[moehoward]

On the self incrimination issue. One could always refuse to comply, like many do with field sobriety tests. If you have a valid license and are pulled over for a minor infraction, what's the cop going to do? Arrest you when he already knows you are free from outstanding warrants?

Like I said, the only way this tool has any validity is with individuals with no official ID, like an Illegal Alien driving with no license.

[middie]

That doesn't make any sense. If the driver had no valid license he will be arrested for that and the booking will disclose any other reason. Thus, the field fingerprint exercise has no use or valid purpose. There can be no rational justification for such a disclosure. It is an irrational, knee-jerk response by the typical incompetent legislator engaged in playing on the fears of his constitutients and proposing feigned, tough law enforcement solutions; nothing more than empty rhetoric. We've seen a rash of such meaningless clap-trap by states and Congress as well. The unversal stupidity of the airport TSA routine is the quintessential example of such wasted effort, time and money.

It isn't surprising that Kansas often leads the way in this, and similar, useless and nonsensical follies since the state government and congressional delegation has been captured by religious fundamentalist fanactics noteable for their collective ignorance in the art and science of governing. The harm they've imposed on their state covers the entire spectrum of life will cause the residents for generations. This one is just one of the lesser stupidities at large in the once great state of Kansas.