Brits, are you serious?

[Zero001]

Met Police officers to be 'microchipped' by top brass in Big Brother style tracking scheme
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Why does the British government thinks this is a good idea? I would walk out of the police department and find a new job of they forced me the get one of those things.

[Red Tampon]

I think too many of them watched Minority Report and loved it.

They already 4 MILLION CCTV Cameras watching everybody. I'm waiting for companies there to require RFIDS.

Then it'll come here because emulating Europe is the flavor of the week.

[Slavic]

Yea, British cities have become extremely concerned over security almost like its a fetish. Sadly Red, I too agree, its already starting to show in the states with the changes to ID's and Passports. Not to mention the warrentless wiretapping incident that got brushed off.

[Red Tampon]

Wiretapping international phone calls in attempts to intercept intel is not quite the same as sticking RFIDS into your own citizens in your home country.

We're nowhere near close to tracking our own citizens whereabouts, via facial recognition cameras etc.

[Havok]

That fact you're forgetting is, this is the same government that lost thousands of peoples' private security data, and the same government that decided identity cards were a "pretty ruddy good idea."

It's news to me, but it doesn't surprise me. The rate the chavs are infesting this country I wouldn't be surprised if it went all Reservoir Dogs on the police force.

[Italian Jew]

Meh, I really wouldn't mind. Not the type to do anything that would be illegal or incriminating, so if they want a show, so be it.

Call anything you want, intercepting calls or planting chips in people, it is a removal of freedom, get over it. It happens...

[VirDeBello]

I really don't see the big problem with the chips......could you explain why it is a problem? I don't see what the fuss is aboot.

[Misanthrope]

I really don't see the big problem with the chips......could you explain why it is a problem? I don't see what the fuss is aboot.

Yeah, why not simply give everyone a 'telescreen' and create the Thought Police, we'll found Minitruth and development 'Doublethink'. VirDeBello would make a great asset to the Party.

[Slavic]

Yeah, why not simply give everyone a 'telescreen' and create the Thought Police, we'll found Minitruth and development 'Doublethink'. VirDeBello would make a great asset to the Party.

one of us, one of us, one of us

[Italian Jew]

Its not going to go that far. I kinda think that the liberal brits would not like too much power in one authority. if it leads to anything, it will be a new series on FOX of reality TV shows.