When I saw the word "rocket", I imagined a reaction engine of some sort. Like, a rocket nozzle sticking out of the forearm. The actual design is of course a lot more reasonable, but the "rocket" moniker is a bit misleading, and I suspect it was there just to sound fancy.:/
I'm not 100% sure where I stand on the citizen ID but, were one implemented, the arguments about the ability to detect forgeries apply to peace officers' badges as well. Thus I would suggest that there also be a single national ID for anyone with a certain level of peace officer authority, the design of which should be clearly recognizable and universally known.
I was once challenged by a man who said he's a detective. I asked for his badge and got some piece of metal with badge number 2. Yes, I kid you not, Officer Number Two. Now, how am I supposed to know that this person is for real? (He was, but that's not the point.)
On the libertarian side, I would claim that there is an even greater duty of the government to positively identify its peace officers than its free and honest citizenry.
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When I saw the word "rocket", I imagined a reaction engine of some sort. Like, a rocket nozzle sticking out of the forearm. The actual design is of course a lot more reasonable, but the "rocket" moniker is a bit misleading, and I suspect it was there just to sound fancy. :/
I'm not 100% sure where I stand on the citizen ID but, were one implemented, the arguments about the ability to detect forgeries apply to peace officers' badges as well. Thus I would suggest that there also be a single national ID for anyone with a certain level of peace officer authority, the design of which should be clearly recognizable and universally known. I was once challenged by a man who said he's a detective. I asked for his badge and got some piece of metal with badge number 2. Yes, I kid you not, Officer Number Two. Now, how am I supposed to know that this person is for real? (He was, but that's not the point.) On the libertarian side, I would claim that there is an even greater duty of the government to positively identify its peace officers than its free and honest citizenry.
I think the poster may have been referring to solar energy.