Fingerprinting children in schools.

Antaletriangle · 04-08-2009, 02:02 PM

Fingerprinting children at schools...

http://www.leavethemkidsalone.com/

How would you feel if the government suddenly passed a law that every adult had to be fingerprinted at their local police
station? Yet schools have already fingerprinted more than two million children, some as young as three. And neither
they, nor their parents, were ever asked for their consent. With govenrment spin doctors working overtime to portray this
as a bit of harmless 'fun', many experts feel this is part of an enormous softening-up exercise targeting society's most
impressionable, so they'll accept cradle-to-grave state snooping and control. What's more, tens of millions of pounds of
taxpayers money are being wasted on installing fingerprint readers in schools."You'll be monitored for life. That's why
the government is targeting students and young people, to get them on before they realise what's happening." Phil
Booth, No2ID, March 7, The Guardian. As parents, we just want our kids to have the chance grow up free, as we did.
Please help us to put a stop to this outrage by writing to your MP. Act now before it's too late.

"A whole generation of children not involved with any criminal behaviour may be growing up thinking fingerprinting
is just a 'normal' way of being identified, and innocuous phrases like school 'kiddy-printing' only further minimises
what is going on. At worst children are being inducted into the world of the 'surveillance society' without really
knowing what it means." Terry Thomas, Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University.

"We need to take very great care not to fall into a way of life in which freedom's back is broken by the relentless pressure of a security State." Sir Ken Macdonald QC, Director of Public Prosecutions (2003-2008)

"Every generation that is born into a free society has a sacred duty. That is to pass that free society on to the next generation, perhaps enhanced but certainly intact. Unless we take action now we will be the first generation in hundreds of years of struggle to fail in that duty." Henry Porter, novelist and political columnist for the Observer, 13 Sept 2008

If you think we're over-reacting, watch The Last Enemy, available now on DVD, the BBC drama criticised by former
Home Secretary David Blunkett for "giving away too many Government secrets"... What next? CCTV in school toilets?

* NEW VIDEO How to fool your school's £20,000 fingerprint system! NEW VIDEO *

* NEW Liverpool City Council condemns school fingerprinting 13th Oct 2008 *
A few of the schools using biometric related systems

http://www.leavethemkidsalone.com/schools.htm

04-08-2009, 02:02 PM	#1
Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Fingerprinting children in schools. Fingerprinting children at schools... http://www.leavethemkidsalone.com/ How would you feel if the government suddenly passed a law that every adult had to be fingerprinted at their local police station? Yet schools have already fingerprinted more than two million children, some as young as three. And neither they, nor their parents, were ever asked for their consent. With govenrment spin doctors working overtime to portray this as a bit of harmless 'fun', many experts feel this is part of an enormous softening-up exercise targeting society's most impressionable, so they'll accept cradle-to-grave state snooping and control. What's more, tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers money are being wasted on installing fingerprint readers in schools."You'll be monitored for life. That's why the government is targeting students and young people, to get them on before they realise what's happening." Phil Booth, No2ID, March 7, The Guardian. As parents, we just want our kids to have the chance grow up free, as we did. Please help us to put a stop to this outrage by writing to your MP. Act now before it's too late. "A whole generation of children not involved with any criminal behaviour may be growing up thinking fingerprinting is just a 'normal' way of being identified, and innocuous phrases like school 'kiddy-printing' only further minimises what is going on. At worst children are being inducted into the world of the 'surveillance society' without really knowing what it means." Terry Thomas, Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University. "We need to take very great care not to fall into a way of life in which freedom's back is broken by the relentless pressure of a security State." Sir Ken Macdonald QC, Director of Public Prosecutions (2003-2008) "Every generation that is born into a free society has a sacred duty. That is to pass that free society on to the next generation, perhaps enhanced but certainly intact. Unless we take action now we will be the first generation in hundreds of years of struggle to fail in that duty." Henry Porter, novelist and political columnist for the Observer, 13 Sept 2008 If you think we're over-reacting, watch The Last Enemy, available now on DVD, the BBC drama criticised by former Home Secretary David Blunkett for "giving away too many Government secrets"... What next? CCTV in school toilets? * NEW VIDEO How to fool your school's £20,000 fingerprint system! NEW VIDEO * * NEW Liverpool City Council condemns school fingerprinting 13th Oct 2008 * A few of the schools using biometric related systems http://www.leavethemkidsalone.com/schools.htm