcel of mixed offal.

And very tasty it was too!

We are all criminal suspects!