Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Ch 4.) Fingerprints
Adapted from Clues in Crime and Leigh Grass
We all have many pieces of identification such as a social security card, school ID, driver's license and much more. However your fingerprints are perhaps one of the best forms of identification.
Legislation is underway in some state assemblies to implement thumbprint identification to make it more difficult for people to obtain false identification. If a person tries to use false information to obtain a license, their thumbprint woul b checked with the database. If the print were traced to another identity, the license would not be given. Thumbprint identification is also being discussed (and in some cases used) by car rental, credit card, travel and banking industries.
Civil liberty groups argue that these thumbprint databases will inevitably be abused and evolve into the way for "Big Brother" to spy on citizens.
QUESTION 1:
What do you think as a Forensic Science student? Should our thumbprints join our names and social security numbers as required means of identification? Discuss the positive and negative aspects of using thumbprint identification.
QUESTION 2:
Have the events of September 11, 2001, made measures like these more necessary? Why or why not?
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My personal belief on the matter would be that Fingerprints would be a great addition to the information database for all citizens. Alot of minor crimes that happend are by new people who arent in the fingerprints system so it is harder to link someone to a crime they have committed if they arent a repeat offender. I would not mine having my fingerprint in a database for reasons of security for banks, buissness officers, traveling or anything for that matter. IT would be ideal to go to a store and use a credit card and fingerprint scan to pay you groceries so you know that noone can use that card unless they have you finger attached.
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The events of 9/11 have boosted up all National Security in America and have a big impact on the move of high tech fingerpritn analyisis and scanning. 9/11 was done by a terrorist group and not an average citizen of the Americas so the fingerprinting probably would of helped but not completey prevented the attack. This fingerprinting would be for the citizens of the United states and crimes that happen in this area. from Infractions to Felonies.
1.)I think that using your fingerprints as another form of identification is a really good idea. In some ways it will help us be able to protect our money and bank accounts because no one else could get into them because its your fingerprint, but people at the companies and businesses may be able steal the fingerprints and be able to use them so it could be bad too.
2.)Ever since 9/11 there has been much more security in airports and other busy places. I think that 9/11 has helped improve our technology, but i may not help because it may not be people from the US doing the crimes and they would have no database of them so it may be hard to figure out who it was.
I believe that having thumb prints would be a great addition for sercurity. This would make it alot harder for people to steal identities. There would be no why to hide who you are also. If you have a murder that they are looking for and they went to rent a car, the dealership would have a thumb print and know exactly who they are. It is true though, that the government would know everything that we would do. Also if you need to buy the equipment for the scanning then many little companies might not be able to afford it, however if it was a law they would have to buy it anyways.
9/11 did have a big impact on our national security. Our national security has increased big time. However i dont know if fingerprints alone would stop this. Since 9/11 was done by people not in the US database, then we would have no matches if we looked at their print. Also if these people had not background and this was their first crime they ever did, then we would not be able to stop them.
1.) Having your social security number and other forms of identification all on a thumbprint would make fraud crimes go down. In order to get ahold of someones social security number you would have to get their thumbprint which would be a lot harder than to get ahlod their card. It would make security to get on a plane easier because you would have everything with you on your thumb. Negative effects would be if they did get a copy of your thumbprint then they could get all that information.
2.) Now you need more forms of identification to get on a plane or cross the border. The security is getting a lot better since 9/11.
#1) As a forensic science student I beileve that our thumbprints should joing out name and social security numbers as means of identification because that lessens the chance of anyone else using your identification. Social security is very important to many people and that using our thumbprints will ease people to not worry about it being stolen. Altough it does not get rid of the total possibilty of getting your identification stolen it is less likely and a great idea to use.
#2) The events of 9-11 have definatly made our security stronger, which is why this is a great idea because with this oppurtunity people will be less likely to do things or go places that they are not supposed to be going. After 9-11 everyone worries about the security because of the devestation that occured, but with this thumbprint identification method many people will feel safer.
I believe that it would be a good idea to have our fingerprints in the database. I think it would eliminate people being able to use someone elses credit card. It would be a good thing because it would add more security to many things. With this people wouldnt beable to get in banks too.
Since 9/11 the technology has improved alot. Using fingerprinting probably could of stopped some crimes, but it would not beable to stop crimes from people from another country. Their prints would not of been in the database.
Adding fingerprints to the information database would be a great idea. However the downside to this would be that the database would not have terrorist groups fingerprints in the database and it would be pointless in the event of another terrorist attack. However, in order to lower credit card fraud and other crimes, adding fingerprints to the database would be great. I find it very ideal to have this demanded for use of traveling and job opportunities. If you are being hired for a job then your employer has the right to know what crimes you have committed in the past because it may affect their business.
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After the events of 9/11 I'm not all so sure that a terrorist would be stopped at an airport nowadays. The nation has stepped up national security, however it is not impossible to ensure the safety of all U.S. citizens. Adding fingerprinting to security checks would make some what of a difference, however, I'm not all so sure that it would have that significant of an effect. The database would not have these iraqi terrorists in the database. I'm also not so sure that a terrorist is going to willingly fork over their fingerprint if they know for a fact hat it's in the database. As for reducing crime in the U.S. by U.S. citizens I think it's a great idea, but without worldwide support of this, the fingerprinting database wouldn't have that great of an affect. It already takes an insane amount of time to get on a plane anyway, now add on the time it takes to scan the database for a fingerprint...it may take a little while longer..
#1. I think that fingerprints are very helpful to solve crimes today.I think it would be a good idear to have our fingerprints linked to our names and soial security numbers, because it would be a very helpful thing. In this world many people try to steal identities from other people, and if we had some kind of fingerprinting scan or something,then everything would be secure and safe,because your fingerprints are different from anyone elses and it would make it very difficult for someone to steal your identity.
#2. September 11, 2001 have definately made security much tougher and stricter! Finerprinting may be one device that helped increase the security, but even if we would have had a special fingerprinting analysis it may not have stopped this tragic day! It may have helped a little bit somehow, but it might not have helped at all.
Fingerprints as a form of identification would be a great idea. Fingerprints are a lot harder to steal then a social secturity number, a driver's license or a credit card could be. If your fingerprint could hold all this information then you wouldn't have to worry about loosing your cards all the time, you would always have on you what you needed, and if someone took your card then they wouldn't be able to go very far with it. On the other hand some people may be able to copy the scan of your fingerprint and then use it again for themselves. Banks, stores, and other companies would be able to do this without anyone ever knowing.
Since 9/11 we have developed greater security systems and we have much more upgraded technology. However, I do not believe that fingerprints will help us when it comes to such crime events like 9/11 because when terrorist attacks occur it is a different country doing the attacks, therefore we will have no database for people in other countries' fingerprints. Fingerprints for identification purposes would be great, but not in helping out with terrorist attacks.
I think that as a forensic science student thumbprints should be used as another form of I.D. It would help both in international security and homeland security but making everyones fingerprints accounted for. But as a citizen i don't think that i would enjoy another form of I.D. It would just be a matter of time before people find out a way to forge or fake a fingerprinted i.d. just like anything else.
As for sptember 11, i think that it did make measures similar to this acceptable and necessary but there is a line and fingerprint I.D.'s are toying with it.
1. I think that by using the thumbprint along with social security it would definately help people from getting their identities from getting stolen. This would prove that someone is in fact who they are claiming to be and if they are not then they would get caught for their crime. More and more people are getting their identities stolen and by using a thumbprint it would be harder for someone to obtain a false identity. This would also be kind of a hassle however, because they people would have to take the time to not only use thier credit card or other things, but they would also have to have their thumbprint scanned and then checked to make sure it is the right person. This would be more time consuming, even though it is a better way of making sure that someone's identity is safe.
2. 9/11 Definately improved our technology when it comes to security, but I think that 9/11 would not have been completely prevented with the use of thumbprints. I do think that it could have helped a little bit, but we did not know at the time that they were in fact terrorist and we did not know that they had come to the United States to hurt us in the biggest way they could. They also probably wouldnt have been in the data base because of the fact that they were not in the U.S. their whole lives. So maybe this would help prevent further attacks on the United States, but it might be a little hard to prevent all of them. This would be good, however if the people were actually U.S. citizens and in the data base.
#1 I think a thumbprint database would be great for identification. The positive aspects would make it alot harder for criminals to steal a persons identity. A negative aspect is it would be ruff on the citizens since the government would be able to spy and see what citizens are spending their money on.
#2 Since 9/11 there has been a greater increase in security across airports throughout the U.S. Thats the only positive aspect of it is the security in airports. What we need as well is better border partrol. New Border patrol stations across the Mexican and Canadian borders, and inspection stations throughout ports in the U.S.
1)As a Forensic Science student i believe that fingerprints should join your name and social security number as a means of identification. This is a good idea because it can help protect peoples money in banks and also put more people in the fingerprint database. If more people were in this database then it would help the forensic scientists.
2)The events of 9/11 have definitly made measures like these more necessary. I don't think that if we would have had this technology before the attack it would have prevented it. I do believe that if anyone in the US would attempt something like that it would be prevented or they would get caught.
1.)I think that having our thumbprints along with all the other ways of identification, would be very helpful. with a fingerprint, there is no way to fake it. that is because a person has a specific print, and noone else has the same one. having all of that information in a database would help with a lot of crimes and to identify people.
2.)yes and no,since 9/11 the security measures in the United States have increased. finger prints might of helped to prevent the terrorist get on the plane. if they would have all the finger prints of every American, they could use the data base to search. but since 9/11 there are alot of things that have been blamed on it, that have nothing to do with the attacks.
your thumb print is unique to ones self, meaning that you are the only one who has your specific thumb print, therefore, just like your social security number, it is only yours. Also, it can be used to let your employer know, if they ask the police station, if you have ever commited a criminal act.
#2
yes, it has, because... if a criminal tries to take someone else's soc. security # then you can cross reference it with their finger prints and they will be aprehended.
1. As I see it using your thumbprint can be very useful. There would be no cases of stolen identity because no one has the same fingerprint. Also it would be so much easier to identify anyone because all fingerprints will be in the database. With that comment it is also the drawback because the government will have everyones fingerprints. New ways of taking from people will develop since criminals adapt to the times. It also can lead to the "Big Brother" scenario if someone corrupts everything.
2. I do not believe it would have helped the situation. You cannot tell a criminal by his/her fingerprints if crimes have been commited and came up on the database. Also we cannot get foreigners prints. unless they are done on the spot in the airport.
1) Yes fingerprints would be great to have in the information database for all citizens. would be be easyer to get the bad guy or verify a person's identity, for whatever. i do not think there is anything wrong with have to get your fingerprints taken, we live in a safe and free country and sometimes you have to give up some freedom to be safe.
