Tony Blair now says he wants the National DNA Database expanded to include everyone in the UK, this to enhance the ability of the police to solve crimes. Highly commendable but critics say this will be linked to the national identity card that is one of his pet projects.No other EU country is planning anything like this DNA database for all it's citizens. There are so many possible misuses by the government of the system that it worries me.Remember your DNA can be taken if your arrested for any reason and even if found to be innocent your DNA record will be retained by the police which means the government. George Orwell in '1984' never dreamed of this!.
2006-10-24 19:56:01 · 10 answers · asked by Rob Roy 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The New Labour Government smile more and appear 'citizen friendly' whilst slowly slowly changing our society into something akin to the old Soviet Union - fat cats at the top with holiday homes on the Black Sea whilst the peasants queued for bread in a police state - it was called communism [in its worst form!]
The equipment for these identity cards has already been purchased [paid for by us] and is in situ on the advice of some highly paid consultants.
All we really need is what the Greeks have - a cardboard identity card sealed in plastic with their national number and a photograph which has to be carried by law.
The cost is minimal and without fail all the Greeks carry them - all we would need to complement these would be a bar code linked to a national database and a hand held scanning device for those who check authenticity so that they could get an instant result on whether or not the card was a duplicate or forged. This way immigrants who are illegal, vagrants or criminals could be found and deported.
New Labour are creating a police state and since the banks can't even keep our financial details secure through their asian call centres what chance do we have of not having our identities stolen. The detail of what the government want to do now was not in its manifesto - I am happy to carry an identity card but not to have my life monitored by a load of nosy state employees.
It was only a couple of weeks ago that Tony Blair announced that unborn children would be labelled as 'at risk' - George Orwell was far too timid in his view of the future, but then those of us who have watched Labour governments perform before know only too well that they ALWAYS screw up with their 'pseudo' commie ideas and get chucked out!
2006-10-24 21:16:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Politicians and government is all about control, they will only be happy when they can control everything we do, say and have. This will be achieved sooner than we think if we are not careful. The problem is what will they want to do then? Politicians get a great buzz out of having control over the general public it helps their personal insecurities and also shows their contempt for the average person that votes for them, we are all ignorant sheep to them and can only get through life with their control over us. Time we stood up to them before its too late!
2006-10-25 03:37:59 · answer #2 · answered by Robert B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure who said "Those that would give up a little freedom for a
little security deserve neither'', but I agree! I read in yesterdays Metro that a scheme where pub landlords are being forced to adopt a scheme where you have to register on a fingerprint scanner before you're served a drink is to be extended. Pubs in the area are threatened with loosing their licence if they refuse. The UK is going down a nasty road!
2006-10-25 03:45:08 · answer #3 · answered by Avon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its not just the dna that will be kept the goverment want to keep a profile of people as well there bank details where they work and live and what family they have if this was succesful it would be terrible for the uk people as it would mean that it could fall into the wrong hands and if your honest would you want the local police where you live knowing the ins and outs of everything you do i would not
2006-10-25 03:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This governments getting way out of control they've been abusing their power for years they know the British public are fast becoming a nation of gutless sheep, we accept anything they say we need.. it's small wonder parties like the Bnp flourish in coffee coloured Britain.
2006-10-25 07:09:17 · answer #5 · answered by richiesown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My real worry what else they plan to do with this information, who else gets to see it?
Do you really need your insurance company being able to check your genes before giving you a quote on life insurance?
Or how about some crackpot scientist wrongly linking a gene you carry with violent crime?
This idea sucks, but the attitude that its inevitable sucks so much worse.
2006-10-25 04:19:44 · answer #6 · answered by garfet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"They" already have your DNA if you've been in hospital during the last 10 years. What do you think they always insist on touching you? Those yellow bins they have, they don't "incinerate" them, they send them off to a lab 2 miles under Wallingford and keep tabs on you.
Also, those guys on the train, why do you think they want to see your ticket and then put it in that DNA sampling device before handing it back to you???? Very suspicious.
Tony's men are evrywhere.
2006-10-25 03:33:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
So wheres the problem? You should only worry about things like that if you have something to hide.The only people who should worry about that are the criminals,rapists and sex offenders.
So lets go for it,look at the benefits it will bring or wont bring if your an illegal immigrant.
WAKE UP ENGLAND
2006-10-25 03:30:08 · answer #8 · answered by Andy P 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So what! Aren't we going that way regardless?
2006-10-25 03:01:55 · answer #9 · answered by dot&carryone. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's a bit of a bugger isn't it, but what can we do.
2006-10-25 03:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by honey lugs 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