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ID Cards & The Myth of Terror

Liverpool Defy-ID | 28.02.2007 21:01 | Repression | Social Struggles | Terror War | Liverpool

Thursday 8th March, 7pm, at the Liverpool Social Centre,
in the basement at 96 Bold Street (entrance is next door to the
bookshop) - all welcome

Does the threat of terrorism really justify the introduction of ID
cards? Or are news stories about terrorism arrests over-hyped to scare
us into surrendering our civil liberties and our privacy? ID cards
aren't the answer - don't give in to the fear. Come & find out the
facts and discuss these issues

"I accept that it is important that we do not pretend that an
entitlement card would be an overwhelming factor in combating
international terrorism" (David Blunkett, former Home Secretary)

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" (Benjamin Franklin, co-writer
of the United States Declaration of Independence)

The Liverpool Defy ID group meets on the second & last Thursdays of the
month, 7pm at the Liverpool Social Centre.
Contact us c/o 96 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4HY
or email  mail@liverpool-defy-id.org.uk

Liverpool Defy-ID
- e-mail: mail@liverpool-defy-id.org.uk
- Homepage: http://www.liverpool-defy-id.org.uk/

Comments

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Why do you need ID you have CCTV

28.02.2007 22:02

I went into my bank branch. I asked for a large counter cheque to be written for me. The woman behind the counter said, "I need photographic ID for that." I pointed to her CCTV notice, which said: "CCTV is in operation for Custoemr Safety and Security" - and so I replied: "That's fine, just use the CCTV footage. It's photographic." She argued that she needed a photographic drivers licence. I argued that anybody could forge that but not everybody could forge the CCTV footage. After a short length of time she accepted my non photographic drivers licence. But surely, the CCTV is adequate - fulfils all of the criteria of an ID card and is full installed at no extra cost to the taxpayer.

Average Joe

Just curious

01.03.2007 00:01

as to what kinds of ideas are on the table to stop the encroachment of the ID card?

Sorry, I hope that I am

Not a wet blunkett

Well come along and find out!

02.03.2007 16:37

Or if you're not in the area, find your local Defy ID group. If you don't have one, start one!

Neon Black
- Homepage: http://dreaming-neon-black.blogspot.com