A question for the police officers: Don't you feel it's intrusive to be fingerprinted for the application process, and having the government keep your prints alongside those of criminals?
Obviously, it is important for the public to know that the officer is not a criminal, but I don't see the point of fingerprints. Companies do background checks without fingerprints all the time, so it can obviously be done with accuracy. The FBI requires them for their check, but it makes no sense why (if the government has no trouble keeping track of you by name and numbers, which they do very well for everything else, why do they need the prints for this?)
If the FBI wants to keep your prints to compare against in case you commit a crime and leave them at the scene, in my opinion, that takes away your presumption of innocence that other citizens have, as most other people only get fingerprinted if they're arrested.
Just want to see what your opinions are on the issue.
2007-12-04 07:32:05 · 6 answers · asked by Sim S 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I'll put it this way: The FBI and local law enforcement agencies have fingerprints from crime scene's that are in "limbo". It's obvious that whoever left them had never been fingerprinted before, thus no record of who they belong to. If a department is going to hire someone, they want to make sure that the person of interest hasn't committed any crimes.
Fingerprinting is done so that the person can be checked to see if they may have been involved in criminal activity. They may not have gotten caught. They compare their prints with any that haven't been matched.
2007-12-04 07:45:59 · answer #1 · answered by Rod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not intrusive at all, a fingerprint without a criminal charge is simply just a fingerprint. This is normal procedure for not only law enforcement, but for military, child care owners, security traders, and many other professions.
Although rare, there are cases where the identity of someone becomes questionable, like the link below, where an illegal immigrant assumed his dead cousin's identity and became a police officer. The fingerprint submission should have caught this.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/17/AR2007061701019.html
2007-12-04 08:11:04 · answer #2 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They print you in the military, as well. I figure, if you don't want to be printed, don't apply for the job.
2007-12-04 07:58:28 · answer #3 · answered by DOOM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whats the difference? theuy have your ssn they have everything. why not give them your print? you do this at the bacnk from time to time im sure. hell if youre innocent youve got nothing to worry about. just my opinion
2007-12-04 07:40:42 · answer #4 · answered by aaron c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welcome to the united states of america! Just wait untill they ask tou for a blood sample to check then d.n.a data bank! They do where I live!
2007-12-04 07:42:20 · answer #5 · answered by spawnn 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rod and Trooper3 have it right.
2007-12-04 10:57:59 · answer #6 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