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For my age demographic, the US went through a kidnapping moral panic when I was young and that's why people let their kids get mass-fingerprinted. It was very "
by shadowgovt 4y ago
For my age demographic, the US went through a kidnapping moral panic when I was young and that's why people let their kids get mass-fingerprinted. It was very "We must do something. This is something, therefore let's do it" thinking.
- rootusrootus 4y agoAs boy scouts, we set up a booth at the local Dairy Queen to get fingerprints for kids if their parents wanted it. A lot of parents did indeed want it. Can't remember exactly what year it was, but early/mid 80s sounds about right.
- dylan604 4y agoIf those parents were the same age but in today's world, I wonder how many of them would still be so willing to do it. Back then, the concept of mass surveilence and all of the crap we deal with daily today was just not even an idea people would have had. Then again, most people today still are ignorant, so maybe the numbers wouldn't change at all?
- jandrese 4y agoIt would be interesting to know the statistics on how many missing children have been identified by the fingerprints they filed with the local PD over the decades.
- kingkawn 4y agoAnd how many times this data was used for other purposes by the PD
- giantg2 4y agoI've been finger printed a few times. More and more jobs require it - SEC, security work, schools, etc. Some states require it for the exercise of specific rights. It seems likely that at least 50% of people have been fingerprinted by the age of 30, likely higher.