2)Ever since 9/11 there has been much more security in airports and other busy places. I think that 9/11 has helped improve our technology, and if fingerprints are used with everything, the world would be easyer, faster, and safer place.
1)Fingerprints are individual evidence which means that your fingerprint is unlike anyone else's, it is unique. I think that thumbprints should be implimented into our society along with our names and social security numbers as a means of identification. This would be beneficial to protecting our privacy and the saftey and security of others. This method of thumbprints as identification could be tampered with and evolve into a "Big Brother" senario, but we as the people have the right to not let that happen. We as the citizens of the United States should decide whether the thumbprints and "ther precautions are used for our safety." The thumbprint method would be more convienent and handy for us as individuals to rent cars, use our credit cards, travel (this could be a backup for our passport), and banking/atm use. Fingerprinting everyone for quick and true verification is a great idea that I hope to see happen.
2)Since the events of Sept. 11, 2001 we have taken serious precautions and changes to make sure our travel from plane and the border is monitored and secure. Because of this event and other inflicting problems, the need for thumbprint identification could become a reality. People can change their appearance but not their fingerprint.
1) Yes, I think that using fingerprints as a form of identification is a good idea. It is the only thing that is on our body all the time and can never change. Names can change and paperwork is usually at home, therefore fingerprints are the best option. Also, names and paperwork can be copied while fingerprints cannot. Fingerprint identification would be a quick, easy, and safe way to identify people. Cons to this would be that your fingerprints would be in a database for the government. They would have a piece of you and not just paperwork saying who you are. That aspect of it is a little creepy but o'well. Your fingerprints may also be found at the wrong place at the wrong time and you could be brought into a crime that you never even knew about. This could become an issue also.
2)Yes, September 11 has increased our level of security in national travel but I believe these measures ar enecessary. This is necessary to protect mass amounts of people. A hihacked plane does not only effect the people on the plane but the people it kills on the ground and all their families. Keeping our skies safe is a priority to prevent events like September 11.
1.) As a Forensic Science student, I believe that our thumbprints should join our names and social security numbers as required mean of identification because it would make it much more difficult for someone to steal your identity. There are many fraud crimes that happen all the time and adding thumbprints into security would decrease these crimes. Some people feel like it is taking away their freedom, but at least their identity will be less likly to get stolen.
2.) Yes September 11 has made measures like these more necessary. Ever since September 11, we have been trying to protect and secure our country better. Thumbprints would be a great addition to this seurity.
Question 1:
Using our fingerprints for another form of identification is a really good idea. Now a days, a lot of identities are getting stolen. It would also help to link people to crimes, it would go a lot faster. I wouldn't mind having my fingerprints taken. It would make me feel a lot more secure. I wouldn't be so scared to use my credit card, or any of my identification forms because I know if they need my fingerprints, nobody else will be able to use my information.
Question 2:
Ever since 9-11, security in airports has been stronger and stricker. I don't think fingerprints alone is going to make a huge difference but it is a good start. It might help to prevent some crimes, but not all of them. Anything that can help should be considered.
1. As a forensic science student i do believe it would be a good idea to have thumb prints in the data base with our social security and name. it would protect us better because we wouldn't have problems with imigrants stealing our identities. There could also be a chance of less hacking into other peoples information. I think it would be a smart idea becuase we wouldn't have to worry about people coming into the country that could possibly do something to harm people in the U.S.
2. I do believe that 9/11 did have an affect on the security level. I fly on a plane at least 4 times a year and there has been a definite increase security at the airports they scan everything that goes through. With the thumb print database it would probably make it easier for them to figure out who should go through and who is lying about their name.
1.) Alright, first of all, let me get this out of the way. FINGERPRINTS ARE GOOD, BUT NOT FOR GENERAL IDENTIFACTION. By that I mean that fingerprints are good fo identifing criminals, but I dont like the idea of having some fat old white guy in a dark colored, unmarked van macking sure that when i got to the shitter, i dont plot the assasination of the president. The government has already started such a program, not with fingerprints, but with littel computer chips implanted at birth. If you dont beleive me look it up, the government writes it off as a way for the parent to always know where their kids are, but the government also has acces to the chips frequency, allowing some old fat whit guy in a dark colored van making sure I dont plot the assisination of the president while I'm taking a dump.
2.) 9/11. well thats a topic i could really get rolling on. but that a different story. The eventsa of 9/11 were a definate wake-up-call to our security, but IT IS NOT AND NEVER WILL BE A REASON TO TAKE AWAY OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. Period.
I think fingerprints should be added to the database. They make security measures much more individualized and your personal identity can be secured to your individual fingerprint. No one will have to worry about having a stolen identity, because their fingerprints won't match.
However, if this works out and individuals are completely secure, assuming the system has no flaws, businesses that are no providing identity theft protection will no longer have any business. But, the safety of our citizens is more important than the booming stability of any business.
All security has become more of an issue since September 11. Having the fingerprinting system will only secure Americans citizens more. Fingerprinting could be used for identification and could help stop terrorists that are not US citizens from ever boarding a plane like the September 11 attacks.
1)No, I don't think thumbprints should join our names and social security numbers. The negative side would be that someone could actually copy your prints down and design a film that would easily be detected as that other persons print. The positive side would be that it would be a little harder to retrieve the prints and therefore identities would be hard to steal. I still don't think it would make it harder than it is already though.
2)September 11 has made Americans more cautious about their identities, security and safety, but people are smarter than you think. and they could find someway to steal your prints.
