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Old 01-29-2003, 11:04 AM   #11
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Quote:
Originally posted by Powder
What about a 'tattoo' barcode for identification purposes?
Sorry, as long as there are people alive who have first or second-hand memories of Treblinka or Auschwitz, I don't think state-mandated tattoos of any sort, for any purpose, will fly with the general population.

Retinal scanning, on the other hand, may bear some further investigation. Imagine the crimes possible, as some bandit approaches an ATM with some poor schlepp's disgorged eyeball appended to his forehead, extorted PIN at the ready . . .
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