Here’s the final paragraph of a story about how Amsterdam is getting less permissive in its law enforcement policies:
Soon to be introduced is a compulsory identity card, frowned upon after World War Two when careful registration helped the Nazis hunt down Dutch Jews. The card is now seen as an inevitable aid to keep on top of crime.
Not all the news in the article sounds bad to me, but a lot does, and that really does. Presumably this means for the whole of Holland, and not just for Amsterdam.
