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Originally Posted by ilovetv
Oh give me a BREAK!!! The article says the fingerprinting has been done on APPLICANTS, not shoppers!!!!!!!
Teachers have to get fingerprinted to get their teaching license originally and for renewals. Does that make all of THEM "stigmatized" as likely child molesters?????????? Or how about nurses and doctors? Are THEY stigmatized as some kind of criminal for getting fingerprinted for licensure???
And as for "discouraging" the hungry from applying, the only people who would be "discouraged" from applying because of fingerprinting are those who are here in the USA illegally and they don't want to send up a red flag to immigration authorities.
ALBANY — New York City would have to stop requiring the electronic fingerprinting of food stamp applicants under regulations proposed on Thursday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo,
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What's the point of fingerprinting food stamp applicants though? Do not other id verifications work just as well? Social security cards along with picture i.d. for instance. Teachers should be fingerprinted as should lawyers, physicians, and others who hold professional positions with a lot of authority. It would seem important to make sure that someone with a criminal record is not teaching our kids, doctoring us, or representing us in court.