SURELY, after the horrific deaths of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, it is now time to introduce National Identity Cards.
I know this suggestion will have the hand-wringers and bleeding hearts throwing up their hands in horror, and shrieking "loss of liberty".
I think the time has come for everyone who owns, or is about to own a computer, to be registered, rather like with a car. Anyone who is a convicted paedophile, or caught downloading filth, should be banned for life from owning a computer, or using internet chatrooms. This is where ID cards would help.
As everyone's personal details are already stored in some central computer network, ID cards are simply the next logical step.
Mrs G Hardy
Singleton Avenue
Bolton
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