Goofed on "race" part of my fingerprint form

[Oldgringo]

I have white cows, black cows, red cows and tan cows. I don't call them different "races" of cows; that would be ridiculous. Similarly, people of different color aren't different races, they just have differing amounts of melanin which changes the color of their skin. We're all the same species, after all. Sigh.

That species would be tailess bi-peds, yes?

[bryang]

Welcome to the forum, huntnetime.

We are very glad to have you on board, don't worry about the joking around you will never find a better bunch of folks than the ones on this forum. I hope you will be come a part of us, you have just started out on an exciting journey and this forum is like a road map to help you through it all and get you where you want to be.

Also, the white out will work just fine.

-geo

[Eikowan]

I knew I shouldn't have answered "Yes" to that question.

[huntnetime]

Some "colorful" responses. I guess I should have just put "H" for human, huh? Thanks for the answers guys. And believe me, I'm not THAT sensitive.

[KD5NRH]

Some "colorful" responses. I guess I should have just put "H" for human, huh?

I've been known to put "H" for "honky."

[Morgan]

or H for Human.

I was tempted to put 4x400, but everyone knows I'm not enough of a team player for relay races....

[longhorn_92]

Huntnetime: Just send in the 'corrected' form. The examiner signed it - it should be acceptable. If DPS sends it back, no biggie, just contact your examiner and have new ones done. AND, don't get put off by these guys, they are just looking for any excuse to razz somebody or create a running joke...

Wha???....

Maybe you could ask about the CHL Badge???.....

[couzin]

...badge,... what badge?

[DONT TREAD ON ME]

I think that the badges are a great idea. It would make us stand out above the normal citizen and let them know we are important.

[DONT TREAD ON ME]

Seriously, shouldn't your photo kinda' give a clue as to your ancestry? If there's any question in your mind, have a do over using F.A.S.T. prints. You'll rest better.

I agree with you...kinda. Your photo should let them know what 'color' you are but not about your ancestry. If I tell them that I am Polish will they know what color my skin is? No it will just tell them that I am Polock.

I think that I am related to the Polock who brought the car door on the desert trip in case either he, the white man or the black man got hot so that they could roll the window down.

[AJSully421]

IIRC... doesn't the FBI fingerprint cards only allow "white" or "Black"... because i remember them saying that asians or hispanics could choose which color they most resembled...

I seriously think you can send in a "C" or a "W" and the person logging this all in can figure that out.

[couzin]

The FD-258 card needs these categories in the "Race" box:

A Asian or Pacific Islander (a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands; includes Pacific Islander, Chinese, Japanese, Polynesian, Korean, and Vietnamese)
B Black (a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa)
I American Indian (a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Americas and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliations or community recognition; includes Alaskan native, Eskimo, and American Indian)
W White (includes Caucasian, Mexican, Latin, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central/South American, and other Spanish Culture or origin, regardless of race)
U Unknown

Time to put this one to bed, although - I do wish they had M for melungeon....

[Morgan]

People who have mixed race origins can appear as one race, while having a vast majority of a different race. So the picture isn't necessarily accurate.

That being said, I don't know why the race thing is necessary... a picture is worth a thousand words. And if someone LOOKS like a white guy, describing them as african american or asian or something doesn't seem bright, or serve any useful purpose.

[boomerang]

People who have mixed race origins can appear as one race, while having a vast majority of a different race. So the picture isn't necessarily accurate.

That being said, I don't know why the race thing is necessary... a picture is worth a thousand words. And if someone LOOKS like a white guy, describing them as african american or asian or something doesn't seem bright, or serve any useful purpose.

It serves a purpose for people pushing certain political agendas.

[mr surveyor]

People who have mixed race origins can appear as one race, while having a vast majority of a different race. So the picture isn't necessarily accurate.

That being said, I don't know why the race thing is necessary... a picture is worth a thousand words. And if someone LOOKS like a white guy, describing them as african american or asian or something doesn't seem bright, or serve any useful purpose.

It serves a purpose for people pushing certain political agendas.

BINGO! Give the man a cigar!