SIR - RG Spencer should face reality (Letters, June 16). In my young days, ID cards would certainly have been an unwarranted imposition on individuals' lives.
They would have served no purpose because, in those days, we had law and order and people felt safe.
In contrast, today we have near-anarchy, the streets are not safe and the police operate with their arms tied behind their backs because of restrictions placed upon them by so-called do-gooders whose only concern is for the welfare of criminals and anti-social elements in the population.
Law-abiding people feel afraid when venturing out on the streets and do not feel safe even in their own homes.
There is no doubt that, in the existing disastrous circumstances, ID cards can and would be a valuable aid in the fight against anti-social elements.
Therefore we should all have them. After all, if one has not transgressed, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Without a sense of security, there can be no true freedom. This is not a question of "jobsworths".
D E MARGRETT, Worcester
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