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royal mail fingerprinting still ?

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anyone ever touched any laminated/plasic surfaces ?

yes
16
37%
no
19
44%
not sure
8
19%
 
Total votes: 43

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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by DGP1 »

adamant wrote:
fishtank wrote: Holy s**t have i given the game away. :cuppa
I dont play games !
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by fishtank »

adamant wrote:
fishtank wrote: Holy s**t have i given the game away. :cuppa
I dont play games !

lets see how many votes for yes we get on this topic.
Everybody plays games adam it's just that some people aren't always aware that they are.
Since your question was "anyone ever touched anything at processing centers" i would imagine that would be everyone who's ever visited a processing centre wouldn't you?
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by spen »

adamant wrote:
fishtank wrote: Holy s**t have i given the game away. :cuppa
I dont play games !

lets see how many votes for yes we get on this topic.
every1 must have touched something in a mail centre at some point whilst on training etc....
adamant
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by adamant »

spen wrote:
adamant wrote:
fishtank wrote: Holy s**t have i given the game away. :cuppa
I dont play games !

lets see how many votes for yes we get on this topic.
every1 must have touched something in a mail centre at some point whilst on training etc....
Im talking about laminated cards or similar that management would give you and then take back once touched. I have now changed the title of the poll to be more specific
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by arnold cheshire »

adamant wrote:
spen wrote:
adamant wrote:
fishtank wrote: Holy s**t have i given the game away. :cuppa
I dont play games !

lets see how many votes for yes we get on this topic.
every1 must have touched something in a mail centre at some point whilst on training etc....
Im talking about laminated cards or similar that management would give you and then take back once touched. I have now changed the title of the poll to be more specific
they would get mixed up you have gone bananas mate if you aint stealing you have nothing to worry about
spen
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by spen »

bringon4dayweeks wrote:
adamant wrote:
spen wrote:
adamant wrote:
fishtank wrote: Holy s**t have i given the game away. :cuppa
I dont play games !

lets see how many votes for yes we get on this topic.
every1 must have touched something in a mail centre at some point whilst on training etc....
Im talking about laminated cards or similar that management would give you and then take back once touched. I have now changed the title of the poll to be more specific
they would get mixed up you have gone bananas mate if you aint stealing you have nothing to worry about

think theres more to this than stealing :shock:
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by fishtank »

adamant wrote: Im talking about laminated cards or similar that management would give you and then take back. I have now changed the title of the poll to be more specific
The process for taking accurate sample reference fingerprints is a bit more complicated than that adam.
If all you did was hand them a laminated card what you would get back in 99% of cases would be a collection of smudges with no reference points or any way to identify which fingers you have printed.
Too much watching cop shows on T.V. adam and not enough research.
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by arnold cheshire »

spen wrote:
bringon4dayweeks wrote:
adamant wrote:
spen wrote:
adamant wrote:
fishtank wrote: Holy s**t have i given the game away. :cuppa
I dont play games !

lets see how many votes for yes we get on this topic.
every1 must have touched something in a mail centre at some point whilst on training etc....
Im talking about laminated cards or similar that management would give you and then take back once touched. I have now changed the title of the poll to be more specific
they would get mixed up you have gone bananas mate if you aint stealing you have nothing to worry about

think theres more to this than stealing :shock:
what like a hit list ?
adamant
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by adamant »

bringon4dayweeks wrote:they would get mixed up you have gone bananas mate if you aint stealing you have nothing to worry about

No they would not get mixed up, thats the whole point. When I had my prints lifted though the use of the ID cards they had our names on them, they were not blank. Management would make you sit down infront of a name card so they would know where you were sitting. Anything that may have been touched was collected or left in the persons place. I never stole anything at RM. I just object to having my rights as a person violated.
Employee Health Service Advise = a reptilian experience
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arnold cheshire
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by arnold cheshire »

adamant wrote:
bringon4dayweeks wrote:they would get mixed up you have gone bananas mate if you aint stealing you have nothing to worry about

No they would not get mixed up, thats the whole point. When I had my prints lifted though the use of the ID cards they had our names on them, they were not blank. Management would make you sit down infront of a name card so they would know where you were sitting. Anything that may have been touched was collected or left in the persons place. I never stole anything at RM. I just object to having my rights as a person violated.
is this really a good way to pass new years day ? boxing day you were on talking about the same subject
adamant
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by adamant »

fishtank wrote:
adamant wrote: Im talking about laminated cards or similar that management would give you and then take back. I have now changed the title of the poll to be more specific
The process for taking accurate sample reference fingerprints is a bit more complicated than that adam.
If all you did was hand them a laminated card what you would get back in 99% of cases would be a collection of smudges with no reference points or any way to identify which fingers you have printed.
Too much watching cop shows on T.V. adam and not enough research.
Belive me I reaserched these bastards many hours not many people can crack the CMA conduct code. I have already detailed how they took mine, placing your thumb on the card and sliding it to the edge of the table then picking it up with the forefinger and thumb. Then droping it and not toucing it afterwards. Then management picked them up on the edges these prints were not smudged great care was taken not to do so by my training manager, we got our cards back with dust on them. Furthermore, I do not expect that criminals who get cought by the police through fingerprints role their prints on a surface, maybe some do get smudged I would expect lots do not.
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Employee Health Service Advise = a reptilian experience
"you ever get that far, you never know what you might see"
"the contracts so good it should be made illegal"
"you have no idea who it is you are dealing with"RM
"is it the clour of my skin ?" WTF
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by TeeferTiger »

There's no option for "I can't remember what I did 5 minutes ago let alone when I first started for RM so how the hell should I know?!"
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adamant
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by adamant »

and the votes for yes keep on rising ! :dance :hmmmm

I have added a 'not sure' option to the poll unfortunately this made me lose the votes so please do cast one again.

it would help if those that vote yes can explain and add to the discussion
Employee Health Service Advise = a reptilian experience
"you ever get that far, you never know what you might see"
"the contracts so good it should be made illegal"
"you have no idea who it is you are dealing with"RM
"is it the clour of my skin ?" WTF
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Post by clashcityrocker »

adamant wrote:and the votes for yes keep on rising ! :dance :hmmmm
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To 9.
Against 8.
It is hardly a resounding victory for the undercover taking of fingerprints theory.
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Re: royal mail fingerprinting still ?

Post by clashcityrocker »

How come it is now 2-1?
Has a lizard fiddled with the figures?
Is the lizard from the West Coast?
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