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Originally Posted by aliferste
Unfortunetly the use of identity cards may increase all these.........If someone gets hold of your identity card then they can esentially "become" you. ie i could murder a tourist while abroad and when i get to the UK use his identity.
Steal someones id card you have there identity.........instead of proving your identity with a pile of gas bills and bank statements it will all be on that one card.
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I'm afraid that on this occassion I have to agree with you
I can just imagine some gang of thugs watching me walk down the street and deciding that I am a pretty close match in looks, age and size to them.
if it was law to carry an identity card it would be well worth them attacking me for it!
I know that probably sounds a bit far fetched, but I expect the introduction of identity cards would produce that sort of crime, they may not know that you have money, credit cards, driving licence or passport etc in your wallet but it would be a certainty that you were carrying an ID card that could be of use to them.