Police take prints with citations (Green Bay)

[sybylla]

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_19328428.shtml
Green Bay officers hope practice stops ID theft
By Mikaela Reck
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If you think you have to be a suspect in a burglary or murder to have your fingerprints taken … think again. Now in Green Bay, driving a little fast or playing your music too loudly will also qualify you.

Since Dec. 30, Green Bay police have been fingerprinting traffic and ordinance violators, so that even the homeowner who lets his dog run loose one too many times could get his fingerprints put on file.

The practice is voluntary, according to Green Bay police. The purpose, they say, is to reduce the number of identity thefts. Too many people busted for minor offenses have been giving false names, and fingerprinting can help prevent the innocent from being held accountable for someone else’s misdeeds.

“We are doing this to protect your identity,” said Capt. Greg Urban, public information officer for the Green Bay Police Department.The practice isn’t winning fans among those in the business of safeguarding privacy issues.

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Okay, this scares the shit out of me. What the hell is happening to my country? (and my state)

[henslee]

1. Is having awful credit the best way to avoid identity theft?

[jukes]

8. worx for me

no 1 has the slightest desire to be me.

[shamanstar]

26. i dont shred my paperwork bcz of that!

if someone wants to steal my identity from the trash, thats fine with me- maybe they will have more luck getting a credit card than i have.

[Swamp Rat]

2. Welcome to:

[Verve]

5. WTF is that? n/t

[Swamp Rat]

9. Know ye nothing of PNAC?

You must be new. OK, time for your DU education concerning PNAC:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=110&topic_id=80

[Verve]

11. Thanks Swamp rat!

:hi:

[Swamp Rat]

15. No problem

:hi:

I know it's a lot of reading, but you must do it and then inform others. See post #65 from that link. 

#65 From Eloriel: LEO STRAUSS AND THE NEO-CONS. This will give you the background for the PNAC cabal and their inspiration.

[AmerDem]

13. nice work

:toast:

[Swamp Rat]

16. Thank you

Here's my latest:

[AmerDem]

23. you like that retro zombie theme huh?

They remind me of the 1950's horror movie posters, Dracula, Creature from the Black Lagoon etc. Kool stuff!

[Swamp Rat]

24. Yes, perhaps there that is an influence.

Did you ever see "Creature from the Black Lagoon" with 3-D glasses - very cool!

More importantly, my mother is an artist, like her mother and grandmother. Actually, all the women in my immediate family are artists... I, on the other hand, just vandalize AP photos. :D




edit: Swamp Rats tend to use bad grammar.

[el_gato]

3. same fucking excuse every time "We are doing this to protect you"

MY ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kcass1954]

6. I get immediately suspicious

when some idiot tells me "It's for your own good!"

[Verve]

4. Wow! I live outside of Green Bay!

I'm already not in that great of a mood when I get pulled over for a traffic violation, so you can bet your boots, I will not be VOLUNTARILY complying to fingerprints. You gotta be kidding me!

I feel sorry for the policeman for having to comply with this. I'm sure they're getting a lot of angry responses!

Btw, knock on wood, no speeding tickets for 5 years. Yahoo!

[biftonnorton]

7. Search Showed No Results

"Btw, knock on wood, no speeding tickets for 5 years. Yahoo!"

I performed a Yahoo search as you ordered, but found no driving record for you, Verve. ;)

[Verve]

10. LOL!

[LiberalFighter]

21. Write a LTTE since you are a local

[BiggJawn]

12. I was going to say "They must think we're pretty stupid", but....

..that *DOES* refer to 51% of the voters in this country...

“We are doing this to protect your identity,” said Capt. Greg Urban....

Oh, FUCK you, Kapitan Urban. You're doing it to build up a HUGE fucking database. Just think, used to be you had on file the fingerprints of only those who had firearms permits, were Bonded, and people who've been arrested. NOW, with your bogus "protect you" line of bullshit, you're getting prints from thousands of Sheeple that you never would have EVER gotten otherwise!

Voluntary? I'll betcha they'd get pissed enough at the "tone" of my declination to hit me with their fancy Bernie Kerik-model Cattle Prod...

Fucking Pigs...

"Resistance is FUTILE, PERPS!"

[gaia_gardener]

14. Except that this gives them all 10 fingers

I can't see how this is any different than mandatory finger"imaging" for drivers' licenses.

I need to go for my new license soon, but I'm putting it off because I see no reason why they should have my thumb "images". My state rep told me it was to protect me and to make drivers' licenses more secure and prevent fake licenses. Umm, unless everyone, everywhere has a device to make sure the images on the licenses match, I don't see how this makes licenses any more secure.

[Verve]

17. Geez! What state are you talking about?

That sucks!

[Berserker]

18. Welcome to the American Gestapo

[gaia_gardener]

22. Most states apparently

OK was the state congress person. But I just moved to TX and apparently it's been the law here for 10 years or so.

I hate it, hate it, hate it. I explored ideas of using glue or something on my fingers to mess up the sensors, but then I'd just be in trouble when it came time to renew my license.

[Verve]

27. I'd say get out of the south. But, hey, this thread is about my state

so I guess we're all F---ed!

[newscott]

19. Mine are already on file with the FBI

So they can just go crazy with em!:evilgrin:

[Massachusetts]

20. It Amazes Me

how so many people are frightened and how they roll over at the drop of a hat.

Its difficult to stay proud of OUR country these days.:mad: :mad: :mad:

[shamanstar]

25. i dont think i would volunteer for that

im not sure but i think i would politely refuse.