"Fingerprinting is infallible!" "You keep using that word ..."

[denny]

All fingerprints collected for ID cards will be cross-checked against prints from 900,000 unsolved crimes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6378999.stm

To quote a Tory spokesman: "With the vast number of crimes involved, it is guaranteed there are going to be miscarriages of justice if the government goes down this route."

Comments

[fellcat.livejournal.com]

I know; I may even be forced to vote for them.

[bluecassandra.livejournal.com]

I don't trust them enough to do that!