Am I the only one upset about this US fingerprinting business???
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I'm sure you've all heard about the new "US Visit" thingy (dhs.gov[^]) where they fingerprint every foreign national that comes into the US. Maybe its government propaganda but every article I read is all full of people saying "yeah; extra security is important blah blah blah" and not a single person shouting out in cry for personal privacy. Even my wife can't understand why I'm upset. The usual US lobby groups probably won't nudge a finger since US citizens aren't being fingerprinted. I find this personally revolting. There's no reason in the world I should be treated like a criminal (or even potential criminal) just because I want to enter the states! Personally I'm cancelling a trip there and won't be going down south until I get my Canadian passport (as Canadians a exempt from all this BS). Unfortunately, how many people can say they have a Canadian passport waiting for them around the curve? -Oz --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...
Oz Solomonovich wrote: I find this personally revolting. There's no reason in the world I should be treated like a criminal (or even potential criminal) just because I want to enter the states! Well it’s no different than we get treated in the airports now. I was born and raised red, white, and blue, but yet I’ll still get treated as such when boarding. I also happen to live in a very major port for the US (New Orleans at the base of the Mississippi River) and don’t want to have another 9/11 happen down here. It’s called consequence, and I for one don’t mind it so much. Also, if I wanted to visit Europe, etc. and they wanted to fingerprint me because they recently had a 9/11-type attack and the whole freaking world hates them for whatever reason, I’d understand and would have nothing to hide! Jeremy Falcon
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Entering another country is a privilege not a right.
// Steve McLenithan
Cluelessnes:
There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots.Well put. :) Jeremy Falcon
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I'm sure you've all heard about the new "US Visit" thingy (dhs.gov[^]) where they fingerprint every foreign national that comes into the US. Maybe its government propaganda but every article I read is all full of people saying "yeah; extra security is important blah blah blah" and not a single person shouting out in cry for personal privacy. Even my wife can't understand why I'm upset. The usual US lobby groups probably won't nudge a finger since US citizens aren't being fingerprinted. I find this personally revolting. There's no reason in the world I should be treated like a criminal (or even potential criminal) just because I want to enter the states! Personally I'm cancelling a trip there and won't be going down south until I get my Canadian passport (as Canadians a exempt from all this BS). Unfortunately, how many people can say they have a Canadian passport waiting for them around the curve? -Oz --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...
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Entering another country is a privilege not a right.
// Steve McLenithan
Cluelessnes:
There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots.Assume for a minute that I work for a company that has customers in the US. I must fly to a US site to work on some problem. I can refuse and loose my job. Sure, its a privilege. Sure, I have the right not to go (and as you see in my original post, I'm excercising that right). But that's not the point. I'm complaining about the concept. In my book, this move by the US is just a prelude to more horrible things. I'm not a doomsday scenario kind of guy, but I think governments should be limited in these areas before we get 1984 in 2004. --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...
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I'm sure you've all heard about the new "US Visit" thingy (dhs.gov[^]) where they fingerprint every foreign national that comes into the US. Maybe its government propaganda but every article I read is all full of people saying "yeah; extra security is important blah blah blah" and not a single person shouting out in cry for personal privacy. Even my wife can't understand why I'm upset. The usual US lobby groups probably won't nudge a finger since US citizens aren't being fingerprinted. I find this personally revolting. There's no reason in the world I should be treated like a criminal (or even potential criminal) just because I want to enter the states! Personally I'm cancelling a trip there and won't be going down south until I get my Canadian passport (as Canadians a exempt from all this BS). Unfortunately, how many people can say they have a Canadian passport waiting for them around the curve? -Oz --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...
Get over it. It's a new world after 9/11.
"We have done so much in the last 2 years, and it doesn't happen by standing around with your finger in your ear, hoping everyone thinks that that's nice." - Donald Rumsfeld
Jason Henderson
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Assume for a minute that I work for a company that has customers in the US. I must fly to a US site to work on some problem. I can refuse and loose my job. Sure, its a privilege. Sure, I have the right not to go (and as you see in my original post, I'm excercising that right). But that's not the point. I'm complaining about the concept. In my book, this move by the US is just a prelude to more horrible things. I'm not a doomsday scenario kind of guy, but I think governments should be limited in these areas before we get 1984 in 2004. --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...
Oz Solomonovich wrote: I'm complaining about the concept. In my book, this move by the US is just a prelude to more horrible things. I'm not a doomsday scenario kind of guy, but I think governments should be limited in these areas before we get 1984 in 2004. Good point.
// Steve McLenithan
Cluelessnes:
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So getting our finger print means that we are criminal? Who cares,let them get our fingerprints. Mazy No sig. available now.
Hey, I haven't seen you around the lounge for a while? Where ya been? Jeremy Falcon
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Get over it. It's a new world after 9/11.
