Comments on: The Empire Continues to Rise http://www.ncobrief.com/index.php/archives/the-empire-continues-to-rise/ Military Musings and Thoughts Less Filtered Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:43:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joec http://www.ncobrief.com/index.php/archives/the-empire-continues-to-rise/#comment-465133 Joec Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:57:12 +0000 http://www.ncobrief.com/index.php/archives/the-empire-continues-to-rise/#comment-465133 Hey Joe, I don't know about you but the last time I recall "your getting hired hinged on fingerprints" was when I joined the IT staff at a stock brokerage and it was required for the bonding process. The only way you knew what the results of THAT was is if the DIDN'T come to your desk and escort you to the door. If you got escorted, you didn't clear the process. OTOH I find it a bit creepy that the FBI would be providing something akin to "commercial" services. Having the government move into private industry is something to be discouraged. When the move is overt, its called nationalization. What's the move called when its stealthy? JoeC Hey Joe, I don’t know about you but the last time I recall “your getting hired hinged on fingerprints” was when I joined the IT staff at a stock brokerage and it was required for the bonding process. The only way you knew what the results of THAT was is if the DIDN’T come to your desk and escort you to the door. If you got escorted, you didn’t clear the process.

OTOH I find it a bit creepy that the FBI would be providing something akin to “commercial” services. Having the government move into private industry is something to be discouraged. When the move is overt, its called nationalization. What’s the move called when its stealthy?

JoeC

]]> By: Sigivald http://www.ncobrief.com/index.php/archives/the-empire-continues-to-rise/#comment-464899 Sigivald Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:47:39 +0000 http://www.ncobrief.com/index.php/archives/the-empire-continues-to-rise/#comment-464899 In the WaPo article, it says <i>"The FBI will also retain, upon request by employers, the fingerprints of employees who have undergone <b>criminal background checks</b> so the employers can be notified if employees have brushes with the law."</i> (my emphasis). Notifying employers of someone who had an FBI criminal background check, if that status <i>changes</i>, does not seem unreasonable (presumably the company pays the FBI to do the check, if the employer isn't the State). I see no reason to believe that any employer can do this for any employee; if that was so, that might be worrisome, at least as a waste of tax money. But, again, I don't think it's the case. In the WaPo article, it says “The FBI will also retain, upon request by employers, the fingerprints of employees who have undergone criminal background checks so the employers can be notified if employees have brushes with the law.” (my emphasis).

Notifying employers of someone who had an FBI criminal background check, if that status changes, does not seem unreasonable (presumably the company pays the FBI to do the check, if the employer isn’t the State).

I see no reason to believe that any employer can do this for any employee; if that was so, that might be worrisome, at least as a waste of tax money. But, again, I don’t think it’s the case.

]]> By: Joe http://www.ncobrief.com/index.php/archives/the-empire-continues-to-rise/#comment-464838 Joe Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:28:00 +0000 http://www.ncobrief.com/index.php/archives/the-empire-continues-to-rise/#comment-464838 I'll believe it when I see it. Call me a skeptic but I don't buy it. First off, when was the last time your getting hired hinged on fingerprints? I’ll believe it when I see it. Call me a skeptic but I don’t buy it. First off, when was the last time your getting hired hinged on fingerprints?

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