As a parent I am against fingerprinting of children especially primary school age.
I feel it serves no purpose and that the reasons given are excuses that fit in with the UK governments desire to keep tabs on its citizens.
My view is that criminals or those suspected of committing a crime with the evidence to back up those suspicions are fingerprinted.
I feel that once you fingerprint someone even if they haven't committed a crime it is in a way labelling them as 'potential criminal'
I read on a site called Leave Our Kids Alone that a fingerprint system was put in place as it avioded library cards being lost. I mean for a small primary school how hard is it to print another library card.
Also if more and more people are fingerprinted I see the potential for misscarriges of justice.
Also edjcox's argument which seems to be if you are an honest person you have nothing to be afraid of is bull since mistakes are made and an innocent person could get sent down with a record and then face years having to clear their name.
If I ever found out that my child had been fingerprinted without my permission and without a very good reason I would be in touch with a lawyer very quickly.
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