This is shown in the movie Gattaca
Question#1
I guess when you look at both the pros and cons about having thumbprints as part of another identification process you can come up with lists and lists supporting both sides, each side having their greater points. However the main point is if this way of identification will help with us in human society. Hopefully if this system ever does come into use, which I believe it should, it will give people a harder time to steal someones identity, credit card, cars, or expensive spending from happening. There is no doubt in my mind that you cannot protect yourself from everything but taking the right steps and being ahead of the game never hurt anyone before.
Question #2
September 11 made everything from crossing the border to bringing things on a plane extremely hard causing us huge amounts of trouble and being tremendously time consuming. Measurements like these however are necessary, we cannot just take things forgranted because there are terrorists, and other people out there to hurt other people and there are actions that are needed to be taken for safety.
I believe that adding our fingerprints to the information database is a great idea. It would be more difficult for anyone looking to steal someone else's identity. That way people wouldn't have to worry about their credit card being stolen and having outrageous charges put on their card. It would just be a lot safer to have fingerprints added to the information database. It would provide security for ourselves, money, and our jobs.
#2.
9/11 has impacted every aspect of the National Security in the United States. The security in the airports and other transportation systems have been updated and with all the technology they use now it would be very hard for another attack, which was exactly what the United States wanted, to prevent another tragedy like 9/11.
Question 1: I believe that the use of fingerprints is a great way to help improve the safety & protection of our identity. I also believe that with having fingerprints as part of our identification system there will be less chances of taking the wrong person into custody for a crime he/she never did. But then again with the fingerprints someone could just as easily get an impression of a print and fake the identity of another.
Question 2: I think that since September 11, 2001 the security has increased a lot. Yes it has made it more necessary for travelers to have fingerprint identification so that way if something were to happen and a body would need to be identified they could take the print of the person and know exactly who he/she was.
#1.
When people think about using thumbprints as another form of identification it is something that people really take into consideration. In a way using thumbprints as another form of identification is a good thing because it is a harder way for people to steal your identification. But in other ways it can be a bad thing because there are ways to steals somebody else's identity by using some form of chemical and put the print on a piece of rubber gloves and use that person's identity as your very own. So is using your thumbprint a really good idea, i don't know. There are so many ways it could be a good thing, and a bad thing.
#2.
The event's of 9/11 has a pretty big role on what is going on. Things have changed. From crossing the border from Canada to Maine, and other foreign countries. As well as the security in an airport. Going threw all of your bags, and personal belongs. It's time consuming as well as annoying. Things have to change weather we like it or not, but if we want to keep ourselves safe along with the rest of the world safe, these changes are a good thing, and will have to be done weather we like them or not.
I believe that attaching our fingerprints tot he information database would be great and secure. There has been a lot of minor crimes which could be prevented. Fingerprints would be great so people wouldn't have to worry about having someone use there card if they happen to miss place it. No one has to same fingerprints so it would be pretty much impossible to use a false identification.
#2.
The events of 9/11 has impacted each and every one of you in a certain way. By having our fingerprints added to the information database would help. From all the technology that has been developed it would be more easier to determine a background check and so forth. It would also make the people going in an airplane feel a lot more safer.
I believe that fingerprinting for credit cards or identification systems such as passports or drivers licenses would be a great addition to our country's database because it would prevent much more fraud attempts from happening. It would cause many more difficulties for criminals to make multiple fake ID's of themselves.
#2.
9/11 did boost our National Security levels to an all time high, but i do not believe that fingerprinting would have helped prevent the attacks because the terrorists were not from our country, so our fingerprint data base would not have their names included, and i doubt Al-Qaeda or the Taliban are ever going to have fingerprinting so then nobody would ever know all the members in the two groups. So fingerprinting would have been a sort of useless security defense system against terrorist attacks.
1) I believe that having your fingerprints linked to your personal information such as your social security number is an excellent idea like would reduce quite a bit of confusion and grief. You cannot misplace or forget your fingerprints. It would be much easier to scan your fingerprints instead of your credit card at the store because, you have to find your card, take it out, and scan it. Plus you might have recently lost it. Instead you could just put your finger on a scanner. This method does have some flaws however. Once criminals have access to your fingerprint, they have access to all of your personal information, which can be very dangerous.
2)No, because terrorists probably would not have their fingerprints on a national database.
1. In my opinion fingerprints should be added to our list of identification because it will help with many crimes and identity theif because someone can take your name, your social security and your credit card but they can't take your fingerprints. It would help with matching a criminal to the crime scence faster.
2. I think the US and other countries are takikng good precautions, but adding the fingerprints would also be a very good asset, to see the background of the person and their citizenship but it might not be that helpful with terrorism because it doesnt point out and know that a person is a terrorist.
National fingerprinting would be an imfingment on your right to privacy, at any time the police could follow you using it, neccassary for criminals, but not free people. It would also be a violation of 5th amendment rights against self-incrimination.
The 9/11 hyjackers weren't US citizens so even id we had the system in place then they wouldn't have been in it. The only way that would work would be for every country in the world to do it with a global database, which will never ever happen.
1. I don't think that it is a good idea because then it would just become one more thing that people could steal from us. People steal social security numbers and credit card numbers because those are accessible, and if we bring fingerprints into the mix as well, people will find ways to counterfeit those too. It does have some advantages though, because we wouldn't have to remember as many numbers, or wouldn't always have to have I.D on us, we could just use our fingers!
