No thanks.madboggar said:The TIME HAS COME - What do you think
No thanks.madboggar said:The TIME HAS COME - What do you think
Oh that would be a great idea. And a membership card for FG of course.FG could send them a big box of hope, perhaps?
Nothing will sort out the thuggery in this country until the gards get their fingers from out of their arses, the government cuts their own salaries and starts spending on gards, social programs and healthcare, and laws are actually enforced.ryano said:Tell me it will keep the scumbags off the streets and I'll vote for it.The State could send a card to everyone on their birthday on behalf of everyone else in the country, signed by the President or something. It'd cost a fortune and have no appreciable effect, but it'd be nice.
I was more thinking when you're in the great elephant graveyard in the sky, sipping Pimms with Cumman na Gael.geraghd said:Yes, when we have influence in govt it most certainly will.
I fervently hope not, although for obvious reasons I can't be certain.You are Michael McDowell's wet dream.
My mistake. I mistook you for a cretin.ryano said:Perhaps I need to employ a <sarcasm> tag. My point was that Conor's national birthday card scheme would do as much to combat crime as a national identity card scheme. It would probably be cheaper too.
It's no joking matter. Did you know that, on average, someone's birthday is forgotten every 45 minutes?borderlinegenius said:FG could send them a big box of hope, perhaps?
I agree with this idea of ID for alcohol and ciggies. I would also ask that we require people to do a drinking license course to be educated about the effects of alcohold and ciggies, 1/2 or half a day in school might be enough. Also, we could link the drinking license of parents to drinking of their underage offspring. If your 15 year old get nicked drinking cider at some bonfire you lose your drinking rights for 3/6 months. Might make some parents pay more attention to what their kids are up to.hiker said:I don't agree with compulory national I.D. cards, but I would support compulsory I.D. for purchasing alchohol and cigarettes. Also I think there could be a way of tying barcodes on alcohol containers to place of purchase. If underage drinkers are caught in possesion of alcohol then the drink can be traced back to the place of purchase and a fine can be charged on the seller. If the drink was bought by an overage person and given to an underage person, a fine would be charged on the buyer. A compulory I.D. card could enable this to happen.
KingKane said:If your 15 year old get nicked drinking cider at some bonfire you lose your drinking rights for 3/6 months. Might make some parents pay more attention to what their kids are up to.
The Irish Independent reports that the government is considering the conversion of the social welfare services card into a national identity card that could contain fingerprints, iris scans, or facial outlines. The introduction of ID cards in Ireland is regarded as inevitable if Britain proceeds with its plan to launch such cards. Justice Minister Michael McDowell acknowledged that the Irish government would have to respond to British actions on the issue because of implications for the common travel area.
What common travel area ?, anyone travelling between Britain and Ireland requires identification such as a passport. So that is a very lame excuse for the introduction of ID cards.madboggar said:Well it looks like McDowell is finally doing the right thing and sorting out the ID Cards. I think that this will see a great change in Ireland.
The Irish Independent reports that the government is considering the conversion of the social welfare services card into a national identity card that could contain fingerprints, iris scans, or facial outlines. The introduction of ID cards in Ireland is regarded as inevitable if Britain proceeds with its plan to launch such cards. Justice Minister Michael McDowell acknowledged that the Irish government would have to respond to British actions on the issue because of implications for the common travel area.