U.S. to Insist That Travel Industry Get Fingerprints

Now the airlines will be the 'police'? :banghead:

Edited: Deleted my comments. I guess no one's with me so why poke Agent Mike? I can't handle his squirmy ass without at least a little help.

:(

I wouldn't do it when banks and grocery stores tried to get me to leave a fingerprint on a check, and I'm not about to start with the airlines...

act as the police! Chertoff is a jerk off!

Did you simply refuse and they said "keep your piece of paper and your freedom then, and we'll keep the money?"
because that's what I was told.

And I changed my practices to avoid having to pay with a check. It was a bit inconvenient, but I was absolutely dead-set against this invasion of privacy.

About 10 years ago, I had a part-time job and was paid with a paycheck. I usually ran by my bank and deposited the check but one day I thought I would just run the check down to the bank with which my employer had its account (it was near where I worked). The teller demanded I leave a fingerprint on its check since I didn't have an account with them. I asked if this was required even if my employer had its account with them. I mean, who's stupid enough to forge a check drawn on the bank that has that account? You'd think the bank could see right away if the check was good. But she insisted I provide a fingerprint, so I refused and waited until I got home to cash it at my own bank.

When I got back to work I called and complained. I was told the bank's "corporate clients" thought fingerprinting was a good idea since it cut down on fraud. I explained that I shouldn't be considered guilty until I was proven innocent.

I could be wrong, but this kind of practice seems to have dissappeared...

..."Your papers please"...

on doing their dastardly evil deeds. Is it pitchforks and torches time yet????

:grr:

wants to ride that bandwagon. I made comments above I was sure would elicit support but not one response.

So, I deleted them.

Edited to add: The lack of response when anyone comes anywhere near fighting back in any real and meaningful way besides just bawling about things is illustrative and indicative of the way we've come to be where we are now. 'Nuff said.

but it's usually that they yell to loud or they 'dress funny' or some other BS!

These comments seem to come from the "that's not polite" ccrowd. :eyes:

Or the Reagan DemocRATS! :puke:

the US is isolating themselves from other countries, who will come here if they have to go through all this crap? NO ONE.

Fly there and then just rent a car? :shrug:

nightmare too. Just shameful. :hi: