Security clearance for a flight attendant with no finger prints?

[underpants]

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2771451&page=1

Flight attendant Cheryl Maynard does not have fingerprints, and that has made getting the security clearances she needs for her job a challenge.

Maynard has dealt with challenges due to her missing prints for her entire life. Her father was in the military and had top security clearance, so the entire family had to be fingerprinted frequently. In Maynard's case, that process was understandably difficult and raised a number of questions.

What is DPR?

Maynard was born with a rare genetic disorder called DPR, or dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis, and she's not only missing fingerprints — she's also missing those unique marks on her toes, in addition to being unable to sweat.

The condition is passed down through the female side of the family. People that suffer from DPR can also have extremely thin hair, brittle, ridged nails and mottled skin. DPR is so rare that the Maynards were the only family in the world known to carry the genetic defect.

[mainegreen]

1. Well, that would make her prints pretty unique wouldn't it?

:P

[Richard Steele]

2. The condition is so rare, it makes her MORE identifiable, not less.

Height, weight, hair and eye color PLUS "no fingerprints" = Cheryl Maynard.

[Orrex]

3. The problem is retroactive, though

How can they verify that she wasn't involved in something nefarious at some point in the past?

CSI Investgator One: No prints on the murder weapon. The killer must have been wearing gloves.

CSI Investigator Two: Or it could have been Cheryl Maynard.

CSI Investigator One: Gee, I hope we never have to verify her identify for purposes of security clearance.

And so on...

I seem to recall seeing this family on That's Incredible way back in the day. Unless it was some other unique family with no fingerprints...

[Richard Steele]

4. Bwahaha!!!!

"CSI Investigator Two: Or it could have been Cheryl Maynard."
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Picture the interrogation:

CSI Investgator One: "Ms. Maynard, we found no fingerprints at the scene,
so we know it was you."

Cheryl Maynard: "What? There are millions of crime scenes with no fingerprints!"

CSI Investigator Two: "Boy, you just don't know when to stop talking, do you?"


(paraphrased from an old Simpsons episode)

[MadHound]

5. Well, they do have retina scans now,

Wait, let me guess, she has no retinas.