[ale] [OFF TOPIC] (You've been warned) TSA wants your fingerprints

[William Fragakis]

Anyone who's worked in the financial industry has been fingerprinted - I
was in 1982. The list of bankers on trial for sticking up Chevrons is
pretty short. 

Oh, after having watched way too much Law and Order, etc. you would not
have had gun residue on your hands, the video camera would probably show
something else, and they'd pick up dozens of prints all over the
place. 

Furthermore, take heed of the lesson from "My Cousin Vinny", drive a car
with a rare differential.

regards,
William

On Fri, 2009-05-29 at 06:43 -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
> Paul Cartwright wrote:
> > On Thu May 28 2009, Sean wrote:
> >> I'm guessing nearly everyone here has seen the Slashdot
> >> aritcle pointing out that the TSA will in June begin insisting on
> >> fingerprinting all U.S. citizens leaving Hartsfield Airport for
> >> destinations abroad.
> > 
> > anyone that has a permit to carry a weapon already has their fingerprints in a 
> > gov't database. I think it is a GOOD thing. illegals won't like it, because 
> > it puts them in the system.
> 
> I would not think it's a good thing.  So you go into the neighborhood 
> store and pick up a pack of beer.  You leave your fingerprint on the 
> door frame.  You leave, someone walks in, shoots the clerk in the head, 
> robs the place and leaves.  Now you're a suspect because they can track 
> you down by way of your fingerprint.  Sure, you can likely shoot holes 
> in that scenario, but I personally don't think they need to have my 
> fingerprints unless I've done something wrong.  As far as I'm concerned, 
> taking my fingerprint for the sake of taking my fingerprint is an 
> illegal search.
> 
> > 
> > RANT ON !
> > is there a cheap biometric fingerprint reader add-on, maybe USB, that works 
> > with linux?? something that will import a KeepassX database would be 
> > awesome:)
> > 
> 
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