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Posted on 04/29/2006 8:02:00 AM PDT by martin_fierro
British town's pubs scan fingerprints to spot louts
Fri Apr 28, 1:42 PM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Revellers in a British town are to have their fingerprints scanned when they enter pubs and clubs in a scheme aimed at weeding out drunken troublemakers.
The "In Touch" project is the first of its kind in Britain.
Biometric finger-scanning machines have been installed at six venues in Yeovil, southwest England. Clubbers will be asked to have their right index finger scanned and show picture identification to register on the system.
The data is then stored on a computer network which other pubs and clubs in the scheme can access so that information on louts can be passed on quickly.
"It will identify those who have previously been intent on causing trouble," said Sergeant Jackie Gold, of Avon and Somerset Police.
"If somebody is causing trouble in one pub and is removed from the premises, from the time it takes for that person to walk to another venue, the system will have been updated and the door staff at other venues will be aware."
"It will also mean that they do not have to carry ID on them which can often be the source of inconvenience."
Once registered on the system, clubbers are identified by finger scan only.
The scheme is voluntary and the information stored will be subject to data protection laws.
The system is voluntary?
Yes, louts are so well known for voluntarily cooperating with law enforcement.
That means the government will eventually make this mandatory.
Hello 1984. Glad I don't live in the UK.
So the louts are going to do this? And what's in it for the non-lout?
I'm thinking '666, the Beginning' here. LMAO!
Prithee, what's the difference between a "lout" and a "yob"?
Tell me or I'll scob your nob.
Methinks I'll lump him with me firkin!
Sorry, I only speak 'Murrican.
That's illegal in some states.
Firkin. I had to look that up in my Funk & Wagnells.
It's a codpiece?
Mebbe an Englishman will come along. I think they mean about the same thing.
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I think that means voluntary for the pub owner.
The louts can voluntarily cooperate with the pub owner or stay out of the pub owner's private property.
Hopefully the Cowsills.
Nope, that's a merkin (and I'm ashamed that I know that.)
OK, I remember now. I am re-edified.
Ann Boleyn caught Henry VIII in the loo and innocently asked,
"Jerkin your merkin, are ya Hank?"
The rest is, as they say, history.
Dearie me, I missed that interpretation.
I can only plead lack of caffeine.
"Clubbers will be asked to have their right index finger scanned and show picture identification to register on the system."
But...
"It will also mean that they do not have to carry ID on them which can often be the source of inconvenience."
They've obviously thought *this* process through...
Folks, please. There is an important story here. Our British cousins are reverting to savagery. No one wants to face it, but it's true. This is a huge problem.
Sorry son, but no doubt a few Britishers will take offence to that, and I'm one of them.
Having lived in the UK for, well, most of my life and living in Manchester, I can say we are not "reverting to savagery". The problems on our streets aren't a patch on the savagery going on in the US. 10,000 murders a year? That should put a little perspective on it I reckon. I would rather get mugged than murdered.
There is nothing wrong with this new system. I have no problem with sticking my thumb on a sensor if I haven't done anything wrong. And I will know that the rest of the crowd in the bar will be fellow law-abiding citizens. Technology is a good thing yes?
Barkeep: "Right, mate, step up and give us yer thumb."
BtD: "Yes, sir. Ooh, that tickles."
Barkeep: "What's this, then? Name Drill, convictions for shoplifting, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, littering, loitering, speeding, creating a public nuisance, riding a tricycle while intoxicated, and sex with an underage invertebrate."
BtD: "That was last night. I can explain everything."
Barkeep: "Right, then. Give us yer other thumb..."
U.S. thugs murder each other at a far higher rate than U.K. thugs. This accounts for the higher murder rate in the U.S. Thugs attack non-criminals at a far higher rate in the U.K. If you are not a criminal, your liklihood of being a victim is higher in the U.K., including murders. Since I am not a criminal, this is what matters to me.
One of the most foolish habits of Brits (and Canadians) is to look at problems and negative trends in their own societies and rather than facing them, to instead make some spurious comparison with how much "worse" things are in America, and then just let their own problems fester and worsen.
That said, I too have no problem with the new system. I would be happy if they did it here.
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