2. Events and scares like 9/11 have made security more necessary. Since events like that have become more popular in the news, people need to feel like they are being protected from the bad guys. Although it is a hassle sometimes, it doesn't do any harm, and just makes us feel that much more safer and secure. Better safe than sorry!
1) I think that is would be a great idea to have finger prints in the data base because it would help prevent things such as identity theft and it would be easier for crimes with DNA evidence to be solved; eliminating the innocent.
2) I do not believe that the event of 9/11 have made measures like this more necessary because the terrorist attack of 9/11 was done by terrorists not from the U.S. SO the finger printing would not have been beneficial in the 9/11 attack. But would be to the U.S. citizens so that minor crimes and felonies can be solved faster.
1)I think it is a great idea but pretty impracticle. 1. People could find away around it. 2. The cost of some of these machines i can imagine would be quite impressive, not to mention the system to make it nation wide. 3. Not everyone has their fingerprints on record.
2)September 11 probably has very little to do with this idea. But our country has gotten stricter in some aspects. Such as border crossing and travel.
1) I think that using our fingerprints as another form of identification is a good idea. This would make it so much harder for someone to steal someone else's identity. Our money would also be safer. Life would be so much easier because we would have all of our information at the tip of our fingers, literally.
2) September 11th did have a big impact on our national security.I think it did make measures like this more necessary. With all that has been going on since, we should take more action to try and prevent more of these events from happening and make our country safer. Our security is much tougher and stronger. With this new fingerprint scanning, I think people would feel a lot safer.
1.) Using fingerprints would be a great idea. I think a lot more people would feel secure that their identity could not be stolen. Having fingerprinting would mean less chance of identity theft.
2.) 9/11 definitely had a big impact in the security of our nation. I think that it is important to protect against identity theft with all the crimes now.
Question 1.) I think that adding fingerprints to the information database would be a great idea. The amount of unsolved crimes would decrease because the identification of the suspects would be easier. With fingerprints it would be a lot harder for others to steal your identity. The downside to all of the fingerprints is that not everybody in the world would be n the database so it would still be the same trying to stop terrorist attacks.
Question 2.) The events of 9/11 have definitely made the measures that the National Security is taking necessary. Going through everyone's belongings just to make sure that they don't have a bomb in their possession and spending so much money on new and improved metal detectors may seem like a waste of time and money, but it helps in the long run.
Question #1
I believe that fingerprints should join your name and social security number as the means of identification. This is a good idea because it would help stop criminals from stealing peoples identity.
Question #2
Since the events of September 11, 2001 we have definitely have stricter security measures. I believe these security measures are necessary because with out them you might never know what might happen, there could be someone who has a bomb or what not.
Fingerprint identification would be the easiest, safest most efficient form of security the government could offer. It would completely eliminate all the misdemeanor felons and the low end thieves from crimes such as identity theft. It would be quick and easy and much less of a hassle actually to just swipe your thumb at the bank and you have access to your personal account. After 911 the government has been on a constant crusade to continue to make America safer and safer. A national fingerprint database would eliminate terrorists from entering the United States altogether. Fingerprinting is a safe and easy way to make America stronger and safer.
Q1) I think it would be good to have fingerprint join our names and social security numbers to show identification. It would be easy instead of having to carry papers to show identification but it would be easier for people to steal security numbers and identification because we leave fingerprints everywhere.
Q2) Yes the events of September 11 made measures more necessary for people to need more identification.
1.) I think fingerprints would be good for information because It would help with crime. The only negative thing would be that people could find a lot about you by just getting a fingerprint.
2.)Yes it would because if we had had fingerprints before they got on the planes we would have found out the truth and maybe pr eventide it.
1.) I do not think that fingerprints would make a good means of identification. Though it would simplify the process of making purchases, if our fingerprints were linked to our bank accounts, it would also make stealing identities easier because people leave fingerprints on everything we touch. We don't leave our PIN numbers on everything we touch.
2.) I don't think that the events of 9/11 have made measures more necessary because it is still a violation of our privacy.
1. i think that thumbprint identification would be great, for a while. Then it would be like everything else where the people who really want to do harm will falsefy it. There will always be people who can figure out a way to fake someone's identity. The thumbprint method would only pose a minor speed bump in their efforts.
2. Had the terrorists been stealing identities to live in our country then it could have helped. we would have realized that something was amiss. If they weren't stealing identities then it wouldn't have done anything. They would have looked like normal people getting on the plane.
1. At first, I think thumb printing would be pretty ideal, because it can be very easy for someone's identity to be stolen, and easy to create look-alikes for photo Ids. After a while thought, I don't think that thumb printing would a good idea. Like copying Ids, Credit Cards and Social Securities, people will eventually be able to falsify these identities. It just takes one fingerprint to be able to duplicate it. I saw this happen in the movie GATTACA, and it wouldn't take too long for modern technology to be able to copy prints. I think the ideal thing would be to have to show photo Ids for things AND a thumb print, because it will be almost impossible to get exact copies of each.
2. I do believe ever since 9/11, security and technology have been greatly improved. But, I don't think you can prevent anyone from getting on a plane according to their thumb prints. If a terrorist comes to America, and didn't get arrested or in trouble since his/her arrival, then the U.S. Database won't have their fingerprint Ids. Therefore, when they get fingerprinted before getting on a plane, they won't come up as a threat on the scanner. I don't think fingerprinting alone will stop terrorism, although security is higher in America.
