Roadside Fingerprinting

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6170070.stm

Police to fingerprint on streets

"Motorists who get stopped by the police could have their fingerprints
taken at the roadside, under a new plan to help officers check
people's identities."

"A hand-held device being tested by 10 forces in England and Wales is
linked to a database of 6.5m prints."

"No two fingerprints have ever been found to be identical on
databases"

"Police say they will save time because people will no longer have to
go to the station to prove their identity.

Officers promise prints will not be kept on file but concerns have
been raised about civil liberties."

OK, so 6.5 million people have their fingerprints on the database -
but there are circa 28 million drivers, so how will this help? Less
than a quarter of drivers will have their identities confirmed by this
technique.

So does that mean the other three-fourths will be frogmarched to the
station to have their identity checked? Does this happen now?

It's all voluntary, of course. But if you don't agree you'll find
yourself down the nick being effed about for three or four hours - so
there's no coercion at all.

[separately posted to uk.legal]

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, ian field

Look, ****, if you're going to stick around here, FFS learn to snip and
to remove .sigs.

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Who?

 

He's dead. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, ian field

Better.

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1% funny. And only because I'm being generous.

Your 'serious' posts about the bollard/twat interface situation are
*waaaaaaaay* funnier. Unintentionally, I assume.

Dave

 

"Window-lickin' good", eh?

 

Pip says...

Well done, nice to see you join an exclusive club.

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Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo

She's a clever burd, that Elly.

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Performance Bikes and Fast Bikes

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SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha Vmax Honda ST1100 wiv trailer

 

Fucking Airstrip One.

 

Just a little worry..... usually all your details are also taken during
a 'routine roadside check'. If your finger prints are taken too, then
are they then kept on record on PNC ready for CRB and HOLMES. Even a
reassurance wouldn't cut it for me as I am aware of innocent
illimination f/ps being kept on paper record. What would happen if one
was to refuse the f/p part of the check... I can't see any obstructing
Police in the course of their inquiries if this is a traffic check only.
How long before we get the thumb prick DNA recording.... the machine
would only be the same size....