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Do it for the kids?

TxsTxs Member Posts: 17,809 ✭✭✭
edited April 2002 in General Discussion
I read a news item recently dealing with plans by the state of Texas to begin fingerprinting holders of state teaching certificates in order to run criminal history checks.In the past there've been teachers in our state identified who were exposed as child predators in other states, then changed their name slightly or manufactured a new identity to obtain jobs teaching kids in our schools. Texas currently searches for criminal records on each new applicant by name and DOB only, which is oviously a very ineffective way of discovering something from a person's past they're trying to conceal. This is a one time check and no system is in place to identify currently licensed teachers who commit offenses in other locations.The idea now is to screen each one on their initial application and then over the years do periodic resubmissions of their fingerprints. The teachers unions are complaining about privacy concerns, but the state is pushing this as a reasonable safeguard against exposing our kids to dangerous types.What's your take on this?[This message has been edited by Txs (edited 04-04-2002).]
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    A few years ago I worked for a company that installed perhaps the first electronic fingerprinting system in the state of Connecticut for its welfare system. People were running around the state getting double and triple benefits. The new system, which involves placing one finger on a "reader" to be checked against a computer database, apparently paid for itself in a short time. I find it hard to fault finger imaging systems in a database when talking about foiling criminals, particularly of the molesting variety. It is true that eventually this will lead to larger and more comprehensive finger imaging (the euphemism for "fingerprinting") databases. Once you've been printed these days, you can probably count on being scanned into a database sooner or later. Still, I get fingerprinted every time I renew my carry permit. Having nothing to hide, I don't fear it -- I'm just glad I can get a permit in this state when some others can't in their states. I do, however, see the argument of those who fear finger databases just as they fear 4473s, and I'm not a big 4473 fan ,myself, so I'm firmly on the fence on this one. It was a good feeling to foil the welfare cheaters, though, I must admit.
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  • wundudneewundudnee Member Posts: 6,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My wife went to a mall here the other day to buy a gift certificate for a grandaughter's birthday. She wrote a check for the certificate. The mall asked her for two forms of picture identification and then told her she had to also put a thumb print on the check! If it had been me I probably would have gotten rude and crossed another retailer off my buying list. I told her that after this they get cash. You can still use cash can't you?
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  • jetjet Member Posts: 543 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    no you can't buy an airline ticket with cash
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