The fingerprint system is a good idea and I hope it is adopted by every state. This system will be able to catch people who commit crimes for the first time. Cause if they aren't in the fingerprint system they could get away. People may see this as Big Brother trying to keep tabs on us but it can keep us safe.
Since 9/11 more steps have been taken to protect our country. Attacks like these make it more necessary. The thumb print system will be able to stop attacks at the border or the airports.
1. I believe that the fingerprint would be good to add on to ways of identification because, it is a fool proof way to get someones identification. It would be easy to use because your fingers are always with you, so you cant forget them like your social security card. you dont have to remember any numbers, and they cant be taken/stolen away from you.
2. September 11, 2001 could of made the worry of identification, because of terrorists. But i dont think it is one of the main reasons way they would want fingerprinting for another way of identification.
A) I think thumb printing should not be implemented across the country as an identification. I am worried about the potentially dangerous prescient this could set because it is a slippery slope we're dealing with here. I understand that the advancements in technology are naming it more and more difficult to fight identity theft but there has to be a better way other then infringing upon civil rights. In Texas it's gotten to the point where Super Market employees punch in with their finger prints and job applicants are asked for their finger prints to prevent credential fraud! If this type of thing becomes the standard then perhaps we might not end up being that far from the fictional Nations of 1984 you made reference about in the question.
B) I don't think that the devastating events that occurred on 9/11 make thumb printing necessary. I tend to agree with Jefferson's philosophy that people who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither. It's counterproductive for the U.S. to implement these ridiculous totalitarian measures such as the Patriot Act under the guise of "protecting us" from those who hate freedom.
Using fingerprints would be an effective way to protect our investments, such as our identity and bank accounts. Now people would have an extremely difficult time stealing others identities, even something as minor as getting groceries- i would feel safer knowing that someone would need my fingerprint in order to use my credit card, or cash a check even.
#2. 9/11 has caused national security to rise of course, but seeing as the bombing was caused by a group of non-American citizens, the fingerprinting technology wouldn't have really stopped the attack, it only would benefit the u.s citizens, and keep them safe.
I think that fingerprinting is a great idea because it can prevent fraud or identity theft by proving your identity through the uniqueness of your fingerprint. Although it would be beneficial in that way it is also a hassle to have to do every time a transaction is made or someone goes to the bank.
I feel that the events on 9/11 have called for an increase in National Security, which we have seen but does not mean we have to resort to fingerprinting. Fingerprinting would be a hassle to perform and does not mean that foreigners fingerprints will be in the data base. Although it would help somewhat I do not see it having a dramatic effect on preventing such events.
I think that finger prints would in fact be a good addition to info database for citizens but it would possibly make matters of identification take longer and be harder and less efficient.
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9/11 did in fact make matters like this if not necessary then at least makes them a comfort for the citizens.
Thumb prints would be a great form of ID for everyone to have. It will in many ways. As for the big brother effect, well, people shouldn't have anything to hide. This database would help law enforcement officers to match prints found at crime scenes to suspects.
I'm not convinced that thumbprint ID would have changed anything about 9-11-01 and I don't think it would really prevent another such event from happening because people from foreign countries would not be in our database.
I think that having fingerprints used for identification more often would be beneficial. People who have had stolen identities go through a lot to track down and find whoever is using their identification. The long the person waits the more the theft will take. One positive would be that we have our fingerprints no matter where we go, we can't leave it at home like we can with our credit cards, or we can't just loose them. One negative is that the slim chance that there be someone with very similar prints that could cause trouble. September 11 has changed security in many ways,finger printing probably wouldn't have stopped the crash because either way terrorist still would have boarded the plane.
1.Fingerprints should not be up there in the requirements for a means of identification. If we use fingerprints then where will we stop? Next step we might end up using genes and our own DNA in place of our social security. It will never end. The positive side would be that if a person's face is permanently damaged and their teeth are all gone, but their hands are fine; we can just use that to figure out who they are. We would be able to capture criminals easily if fingerprints were used like a passport. The negative side would be that if a person is in the witness protection program then they will be automatically founded out in their disguise of sorts. The person could be in deep trouble. Also a person could forget that the fingerprints are one of the types of identification and do something bad in retaliation.
2. September 11 did make these measures more necessary because after September eleven more people became paranoid. They wanted safety and found it in boosting up the security. The fingerprints are a means of security as well as identification.
1.Well I think that they should put the thumbprints with our names because,we have thumbs to grab things which is useful to see how it was, and finger prints are important in case of the false ID.
2.with the 9/11 the world was effected by security so it would happen again so it is necessary to the security so they could measure things out so why not USA don't want this to happen again.
1. I believe that fingerprints would be a very good idea for the database of people. I think that too many people get away with too many little crimes. For example, if someone did vandalism, and they only caught the person later on, if they had their fingerprints right on them the process wouldn't take as long. This would also decrease the amount of stolen identities there is in the world. For example, people wouldn't be able to use other people's credit cards or debit cards anymore.
2. I think that the events of 9/11 have changed the world very much. I believe that yes, they have made measures like this much more necessary than before. Now that we have better and better security, people who are terrorists wouldn't just be able to get on a plane in the first place.
I believe that having fingerprints for our identification would be a good idea, especially with all the identities that are stolen.
I believe that since 9/11 the measures had been more necessary. Ever since 9/11 everyone's gotten more serious, and there's been a lot of more security around, and it has been better ever since.
