Interesting Graham but not convincing. Having lived & worked in Zimbabwe where ID cards are compulsory but strangely not required when moving about my wife & I always used to carry ID because the ZRP (Zimbabwe Republic Police) would often stop people to check ID and the consequences for not carrying ID could be very serious, kept standing in the heat, hungry & thirsty until some hours later being marched off to nearest police station to be charged. The ZRP took little interest if those apprehended were locals, often Black women with kids, the odd unsuspecting tourist or anyone else. I suppose that's an argument against ID cards but its extreme, there is no law & order in Zimbabwe now.
Likewise in Kenya was supposed to carry ID but never a problem there.
Anyway fair enough you have your opinion we agree to differ.
