http://martinstabe.disqus.com/enFri, 03 Jun 2005 06:48:10 -0000http://www.martinstabe.com/blog/2005/06/02/id-cards-why-they-matter/#comment-1927715Er...what Martin said?AlexFri, 03 Jun 2005 06:48:10 -0000http://www.martinstabe.com/blog/2005/06/02/id-cards-why-they-matter/#comment-1927714Yes, still <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-531-1456743-531,00.html" rel="nofollow">this guy</a> would have been identified after just 1 minute and 33 people wouldnt have been sexually attacked. I bet they'd have all gladly paid &pound;300, and the taxpayer would have saved &pound;100,000s in police costs.<br><br>I don't disagree about 'banopticon' idea per se. But Britain has a reasonably long history of fair trials and not persecuting people. Unlike America, so I can understand their fears over ID cards.MonjoThu, 02 Jun 2005 13:01:30 -0000