1. I think that our fingerprints should be apart of our identification. It is important to know who a person is and I feel that if we did, then there wouldn't be a problem with stolen identities. However, it could be a bad idea because businesses and companies would have access to them and be able to take them whenever for who knows what.
2. I definitely think that 9/11 affected the way identification is taken. It is taken more seriously and people are not let off the hook so easily. Fingerprinting really increased since that day because people are not so trusting.
I do think that our thumbprints should join our names to become part of our identification. People's identities would be much harder to steal. People would be more easily identified when they committed crimes. If people's thumb print were taken at birth everything would be much easier to sort out. Multiple people can have the same name, however every person has a different fingerprint. I do believe events like 9/11 have made these measures more necessary because for our safety it would be much better to know who someone truly is.
1.) I believe that thumbprints should be used as forms of identification. It is an almost error free way of identifying who is who. If we all used our personal thumbprints as our ID, then identification theft would decrease significantly. It would be almost impossible for somebody to falsify their ID if it would be a fingerprint, because there is no way to really fake a print. Some would possibly say that having our finger prints would be an abuse of power by the government but I don't see why it would be. There should be no reason as to why somebody wouldn't want their prints in the databases unless they have something to hide.
2.) September 11, was a horrific event in our history, but in some ways it helped us positively. Our National Security is at their prime right now, and our country is safer than it ever has been. By doing fingerprint analysis, we would be even safer. The idea that the government knows who people really are is comforting in the sense, that we won't be as easy for terrorists to plan another attack.
1)I think that including fingerprints joining the identification is a good idea. They are unique and they match us personally. Plus you can take them anywhere. :) You never have to worry about leaving your fingerprints behind. On the down side, someone could easily steal your print.
2)911 has made measures like this more necessary. It has improved our technology and security. I know they are trying to make us safe but sometimes they go a little overboard.
I have mixed emotions on the matter of fingerprinting and scanning for identification. It would be a good thing because it would keep your identification safe. Identity theft would be near impossible but on the other hand it might be a hassle to have to scan your thumb everywhere you want to buy something. What happens if the scanner malfunctions and you have to wait for hours to buy your stuff. I don't know if I would like that in grocery stores but in banks and airports it would be a good idea.
9/11 was a scary event for pretty much everyone in the U.S. I remember being in the second grade and all of the confusion that occurred was a lot for a seven year old. An event like that puts everyone on there toes ready for something else terrible to happen. I think it would help a lot of people sleep better at night if they knew that measures as drastic as fingerprinting are being taken to prevent attack and protect the lives of innocent people.
1. I think that thumbprints are a great idea. It would help because if you have a credit card stolen they would not be able to use it with out your fingerprints. This would help greatly with security and help with identification. This would also help with crime.
2.Since September 11 all security measures have been changed for the better. You need much more identification to cross the border or to just get on a plane.
1.) I think that thumbprints should be used as a mean for identifications for many many different reasons. The first reason is that if we have everybody’s fingerprints when we find a fingerprint at a crime scene we would for sure get a match back at the crime scene. Not only would it help catch bad guys but it could also be a big leap in protection of peoples identity because without your thumb then it would be a no go. As far as the negative the only big one is its just another thing for people to say big brother is watching.
2.) I think that the events of 9/11 has made measures like these more necessary because everything that we knew to be safe was completely shattered and flipped upside down. The only big thing I see with this is that even though they give there finger prints if there no terror watch on the people boarding the plane then there is no real way to tell if there terrorist or not.
1) I believe it would be a good thing. It would help a lot with identity theft. Identity theft is a big problem in America and if we could do something to help with this problem than we should give it a try. I don't think it has any down falls to it.
2) I think the country is a little too paranoid after 9/11. 9/11 is a big deal but we are letting it ruin our lives, which is what the terrorist. I think people we need to defend ourselves but I think we might be trying to hard. Therefore I do not think this is necessary.
1. I don't think they should because it would be abused and they would spy on people, which isn't right
2. Yes they have because it will make it harder for terrorists to attack our country
1. I think thumbprints would make it less easy to impersonate a person. Identity theft would be lower, a person can steal your card but it would be impossible for them to steal your fingerprints.
2. The events of 9/11 have made security more important, which is why fingerprints are a necessary precaution to ensure that the event of 9/11 dont happen again.
1.)i think that finger printing should be allowed as a form of identification it would be almost impossible to have your identity stolen and would make the world a much more secure place
2.)9/11 made a secure identity much more necessary and finger prints are the most secure way to do that
I think that we should have everybody's fingerprints on one information database. A fingerprint is unique to everyone and in that case the only full proof way to determine who committed the crime. Having everybody on the same database would be easier and save time for investigators. But that database would have to highly guarded cause it would be bad for someone to get there hands on all the information. In theory they could replicate someones prints to make it look like they committed the crime when they are innocent.
Yes the events of 9/11 have made these procedures a lot more necessary. The attacks have made way for more high tech analysis and scanning. Though since the attacks were done by non U.S citizens the fingerprints would not work.
1.i think using fingerprints to verify licenses, credit cards, and even passports is a very good ida. it could definately help stop identity theft and credit card fraud. i think it would be a great way of helping to identify people. however a downfall would be it could take a while to have to compare thumbprints on licenses to the print on a person. For example if someone is pulled over.
2.yes September 11 has definately made measures such as these necessary. Doing print identification could help cut back on terrorism and also could possibly prevent the next 9/11
1.) I beleive that it would be a good thing to have finger prints nessacary. Some one could not make a false id if that was there so that would cut back on some crimes. It would also be a secure way to not get your card stolen.
