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by pbhjpbhj 1118 days ago
You would not though, so it's not.

You might as well say we should not have police because if they're required to beat you up if they saw you commit a crime then that would be bad. It would, but they're not, and it's the people who would intend that who you should oppose.

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> You would not though

In several European countries, you absolutely do.

It's sad that you have to post that comment. Should it surprise me that advocates of this do not know how ID cards are actually implemented, even in countries nearby?