Dreamer Tatum
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Sat Jul-26-08 08:28 PM
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| 38. You call that Big Brother? |
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That data has been publicly available for years, and generally reflects crimes against society.
Sorry.
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| -No Longer Any Doubt Big Brother Has Arrived |
lligrd |
Jul-26-08 10:27 AM |
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i put in friends who had dui's and none of their names appeared. even in advanced search |
spanone |
Jul-26-08 10:32 AM |
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It didn't find a convicted felon I know, either |
kgfnally |
Jul-26-08 10:34 AM |
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It didnt find one I know either. Its crap. nt |
bunnies |
Jul-26-08 10:39 AM |
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it's not crap - i found my husband, date of birth and everything, |
brandnewlaptop |
Jul-26-08 12:41 PM |
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I had a DUI in 1981 -- Deferred Adjudication |
nathan hale |
Jul-26-08 01:13 PM |
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No secrets allowed unless you're the government. |
mmonk |
Jul-26-08 10:32 AM |
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It's public record...why shouldn't it be available to the public? |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 11:04 AM |
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Why Not Just Tattoo Their Crimes On Their Forehead |
lligrd |
Jul-26-08 11:32 AM |
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Let me say this again slowly |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 11:48 AM |
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Let Me Say This Again Slowly For You |
lligrd |
Jul-26-08 11:53 AM |
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Really? |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 11:57 AM |
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The Site Itself Puts Up A Disclaimer |
lligrd |
Jul-26-08 12:06 PM |
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There are always going to be some errors in information gathering |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 12:17 PM |
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The database is inaccurate given its omissions |
high density |
Jul-26-08 12:21 PM |
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I see that position |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 12:32 PM |
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The Reason For Making It Public Information |
lligrd |
Jul-26-08 07:00 PM |
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No, it is precisely your neighbors' business if you violate the laws |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 08:24 PM |
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That's pretty totalitarian of you. |
alarimer |
Jul-26-08 08:45 PM |
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No, it's pure democracy |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 09:29 PM |
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Why Not Just Go Back To Scarlet Letters |
lligrd |
Jul-26-08 11:27 PM |
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So you equate public criminal records with The Scarlett Letter? |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-27-08 12:08 AM |
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After One Has Served One's Time |
lligrd |
Jul-27-08 12:12 AM |
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Extremely dangerous position |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-27-08 12:18 AM |
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Perhaps you can help me. |
SimpleTrend |
Jul-26-08 09:52 PM |
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I appreciate your approach |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 10:26 PM |
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Okay, thanks, but.... |
SimpleTrend |
Jul-26-08 10:48 PM |
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There isn't any purge |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 10:52 PM |
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If one cannot easily obtain such records, |
SimpleTrend |
Jul-26-08 11:01 PM |
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There's two solutions to the problem you pose |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-27-08 12:13 AM |
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'message force multipliers' |
SimpleTrend |
Jul-27-08 12:26 AM |
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I'll stick with transparency |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-27-08 12:37 AM |
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Perhaps. |
SimpleTrend |
Jul-27-08 12:57 AM |
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Look, my argument is pretty limited |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-27-08 01:05 AM |
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You're welcome to believe whatever makes you happiest. |
SimpleTrend |
Jul-27-08 01:31 AM |
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You were being serious up until that point |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-27-08 01:54 AM |
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But you're not being serious at all. |
SimpleTrend |
Jul-27-08 02:01 AM |
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We were having a nice discussion |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-27-08 09:55 AM |
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Good Morning. Sleep well? |
SimpleTrend |
Jul-27-08 01:30 PM |
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Is it harder to find out whether a corporation has been convicted of a crime? |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-27-08 02:31 PM |
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people like you make me sick. |
Joe Fields |
Jul-27-08 12:39 AM |
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Good argument! |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-27-08 12:46 AM |
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First of all, it wasn't intended to be an argument. |
Joe Fields |
Jul-27-08 01:08 AM |
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More with the wah wah wah |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-27-08 01:14 AM |
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Woah! |
yella_dawg |
Jul-26-08 11:18 AM |
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Why is it fucked up: you don't have a"right to privacy" over your public criminal acts |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 11:51 AM |
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Actually, the idea is that once one pays "his debt to society" he regains |
yella_dawg |
Jul-26-08 08:39 PM |
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That's absolutely false |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 09:32 PM |
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Found 3 old friends |
Callous Taoboys |
Jul-26-08 11:46 AM |
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Yup. My brother is listed there. |
Lady Effingbroke |
Jul-26-08 12:23 PM |
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I thought criminal records were public? |
anonymous171 |
Jul-26-08 11:54 AM |
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They are public...apparently, the OP doesn't want them to be public |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 12:01 PM |
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I'd like to check your record out, would you |
onethatcares |
Jul-26-08 02:16 PM |
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it's not even the address, just a name and birthdate that is even |
brandnewlaptop |
Jul-26-08 02:54 PM |
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You say your husband went to court |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 03:04 PM |
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no it was a traffic ticket, and quite frankly |
brandnewlaptop |
Jul-26-08 03:14 PM |
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A traffic ticket is still on record |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 03:37 PM |
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No, I won't |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 03:03 PM |
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They are. People are flipping out over *nothing* on this thread. nt |
asthmaticeog |
Jul-26-08 12:04 PM |
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It's not that criminal records should or shouldn't be public |
petronius |
Jul-26-08 12:33 PM |
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Found an ex girlfriend. |
Radical Activist |
Jul-26-08 12:18 PM |
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It says George W Bush of Texas was convicted of fraud. |
Radical Activist |
Jul-26-08 12:21 PM |
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eh. Our county clerk website gives out the same info. |
Edweird |
Jul-26-08 01:50 PM |
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just suppose a name matches a name and |
onethatcares |
Jul-26-08 02:15 PM |
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I did not find |
LWolf |
Jul-26-08 03:11 PM |
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They would still be on record as misdemeanors |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-26-08 03:38 PM |
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You call that Big Brother? |
Dreamer Tatum |
Jul-26-08 08:28 PM |
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Cool, I can look up some of my old High School friends. |
MiltonF |
Jul-26-08 08:37 PM |
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Nothing is particularly wrong with this beyond more than one realism of life. |
SimpleTrend |
Jul-26-08 08:48 PM |
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What are those corporations first and last names? nt |
SimpleTrend |
Jul-26-08 09:06 PM |
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it didn't have anything for Spiro Agnew or Oliver North |
704wipes |
Jul-26-08 10:03 PM |
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John? |
proud2Blib |
Jul-26-08 10:15 PM |
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Welcome to DU, 704wipes. |
sfexpat2000 |
Jul-26-08 11:48 PM |
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One's instinct always seems to send the correct signal. I put in a couple of names |
burythehatchet |
Jul-27-08 12:33 AM |
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Creepy |
minerva50 |
Jul-27-08 01:07 AM |
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Apparently, NC gave full access to its database, while other entitites did not |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-27-08 01:15 AM |
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How long have we had to ability to do criminal background checks? |
LiberalPersona |
Jul-27-08 01:52 AM |
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WOW. A lot of criminals have my name: first, middle, and last. Some even my birth month. |
readmoreoften |
Jul-27-08 02:08 AM |
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Oh, crap, I'm on there: Solicitation of a he/she. That was years ago, folks. |
Callous Taoboys |
Jul-27-08 04:47 PM |
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I like knowing if there are any sex or violent criminals in my neighborhood |
Duppers |
Jul-27-08 04:58 PM |
#79 |
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