G-man, there are only two ways to make an iris scan or thumb print security system work for the general public.

1) Get the iris scan or thumb print of every bad guy in the world on file.

2) Get the iris scan or thumb print of every person who wants access to the public venue on file.

The problem with 1 is that you can't track every bad guy.

The problem with 2 is that (aside from infringing on the privacy of the citizens of this country, and forgetting the abuse that is bound to happen if a system like this is ever put into full force) at any given time, a so called good person could actually turn out to be a bad guy, and therefore, the system is far from flawless. It only takes one mistake, one bad guy getting in, and the system is proven to have been the biggest waste of time, money, and man power ever. Oh, and don't forget the infringement on our rights thing.

I would rather live with the unknowns than live in a police state. I would rather have security personel trained to profile for the real bad guys than have people accidently get screwed over by a bug in the system.

We all need to face the facts here. As long as there are really bad people out there who have no respect for the sanctity of human life shit will happen.

If we alter our lives in some ridiculous manner, all to try and avoid the shit that will happen, it won't matter, because more shit will happen. Either the bad people will find a way to make the shit happen, or worse, we'll wind up creating new shit to make happen to ourselves.

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