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Proposal for UK Prisoners to be Given RFID Implants
Raisey-raison writes "There is a proposal in the UK to implant "machine-readable" microchips under the skin of thousands of offenders in an effort to free up more space in British jails. The article states that uses are being considered both for home detention, as a means to enforce punishment, as well as for sex offenders after their release. Many view this as a slippery slope leading to much wider use; starting as a purely voluntary act and gradually becoming more compulsory, it would endanger human rights and privacy. There are also health questions involved, given that long-term studies have linked similar implants to cancer in lab mice and rats. Ironically, the same technology has been proposed for medical purposes as well. In the USA, some state agencies have already made decisions about this issue.
Half of me agrees. If your stupid enough to take drugs then you deserve what you get.
The other half of me looks at how the law has made the world a better place with tobacco.
Go back 50 years and it was incredibly popular due to advertising and pressure.
A lot of people are now regretting it.
Your essentially saying that you want drugs to be legal.
Would you also like ads on tv and in newspapers and movies for drugs?
At the risk of sounding like an outsider American (which I am), I believe it all started with confiscating firearms in the UK. After that, the ruling elites can gradually follow the natural human inclination to complete subjugation of the serfs.