2.)The 9/11 situation deffinatly bumped up sercurity i think it made us relize that we have to be more cautious.
1) Fingerprinting should be allowed as a form of identification because that way it would impossible for someone's identity to be stolen, and that way they will be sure of the person, because no one has the same fingerprints.
2) 9/11 made security and everything else much more strict.
My opinion, it would be a great idea to have people's fingerprints in the database because it would help with everything being more secure. People would have a harder time using someone's cerdit card or being able to get into other's accounts. The security since 9/11 is so much better. There is more security then ever before and so it helps to find people if something goes wrong.
1. Yes we should have thumbprints linked to our names, bank accounts, social security, and all important things. Positive things that would come with this is the chance of anybodies things being stolen as far as money and identity is very unlikely with thumbprints. Negative things that come with thumbprints is it would be really costly to run thumbprint scanners and the computer software into all the places it would be necessary for it to be fully effective. Another negative thing is if someone asks someone to go run an arren for them somethings wont be able to be done because they wont be able to run their thumbprints for your stuff.
2. Yes they have because more and more people are stealing identities to be able to enter the United States illegally. We don't anything tragic happening like that again.
As a forensics student, and learning about all the crimes that have to do with fingerprinting, I believe that our fingerprints should be on all forms of identification. It would be a lot easier to solve crimes and it would save a big portion of time. After September 11, 2001 I think it would be a wake up call to the security of the nation to have the fingerprints necessary. If the person committed a felony or any crime at all it should show before they fly to prevent the other people from being in danger.
I believe as a forensic science student that fingerprints should be used as a form of identification. It is a means of safety and protection to each and every individual and their identity. It would be beneficial by protecting identities in any form of criminal cases, such as murder or rape, even stealing. It is negative in the sense that people will only be able to do certain things based off of their fingerprints and if it matches their identities. September 11 made fingerprint usage very beneficial. It creates a safer and more protected identity for every individual. 9/11 enhanced all National Security in the USA, and fingerprint analysis and scanning was enhanced to determine false identities and to boost our security systems.
1). yes because it would be extremely helpful to the security of the united states of America due to recent breaches in security i think that it would help in preventing future invasions on the usa the negativeis that people would resist claiming it is an invasion of their privacy
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9/11 was very traumatic to the united states i strongly believe that these provisions be enacted immediately to prevent future national tragedies
I think that our thumb prints should be a valid way of identifying ourselves. The positive aspect is that we will not have to carry around ID and we will not have to worry about our ID's getting stolen.
9/11 was a tragedy to the USA and especially NYC. I believe that it has made measures like these more necessary to protect our nation.
I believe that finger prints would be a great form of identification because then we wouldn't have any cases of identity theft because not one person has the same finger print.It would be a great addition to the use of a credit card to because you would be the only one to use it . No one could forge your signature.
2. Well since 9/11 was done by a group of terrorists that where not American i do not believe that it could have helped at all unless they would have had finger print reading locks to get into the cock pit of the plane that only the pilot could have used then that could have definitely prevented the attack because the plane would have landed safely and no one would have gotten hurt. I think that the government needs to think more about the possibilities that could happen instead of focusing on things that are going on in the present. They need to prepare for the worst and bring up our security.
1. I think that using our fingerprints instead of ID's would be a great Idea because one, you cant fake a fingerprint. Also, you cannot lose your fingerprint or forget it, like you can with a document such as a passport, or drivers license.
2. I think that if we would have been using fingerprint checks instead of IDs, we could have prevented 9/11 because you can't lie with a fingerprint.
Using fingerprints would be very useful and would provide a better way of identification because people cant fake their fingerprint.
Yes because people could not fake fingerprints like they do with ID's and we would know who their are.
Yes I think that this is a good idea. If you never plan on trying to steal someones identity, then no one should have a problem with it. The bad thing about this would be that yes, our government could abuse this action.
2. 9/11 was a huge tragedy and a great loss. However, i do believe that it does make these measures more necessary.
I don't think thumbprints should be used as a form of identification. It would be great on the criminal side of things but I'd rather we keep the bit of freedom that we have. I already think about how all we are to the government is our social security number, we're only numbers to them. Numbers don't have meaning the way people do. I think we are stripped enough, I'd rather not be on the government computer labeled as my thumb and my number. We solve crimes fine already. Fingerprints can be changed slightly if you get deep enough cuts or burns, and then if that happens you can get declined of things you used with your unchanged print. I think that the 9-11 situation was horrible, but crimes are going to happen whether or not were marked down on the system.
As a forensic science student I do feel that fingerprint identification would be a good addition to a person's identity. This would make things much more secure and reduce the amount of identity thefts and other common identification problems. It would be much more secure for crossing international borders, flying on planes, making purchases, etc. this would also allow every persons fingerprint to be a data base making it easier to catch criminals. This could cause problems such as when a person burns or hurts their fingers, and it may simply be annoying to constantly scan fingerprints, but it would be much more secure than things are today. September 11,2001 has definitely made an impact on situations such as these. People and governments are becoming more paranoid and taking more precautions involving identities. Other events such as 9/11 including bombings and other acts of terrorism are causing the government to take drastic measures to ensure safety of the public.
I believe that fingerprint identifation would be a good addition to identify a person. This would allow things to be more secure and insure safety towards our citizens. Someone would not be able to steal someone else's identity or use a fake id.
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