There is now a new way to eliminate certain – minimal – crime, in Harrisburg. A security hologram has been created by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation that facilitates the recognition of fake drivers’ licenses and identification cards. It is first being tried out by the state of Pennsylvania – no other state in America has used it yet. According to Barry J. Schoch, PennDOT Secretary, these identity cards have always been “a trusted source for establishing a person’s true identity [and the state is now determined] to combat counterfeit forms of identification, which ultimately jeopardize lives and hold great potential for harm to our national security.”
The hologram works by suppressing the “rainbow” colors that are common with holographic images and thus the hologram seems to switch between black and white as the image is moved. As well, since the new image has a much higher resolution, it is very easily visible in bright, moderate and low-light environments.
For sure Harrisburg – especially as of late – could do with cracking down on crime; there have been far too many criminal incidents in the city like burglaries and break-ins. So hopefully this will be the start of something good for the city and Harrisburg will be able to finally crack its crime problem.
