I wounder would they later on publicly announce "Hall of Fame/Shame" of the most regular drinkers, and actually use to data to fuel growth in local anti-drinking initiatives based on the most "affected" regions? Beer fingerprints to go UK-wide :"The government is funding the roll out of fingerprint security at the doors of pubs and clubs in major English cities. Funding is being offered to councils that want to have their pubs keep a regional black list of known trouble makers. The fingerprint network installed in February by South Somerset District Council in Yeovil drinking holes is being used as the showcase."
Use a public WC - Big Brother's peeping, have a beer - it's on Big Brother's bill, and if this isn't a total abuse of technology and tax payer's money to spy on them, what is? A system like this would be useless to local bartenders, to be honest their experience for spotting the drunken monkeys or knowing them would prove invaluable in this case. From another perspective, these trouble makers, given they don't trash the place, are actually among the major consumers there.
The article makes a good point through - if pubs and clubs get extra monitoring, domestic violance increases, so would you install CCTVs at home to prevent it through the "psychological effect" as well?
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