Last night, the city of Poway, California voted in favor of a fingerprinting system that will allow skateboarders to use the city’s skatepark.
Park users who break the house rules or indulge in roughhousing, bullying or vandalism will have their thumbprint voided. “So the next time they put their thumb in (the thumb pad), it will not work,” says Poway City Councilman Jim Cunningham. “Then they will contact someone and find out why.”To critics who may see all this as somewhat Orwellian, Cunningham has this comeback “We’re not Big Brother. The thumbprints are not going to Homeland Security. They’re being used specifically for this particular facility, and we want people to enjoy it.”
This is how it all starts. . .
[Link: MSNBC.com]
I wonder if Rob Lorifice skates there often.
haha.
I think the thumbprints are screened at the Ministry of Truth.
Orwellian for sure. Funny thing is that big brother was already watching–the park is right across the street from the police department!
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