From: Ret. on
Conor wrote:
> On 26/03/2010 11:58, Brimstone wrote:
>
>> Thus demonstrating that you have learnt nothing from this discussion.
>>
>
> He is a retired Police Inspector. We all know the Police's call for
> national databases.

Probably because I can see the massive benefits that can be obtained from
such system - and because I don't dwell on the unlikely downsides.

Kev

From: Conor on
On 26/03/2010 12:06, Bod wrote:

>> Or even just a mundane but embarrassing ailment. Who wants the whole
>> world
>> knowing they had athletes foot or piles or ecszma or IBS or whatnot?

> Why on earth would having that knowledge, bother anyone?
>
> Bod

Ask those in the USA who had medical treatment refused because they'd
not informed their HMO of a pre-existing condition.
--
Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Adrian on
Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

> At least nine of these are in London. (There's one in Stamford but no
> indication as to which Stamford.)

There's only one, isn't there? Are you thinking of Stratford?
From: Conor on
On 26/03/2010 12:13, Ret. wrote:
> Conor wrote:
>> On 24/03/2010 23:18, Ret. wrote:
>>
>>> What if? What if? What if? This is really becoming very tiresome.
>>> What if your next door neighbour has a brain storm, kills his wife
>>> -but tells the police that you did it? We could go on all week
>>> coming up with What ifs...
>>>
>>
>> Ask Jean Charles de Menezes about "what ifs". Oh wait, you can't and
>> why is that?
>
> I reckon you'll still be dragging this up in another 20 years time wont
> you? Things happen - what you ought to be grateful about is that they
> happen a lot less in the UK than they happen in most other countries.
>

So do road deaths, burglaries, murder, drug use etc Kev so why are you
saying there is a need for a national ANPR database?


--
Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Ret. on
Conor wrote:
> On 26/03/2010 11:51, Ret. wrote:
>
>> The problems today is that although police numbers have increased -
>> they have nowhere near kept pace with the massive increase in demand.
>>
> And why does that demand exist?
>
> Thatcher destroyed society in the 80's and subsequent governments have
> outlawed all means of control of kids that used to be acceptable.

I don't accept what you say about Thatcher - although I agree with the rest.
One of the major reasons for the huge increase in demand is the ubiquity of
mobile phones.

Kev