> If we had a database of all these fingerprints, maybe we could catch > some of > these crooks. Heck, is there anyone sophisticated enough on this list > who > can develop a neighborhood system? If the police can arm Spike Moss > and his > crew to patrol and be willing to pay them, I say put in a proposal for > some > money for high tech equipment and do our own testing. > The government has been using our money for years on security yet our > secret > service and other entities can never find out anything in enough time > to do > anything proactive. Americans will have to take measures to protect > itself > since no one else is going to do it. > Life is so much easier when you know what the bottom line truly is. > Have a safe day. > Pamela Taylor > (Who is glad to know that her color is not the issue but would still > like to > know how Robert Schmidt got such good service living five blocks away. > We > know it's not a WASP thing either, so what's the magic word? - in > Clearwater) >
Based on everything I've read I think my good service was the result of good timing and good luck. First of all, fingerprint databases DO exist now and the internet has made it practical for law enforcement to have access to state and federal databases so actually gathering the evidence had some value this time. Also, the window was broken in such a way that getting good fingerprints was a realistic possibility. Finally, the fingerprint specialist was available. It was late afternoon and it was a quiet day. As for developing a neighborhood computer system - it could be done for certain things but a fingerprint database would be impractical. The infrastructure necessary to support a biometrics database is large and expensive. The software alone would break a neighborhood budget. I would support the creation of a civilian property crimes investigation unit. Their purpose would be to go into low-risk situations (post-burglary) and gather and analyze evidence, track patterns and so forth. When their research and analysis amasses enough evidence to identify a suspect, the case can be turned over to police. Robert Schmid Central Neighborhood Candidate for Hennepin Soil & Water Board, District 2 Green Party Endorsed _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
