From:	Starrngr@***.com Starrngr@***.com
Subject:	Human barcodes
Date:	Fri, 17 Sep 1999 15:37:47 EDT

In a message dated 9/17/99 12:23:50 Pacific Daylight Time, dvixen@****.com
writes:

> Yick.
>
> In SR terms, that would be hard as hell to legislate, way too many sinless.
>
Nope, but it could be an interesting twist on SIN status... When you get a
SIN, you get the tatoo of your number. No Tatto, you'r obviously not a real
citzen, chummer...

> Not to mention the modern day groups who frown on ANY sort of body
> tattooing, as a result of WW2. While the SR timeline may be 62 years ahead,
> that is one thing I doubt would lessen by then.

That is because most people assoiciate Tattoos with criminals, Bikers, and
other assorted Felons. The wild people whom Joe respectable isnt sure he
wants anything to do with. If such a program was passed I think you'd see
people attitudes twords tattooing change radically.