"We have done so much in the last 2 years, and it doesn't happen by standing around with your finger in your ear, hoping everyone thinks that that's nice." - Donald Rumsfeld
Jason Henderson
blogJason Henderson wrote: Get over it. It's a new world after 9/11. Well then, I guess I have my answer. I am the only one worried. Citing 9/11 as a reason to take away basic civil liberties is IMO a huge problem. I understand the need to balance privacy and national security, but where is the limit? Next, they will say: We have a lot of crime. Most of crime is commited by minorities. Let's round them all up and see if any of them are in our database. I'm certain they'll catch a lot of crooks that way. --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...
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Hey, I haven't seen you around the lounge for a while? Where ya been? Jeremy Falcon
I've seen him in the asp.net forum a lot:)
// Steve McLenithan
Cluelessnes:
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I'm sure you've all heard about the new "US Visit" thingy (dhs.gov[^]) where they fingerprint every foreign national that comes into the US. Maybe its government propaganda but every article I read is all full of people saying "yeah; extra security is important blah blah blah" and not a single person shouting out in cry for personal privacy. Even my wife can't understand why I'm upset. The usual US lobby groups probably won't nudge a finger since US citizens aren't being fingerprinted. I find this personally revolting. There's no reason in the world I should be treated like a criminal (or even potential criminal) just because I want to enter the states! Personally I'm cancelling a trip there and won't be going down south until I get my Canadian passport (as Canadians a exempt from all this BS). Unfortunately, how many people can say they have a Canadian passport waiting for them around the curve? -Oz --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...
so is Brazil ... for USA citizen ... :laugh: httpBrazil begins fingerprinting US travellers[^]
Maximilien Lincourt "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with backup tapes." ("Computer Networks" by Andrew S Tannenbaum )
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I'm sure you've all heard about the new "US Visit" thingy (dhs.gov[^]) where they fingerprint every foreign national that comes into the US. Maybe its government propaganda but every article I read is all full of people saying "yeah; extra security is important blah blah blah" and not a single person shouting out in cry for personal privacy. Even my wife can't understand why I'm upset. The usual US lobby groups probably won't nudge a finger since US citizens aren't being fingerprinted. I find this personally revolting. There's no reason in the world I should be treated like a criminal (or even potential criminal) just because I want to enter the states! Personally I'm cancelling a trip there and won't be going down south until I get my Canadian passport (as Canadians a exempt from all this BS). Unfortunately, how many people can say they have a Canadian passport waiting for them around the curve? -Oz --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...
[Sarcasm] I hear the US requires that you have a Passport, too! Passports have your name, country of origin, date of birth, and all kinds of other private information that US officials look at. :mad: [/Sarcasm] ------------------------------------------ Law of Nazi Analogies: As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one. In any debate, Hitler's opinion on the subject is automatically the evil one, so it had better be contrary to the side you're arguing.
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so is Brazil ... for USA citizen ... :laugh: httpBrazil begins fingerprinting US travellers[^]
Maximilien Lincourt "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with backup tapes." ("Computer Networks" by Andrew S Tannenbaum )
Quoted from the article: Brazil has begun fingerprinting and photographing US visitors on the orders of a judge who compared planned US security controls on travellers from Brazil and other nations to Nazi horrors. ... "I consider the act absolutely brutal, threatening human rights, violating human dignity, xenophobic and worthy of the worst horrors committed by the Nazis," Sebastiao da Silva said in the court order released on Tuesday. WTF!? ------------------------------------------ Law of Nazi Analogies: As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one. In any debate, Hitler's opinion on the subject is automatically the evil one, so it had better be contrary to the side you're arguing.
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Hey, I haven't seen you around the lounge for a while? Where ya been? Jeremy Falcon
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[Sarcasm] I hear the US requires that you have a Passport, too! Passports have your name, country of origin, date of birth, and all kinds of other private information that US officials look at. :mad: [/Sarcasm] ------------------------------------------ Law of Nazi Analogies: As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one. In any debate, Hitler's opinion on the subject is automatically the evil one, so it had better be contrary to the side you're arguing.
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so is Brazil ... for USA citizen ... :laugh: httpBrazil begins fingerprinting US travellers[^]
Maximilien Lincourt "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with backup tapes." ("Computer Networks" by Andrew S Tannenbaum )
#1 - I don't have an issue with the US fingerprinting incoming visitors. #2 - I don't have an issue with Brazil (or any other country) fingerprinting visiting Americans. ...but this quote from the article is beyond description. "I consider the act absolutely brutal, threatening human rights, violating human dignity, xenophobic and worthy of the worst horrors committed by the Nazis," Sebastiao da Silva said in the court order released on Tuesday. Let's see... Nazis raped, tortured and killed millions of people due to their race and/or religion, while the US will roll willing visitor's fingers in ink in order to find criminals and terrorists. Yep, sounds about the same. :rolleyes: Please allow me to introduce myself - I’m a man of wealth and taste. I’ve been around for a long, long year - Stole many a man’s soul and faith
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I'm sure you've all heard about the new "US Visit" thingy (dhs.gov[^]) where they fingerprint every foreign national that comes into the US. Maybe its government propaganda but every article I read is all full of people saying "yeah; extra security is important blah blah blah" and not a single person shouting out in cry for personal privacy. Even my wife can't understand why I'm upset. The usual US lobby groups probably won't nudge a finger since US citizens aren't being fingerprinted. I find this personally revolting. There's no reason in the world I should be treated like a criminal (or even potential criminal) just because I want to enter the states! Personally I'm cancelling a trip there and won't be going down south until I get my Canadian passport (as Canadians a exempt from all this BS). Unfortunately, how many people can say they have a Canadian passport waiting for them around the curve? -Oz --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...
