Forums Forums Wirral Information Law And Your Rights Finger Printing at the Road side.

I know what you mean Gary, but their argument is guaranteed to be if you have done nout wrong, then you wont mind.

I suppose it rings true, and them having a database of everyone is the only way they can match someones identity.

Im still not convinced by the reliability of finger printing anyway.

well nothin wrong and i do mind so it aint gona happen

Matty, its called a right to privacy.....

Maybe so, but Scooby, you moan about uninsured drivers etc in some threads, so you have to agree that if this can help crack down on them (which it will, even though its not the schemes main objective), is it not a good thing?

I agree with privacy to a point, but we all have passports, NI numbers, electoral roll registrations etc, so whats wrong the authorities having our fingerprints, if we have nothing to hide and we arnt criminals?

As I say, the bacon are going to have everyones DNA samples when the ID cards are launched, so fingerprints is nothing really.

I agree with Gary, if you have some form of ID on you, I'd much prefer to be using that as a first form of identification rather than fingerprinting.

It should only be used when necessary i.e. as a last resort for failure to provide their real name. But like everything else, it's powers will get abused and they'll become lazy and just try and use it on everyone they stop.

I do moan about uninsured drivers but why should my right to privacy be compramised coz of these ..........

Isnt that why we have the MID ?

i dont mind giving my finger prints. if u have nothing to hide, dont worry about it.
i know it probably wont happen but i reakon they should take everyones finger prints, it would help alot with crime.

Exactly, the only reason people have for not giving their fingerprints in is to avoid being caught doing something...

Its not like the plod can then go selling your prints to 3rd party organisation

So if you are not a criminal and arnt intending to be one at any time, then you wont mind.

i agree wid mosta ya good idea to get car theives n it wud be quiker than gettin station to find details over phone. but i do feel like they startin to go too far wid fingerprintin n tha its like big brother, but then the arguement of sayin if ya done nuin rong ya wont mind pops up again. what if they take ya figer prints then ya cut ya finger and the prints change on ya hand theyll do ya for tryin to be sum one else by mistake lol

Lol, well finger printing is NOT reliable anyway, id rather DNA swabbing, but it is very complex to work out and require a fair amount of processing power to give accurate results.

But anything that lowers/prevents/deters crime, im all for it!

yeh same ere i they gunna vring it in permanent nuin we can do bout it but id just feel that it cud have many errors in first couple of years, ya no while gerrin everyoes printes n tha

Well they are moving towards a compulsary DNA database, and they are developing a mobile DNA system iirc, that may be able to be stored in Police cars in the future.

Atm, the mobile one they have is like the size of petrol pump lol and usually they only hire them for special operations iirc, but they will eventually be made smaller, and small enough to be carried on every police car.

The ID card (which I am very much against) will contain your DNA profile too, so they wont have to swab, except to prove identity!

i herd bout them they wer on news enit i was a bit shocked they were guna bring them out i mean wat if ya lost it bet theyd make ya pay like 80 quid for newen the scaves

its just another money makin scheme our goverment ave put together lol i am totally against the idea but only time will tell

you can always ask for a calibration certificate with any device used by the police and by law they must provide it or they cant use the reading as evidence so if ur good no need to worry!