About making the online thing safer

I have been wondering if it’s a very fool idea to think that many of the problems and crimes online could be lessened by forcing any user to give the real personal identification, other way, they are not allowed to have internet.
Is it very stupid or impossible? I ask from a vague idea about how this stuff works.

I see how many times, the police struggles a lot to find a person behind an online user, for instance.

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RenaissanceMan

An IP address can be turned off by many government agencies. Even addresses of those who use VPN's. Mine has been turned off in the past several times. Security agencies can use forensic software and find 99% of the people they're searching for. NO... absolutely not. More control of anything just leads to more control. It would be a useless endeavor to try and stop human behavior, as sick as it can be at times.

twistermind · 51-55, F

@RenaissanceMan I’m not only talking about make things easier for police or security agencies, I’m thinking more of the average citizen. We have here, in Spain, as in other countries, an identity card.
If I want to sign up somewhere, for instance, a public library, I have to show and give my identity. Of course, I could lie and use a fake identity card but it’s not the normal thing. And I don’t feel controlled, to be honest.
I feel like this way, everyone takes responsibility for their behabiours by providing “ a signature”.