Definitely you are not the person who feeling this to be revolting? Worse it is not applicable to all Non-US citizens. Deepak Khajuria
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Jason Henderson wrote: Get over it. It's a new world after 9/11. Well then, I guess I have my answer. I am the only one worried. Citing 9/11 as a reason to take away basic civil liberties is IMO a huge problem. I understand the need to balance privacy and national security, but where is the limit? Next, they will say: We have a lot of crime. Most of crime is commited by minorities. Let's round them all up and see if any of them are in our database. I'm certain they'll catch a lot of crooks that way. --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...
Oz Solomonovich wrote: Citing 9/11 as a reason to take away basic civil liberties is IMO a huge problem. So, just why do you believe one of your basic civil liberties is to enter the USA without permitting a verifiable identification? It would be a valid complaint if you had to scale a wall and risk being shot for leaving but you have absolutely no say in what our country might demand for entry. As far as I am concerned your civil rights exist within the boundaries of your country on the basis granted by your civil laws. Oz Solomonovich wrote: I understand the need to balance privacy and national security, but where is the limit? Good question, I don't think we've hit that limit just yet. Mike "liberals are being driven crazy by the fact that Bush is so popular with Americans, and thus by the realization that anyone to the left of center is utterly marginal." JAMES TRAUB NY Times Loyal member of the vast right wing conspiracy **"could a country (USA) letting one sixth of its population under the level of powerty be considered as civilized?"**KaЯl (France let 15,000 elderly die from summer heat)
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I'm sure you've all heard about the new "US Visit" thingy (dhs.gov[^]) where they fingerprint every foreign national that comes into the US. Maybe its government propaganda but every article I read is all full of people saying "yeah; extra security is important blah blah blah" and not a single person shouting out in cry for personal privacy. Even my wife can't understand why I'm upset. The usual US lobby groups probably won't nudge a finger since US citizens aren't being fingerprinted. I find this personally revolting. There's no reason in the world I should be treated like a criminal (or even potential criminal) just because I want to enter the states! Personally I'm cancelling a trip there and won't be going down south until I get my Canadian passport (as Canadians a exempt from all this BS). Unfortunately, how many people can say they have a Canadian passport waiting for them around the curve? -Oz --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...
As a Britsh citizen and US green card holder, I have had my fingerprints taken more times than I can remember. It doesn't bother me at all, since I have nothing to hide. It's just part of the process. They were doing it before 9/11 too. Personally, I think that all new-born babies should be fingerprinted too. Speaking as a citizen from a country that doesn't really have a constitution, I think that the Constitution causes more problems than it solves. Expecially as it hasn't really been updated for 250+ years.
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I'm sure you've all heard about the new "US Visit" thingy (dhs.gov[^]) where they fingerprint every foreign national that comes into the US. Maybe its government propaganda but every article I read is all full of people saying "yeah; extra security is important blah blah blah" and not a single person shouting out in cry for personal privacy. Even my wife can't understand why I'm upset. The usual US lobby groups probably won't nudge a finger since US citizens aren't being fingerprinted. I find this personally revolting. There's no reason in the world I should be treated like a criminal (or even potential criminal) just because I want to enter the states! Personally I'm cancelling a trip there and won't be going down south until I get my Canadian passport (as Canadians a exempt from all this BS). Unfortunately, how many people can say they have a Canadian passport waiting for them around the curve? -Oz --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...
To be honest, I couldn't care less - I have nothing to hide, so let them take my prints. The only annoyance is that it'll make the whole air-travel experience even more frustrating, but I'm not going to complain about additional airport security after 9/11 - if terrorists had crashed planes into targets in London and the UK gov. then decided to fingerprint/photo every single visitor, I'd be applauding them!
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As a Britsh citizen and US green card holder, I have had my fingerprints taken more times than I can remember. It doesn't bother me at all, since I have nothing to hide. It's just part of the process. They were doing it before 9/11 too. Personally, I think that all new-born babies should be fingerprinted too. Speaking as a citizen from a country that doesn't really have a constitution, I think that the Constitution causes more problems than it solves. Expecially as it hasn't really been updated for 250+ years.
Miszou wrote: Expecially as it hasn't really been updated for 250+ years. It has been Amended numerous times, actually. I think the last amendment was 10 or so years ago. BW CP Member Homepages
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