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Brazil Fights Fingerprinting With Fingerprinting

Posted on Tuesday, January 06 at 16:59 by sthompson
From Brazil starts fingerprinting US travelers:

"Jan. 2 — BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian police on Thursday began fingerprinting and photographing U.S. visitors on orders of a judge who compared planned U.S. security controls on travelers from Brazil and other nations to Nazi horrors.

Federal Judge Julier Sebastiao da Silva, furious at U.S. plans to fingerprint and photograph millions of visitors on entering the United States, ordered Brazil's authorities do the same to U.S. citizens starting on Thursday."

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  1. by Anonymous
    Wed Jan 07, 2004 2:12 am
    heh.

  2. by Robert Payne
    Wed Jan 07, 2004 2:43 am
    we should be doing the same

  3. by Anonymous
    Wed Jan 07, 2004 3:19 am
    Who knows they may even catch a few criminals like that, especially the untouchables, in the money circles, looks good on \'em!

  4. by avatar Dr Caleb
    Wed Jan 07, 2004 3:41 am
    Now all they need to do is detain a couple and deport them to North Korea.<p> Payback's a bi---.<p><p>---<br>"History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme" Mark Twain

  5. by 4Canada
    Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:29 am
    Considering how involved the CIA is in these \"uncooperative\" countries, (look at coup in Venezuala), it\'s probably a very good idea and yes Canada could be doing the same.

  6. by Roy_Whyte
    Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:40 pm
    Let them fingerprint foreign nationals - it will mean a tourist boom for Canada. I have read opinion columns, internet postings and discussion groups around this issue from end of the net to the other and while some support it - most do not. And those that are just tourists the common approach seems to be - \'why vacation in the US when we can go to Canada for cheaper without the harassment?\'.

    If that attitude holds, it works in our favour.

    Fingerprinting and taking mugshots will not stop terrorism. They will find another way in. 1000\'s of mexicans cross each day - what would stop Osamas boys from doing the same?

    ---
    If there was ever a time for Canadians to become pushy - now is the time - for time is running out on this nation called Canada.

  7. by Anonymous
    Thu Jan 08, 2004 4:28 am
    Exactly.

    4Canada



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