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<p>[QUOTE="Detecto92, post: 1634078, member: 75105"]Oh boy. Here we go again with another tirade of "big brothers gunna take away my freedums!" BS. Lets break out the lawnchairs and the bud lite! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It makes perfect sense. Not all Pm's are serial numbered. Coins are not, unless graded. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now if someone stole your entire coin collection, they could take it to Joe's pawn, and get some money out of it. If the pawn broker made no record of it, and if there was no video surveillance, the chance of you getting your prized collection is slim to none. </p><p><br /></p><p>But let's put yourselves in the shoes of the robber, if I was going to have my picture taken and fingerprinted, I would not step one foot in a pawnshop.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now expand that to coins shops and other places, and your gonna have a hard time selling it. With that said, it would probably make you less inclined to steal it in the 1st place.</p><p><br /></p><p>It amuses me when people are against government tracking, or surveillance. If you have nothing to hide, then what's the big deal? I think every person should be chipped. 2,300 people go missing EACH DAY. Some of them have their bodies found in the woods 20 years later. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now ask yourself this, if your child was kidnapped, wouldn't you like it if police had a way to locate her? Cellphones are taken, but it's kinda hard to disable a chip in your skin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, what difference does it make if the government knows where your at, or installs a security camera in a public area? If you have nothing to hide, then it should not bother you. What exactly does the government gain from tracking that is a detriment to your well being? Absolutely nothing. It's done as a measure of safety for all humans.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Detecto92, post: 1634078, member: 75105"]Oh boy. Here we go again with another tirade of "big brothers gunna take away my freedums!" BS. Lets break out the lawnchairs and the bud lite! :rolleyes: It makes perfect sense. Not all Pm's are serial numbered. Coins are not, unless graded. Now if someone stole your entire coin collection, they could take it to Joe's pawn, and get some money out of it. If the pawn broker made no record of it, and if there was no video surveillance, the chance of you getting your prized collection is slim to none. But let's put yourselves in the shoes of the robber, if I was going to have my picture taken and fingerprinted, I would not step one foot in a pawnshop. Now expand that to coins shops and other places, and your gonna have a hard time selling it. With that said, it would probably make you less inclined to steal it in the 1st place. It amuses me when people are against government tracking, or surveillance. If you have nothing to hide, then what's the big deal? I think every person should be chipped. 2,300 people go missing EACH DAY. Some of them have their bodies found in the woods 20 years later. Now ask yourself this, if your child was kidnapped, wouldn't you like it if police had a way to locate her? Cellphones are taken, but it's kinda hard to disable a chip in your skin. Again, what difference does it make if the government knows where your at, or installs a security camera in a public area? If you have nothing to hide, then it should not bother you. What exactly does the government gain from tracking that is a detriment to your well being? Absolutely nothing. It's done as a measure of safety for all humans.[/QUOTE]
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