From January 1st 2005, we're back to the German occupation here, as everybody 14 years or older is
obliged to carry an ausweis, with the police allowed to ask for them everytime they feel
like. (Alright, officially they can only do so if they need to "keep the public order",
but we all know that that can be anything.) This is not something I am planning to adhere
to and I'm fortunately not the only one. However, if asked for papers and you cannot or will not show
them it'll cost ya fifty euros (with which we neatly discover the real reason for this new law: bugger
security, it's all about the do-re-mi.)
Fortunately, as Hiram of Ipse
Dixit (in Dutch) discovered, us peons are at least allowed to asks police agents for their papers
as well. So Hiram thought of a plan: "I'll show you mine if you show me yours". Every
time we are asked for our papers, we should ask the agent as well. This way, it'll cost all those
jumped up little h--lers twice as much time, they'll discover how obnoxious this law is first hand and
those few who would abuse the new law for their own ends can be registrered...
No, I'm not sure the practise will match the theory, but it is worth a try...
This is just a place for me to jot down some random thoughts and reactions to the news so I don't have to yell at the television or radio, or mutter to myself whilst reading the news.
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