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Police Ask Stores to Take Fingerprints

Posted by Hemos on from the yet-another-step dept.

Coffee Warlord writes "Operation Thumbs Up, scheduled to begin citywide Sunday, aims to help authorities identify check theft and forgery by obtaining a source of identification that can't be stolen or faked - fingerprints. Dawson doesn't expect complaints from customers. "I anticipate if you are not guilty of anything, it's not going to matter to you if someone takes your thumbprint," she said. -- There are so many things wrong with this, I can't even begin to start."

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  1. Well, you could always drive them nuts by, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Liguid Skin is a great way to conceal fingerprints, while it's wet press your thumb onto a stamp, say a Tux or the BSD Deamon. Barcodes would be fun too.

  2. Re:Why not take your DNA? by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 5, Funny
    why stop at just a hair sample?

    why not collect samples of:

    • urine
    • stool
    • hair
    • blood
    • semen

    or, to save time, I'll just give you my underwear and let YOU sort it all out!

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  3. Re:Why not take your DNA? by uncoveror · · Score: 3, Funny

    I suspect that many customers will respond to Operation Thumbs up with Operation Fingers Up.

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