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Comments on: Europe agrees on exchange of criminal records

Criminal record swap 

Posted Monday 2nd June 2008 12:00 GMT

Coat

I have some Des O'Connor here - I'd like to swap it for something like Jacques Brel.

Or is that the wrong type of criminal record?

Intent Vs Reality 

Posted Monday 2nd June 2008 12:08 GMT

Alert

"The European Criminal Records Information System will set out the technical specifications so that police can get easy-to-use records from forces in other countries."

You just know this will end up with them printing the requested criminal records off and popping them in the post after the software to allow interchange comes in 5 times over budget and still doesnt work.

The upgrade will be to fax them then send the hardcopy in the post.

Missed acronym opportunity 

Posted Monday 2nd June 2008 13:05 GMT

Coat

"European Criminal Records Information System"

Can't believe they didn't find a way to call it "E.R.I.C."!

@JasonW 

Posted Monday 2nd June 2008 13:35 GMT

Alert

I sincerely hope the Des O'Connor discs are an unwanted present.

If you purchased them voluntarily and of your own free will then either you should be sectioned for your own safety, or you should cut back on the use of exotic substances.

I can think of no other (or indeed ANY) rational explanation.

the half-a-bee acronym's well received here 

Posted Monday 2nd June 2008 14:45 GMT

Unhappy

unlike the idea of police forces sharing criminal records between the uk mainland and the rest of europe. not on my part you understand, but the wife will have to skip to yet another country when they do.

Missed acronym opportunity 

Posted Monday 2nd June 2008 16:24 GMT

Coat

Another New Unwanted System....

anyway, think of the children!

How does that work then? 

Posted Monday 2nd June 2008 16:43 GMT

Pirate

"This is essential in order to provide adequate responses to crime <em>but also to prevent new crimes from being committed.</em>"

Huh?

EU Wide Criminal database. 

Posted Tuesday 3rd June 2008 08:40 GMT

Dead Vulture

Another bloody good reason for the U.K. to be out of the E.U.

Mind you, its a wonder they havent had something like this long before now.

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