Response to an article about fingerprinting

Today I will write a response to an article, “Not so welcome to Japan any longer”, written by Kevin Rafferty.

The article says that Japan introduces a measure of fingerprinting and taking pictures of every foreigner who came to Japan so as to protect Japan from terrorists. However, the author of the article, Kevin Rafferty, says that the measure is a violation of human rights and nonsense, so he insists that Japanese government has to discuss the measure thoughtfully again.

I do not think that fingerprinting is a violation of basic human rights and a meaningless measure. Fingerprinting just saves life of Japanese and, of course, foreigners to remove dangers. There is no reason your rights are violated. The government says that the measure protects people from terrorists, but it can remove other dangers like murder, theft or traffic committed by foreigners because police can find criminals or suspects easier.