Timothy C. May wrote:
At 9:13 PM 9/19/96, Gary Howland wrote:
Timothy C. May wrote:
(Yes, I disliked being thumb-printed, but I could see no viable alternative. I'm sure Duncan has some scheme to declare himself a Botswanan exchange student, but I decided being thumb-printed was the lesser hassle.)
Sure, it's always less hassle doing what they want. Privacy doesn't come for free. It's easier to let the police search you in the street than it is to make them arrest you so that you can make a formal complaint.
So, just what it is _your_ method of dealing with this? While it is noble to talk about fighting the system, just how do you go about doing it yourself?
Use your imagination. (hint: Do all states require thumbprints for DLs?)
(This space reserved for your lecture about how I need to be prepared to go to jail to defend my right not to be thumbprinted, etc. On second thought, why don't you be the one to go to jail, and then you can let us know your experiences.)
I have never seen the logic in this approach. Sure, if it's relatively easy to make a protest, then I'll do it, but going to jail out of principle is certainly more hassle for me than for "them". I would sooner demonstrate the futility of what they are trying to do, whether it be censorship or prohibition.
Hmm - who are you paraphrasing here? (Just curious).
"What part of "No" don't you understand?"
Who said it? Gary -- "Of course the US Constitution isn't perfect; but it's a lot better than what we have now." -- Unknown. pub 1024/C001D00D 1996/01/22 Gary Howland <gary@systemics.com> Key fingerprint = 0C FB 60 61 4D 3B 24 7D 1C 89 1D BE 1F EE 09 06