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RoccoR5955

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20. WTF is wrong with these people?

Reply to Garion_55 (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:52 PM

Sep 2014

Is it in the water or in the food?
Why are they so oblivious.
This will not improve relations when parents realize that they will better identify these kids when they grow up, are pulled over and hauled in for "questioning."
I am surprised that they are not taking DNA samples for their same reasoning.

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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