Comments on: Virginia DMV bans smiling on driver’s licenses. http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/05/31/virginia-dmv-bans-smiling-on-drivers-licenses/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:04:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pomme http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/05/31/virginia-dmv-bans-smiling-on-drivers-licenses/comment-page-1/#comment-16601 Pomme Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:00:05 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/?p=3016#comment-16601 Indiana now has the same law. I cannot fathom what a smile on your license could possibly mean to require banning. Facial recognition you say? What if I am one of those ever-happy people who smile even in the direst of circumstances? I could be! No! Really!! Indiana now has the same law. I cannot fathom what a smile on your license could possibly mean to require banning.

Facial recognition you say? What if I am one of those ever-happy people who smile even in the direst of circumstances? I could be! No! Really!!

]]> By: Menlo http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/05/31/virginia-dmv-bans-smiling-on-drivers-licenses/comment-page-1/#comment-16592 Menlo Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:57:35 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/?p=3016#comment-16592 While a big grin might not be appropriate (recall Corey Haim in his role in the movie "License to Drive"), a smile can make what usually is a very unpleasant picture look much better. The part about facial recognition is frightening though. I believe the use of such a technique by law enforcement is a serious violation of Constitutional rights and due process. As if the x-rated x-rays in airports weren't enough. While a big grin might not be appropriate (recall Corey Haim in his role in the movie “License to Drive”), a smile can make what usually is a very unpleasant picture look much better.

The part about facial recognition is frightening though. I believe the use of such a technique by law enforcement is a serious violation of Constitutional rights and due process. As if the x-rated x-rays in airports weren’t enough.

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