Beenie Man is totally against the Jamaican government’s new national identification And registration bill.
Speaking on the National Identification System – NIDS –, the “King of dancehall” says “thats like going back to slavery days when you becomes a number nobody nuh memba yo name you are like 523 or you are 627, it no mek no sense we a watch too much movie the man dem a get to scifi.” he said.
The Doc added that he is totally against it as the [Government] is taking away people’s freedom.
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On Monday senators in the Upper House deliberated on the National Identification System – NIDS – Bill and it was given the green light, without support from the Opposition.
The legislation is being labelled as “intrusive” and “poorly thought out”. The NIDS is a registration system which stipulates that every citizen will give over their biometric data.
Biometric information includes photograph, signature, fingerprint, toe-print, palm print, iris scan, retina scan, blood type, and eye colour.
The legislation makes it mandatory for citizens to register and there will be a massive fine, of up to $100,000, for citizens who fail to register. Even children will have to possess one of these IDs.