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lunasun

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15. Snickers and snorts no doubt from whomever thought this was a good community

Reply to Garion_55 (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 06:10 PM

Sep 2014

event . The police dept is not even trying to appear conciliatory are they?

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St Louis Police Try to Boost Community Relations by Fingerprinting Ferguson Children [View all] Garion_55 Sep 2014 OP

this is a joke, right? bbgrunt Sep 2014 #1

No, just really bad timing imo. cstanleytech Sep 2014 #26

It will speed up identifying the bodies later Kelvin Mace Sep 2014 #2

is that for real ? drray23 Sep 2014 #3

"And then in the next booth, they'll have their pictures taken Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #27

Terrible idea. Why didn't they set up a basketball league for boys and girls? snappyturtle Sep 2014 #4

the bouncy thing is where they do the strip searches. Garion_55 Sep 2014 #6

Because the police fingerprinting the little kids before they become teenagers... MohRokTah Sep 2014 #5

Who's the phucking idiot who had this brainstorm? knr joeybee12 Sep 2014 #7

As if they didn't have an image xxqqqzme Sep 2014 #8

I have often wondered the wisdom or helpfulness of child fingerprinting pipoman Sep 2014 #9

They can't use it. Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #34

I don't get the outrage... Oktober Sep 2014 #10

What outrage? surrealAmerican Sep 2014 #21

Potayto..... potahto Oktober Sep 2014 #29

These people are TONE DEAF etherealtruth Sep 2014 #11

I'm surprised they didn't go for DNA testing too, you know, just handy in their RKP5637 Sep 2014 #12

First it's voluntary and they ask nicely bluestateguy Sep 2014 #13

Dumb, but not uncommon Dems2002 Sep 2014 #14

+ Action_Patrol Sep 2014 #16

Snickers and snorts no doubt from whomever thought this was a good community lunasun Sep 2014 #15

This was done during my kid's time. Only the people who were fingerprinting Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #17

Despite what the article says, they don't here either. Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #35

Which dunce came up with this stupid idea? Nt tooeyeten Sep 2014 #18

I'm surprised they didn't microchip them Vattel Sep 2014 #19

WTF is wrong with these people? RoccoR5955 Sep 2014 #20

If this is such a great idea Half-Century Man Sep 2014 #22

Despite the article, Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #36

So they are doing this in the well-to-do white neighborhoods, yes? Aren't they? jtuck004 Sep 2014 #23

Unreasonable search and seizure of fingerprint or DNA without due cause, is against the law. DhhD Sep 2014 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author DhhD Sep 2014 #28

Just an FYI pintobean Sep 2014 #25

Next they will have a class to show the kids how to littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #30

Parents would be totally insane to participate. avebury Sep 2014 #31

Bad idea but by no means a new idea wercal Sep 2014 #32

I've never understood how this is supposed to help locate missing children. logosoco Sep 2014 #33