Went to a state unversity skating rink that is connected to a fitness center. They allow non students to use both facilities. During the process of paying my admission fee, I was asked to show ID. I should have declined, but I watched the counter person run some sort of apparent background check on a computer. I asked what he was doing, and he said he was looking to see if I had a profile. The other counter attendant told him two times during the check that it wasn't required to use the rink, apparently was required to use the fitness center. This "check" only took about a minute.

Is it possible a state university has a background check system that could flag someone with a disqualifying ding in a minute? Is this common today? What kind of systems are these and what kind of info do they access?

He possibly didn't really do the check in a minute, but only entered required information to do the check. Possibly the system only checks for problems recorded within that university system, not an actual criminal background check.

Could be that they just ran your info to see if there are any notes notifying if a person has been banned from entering.

Sort of like how when I used to work at a pizza place, we can type in notes in the phone number and address profiles to flag prank callers and shady people to let other employees know to refuse business to them.

"Keep pervy Dave out of the locker room."

When I ran people as a cop, it took longer than a minute for local warrants and nationwide checks…

Sounds like he was checking you against the university’s database for parking tickets, outstanding library books, etc..

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Originally posted by pbslinger:

Is it possible a state university has a background check system that could flag someone with a disqualifying ding in a minute?

No. Ridiculous.

Unless it's purely internal.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by pbslinger:

Is it possible a state university has a background check system that could flag someone with a disqualifying ding in a minute?

No. Ridiculous.

Unless it's purely internal.

Actually, it’s very possible and used quite a lot by schools (think elementary and secondary) to screen visitors. Raptor is the company I’m most familiar with. Scan a DL and inside a minute, they’ll verify the ID and produce hits from sex offender and any number of other pre-selected databases. To protect the kiddos.

Could have been something like that.

-Rob

The university will have the ability to check students "judicial status" no doubt. Faculty/Staff could be in there too, so I imagine it wouldn't be too hard add outsider info some way as well.

As of late more often than not when I have to show my DL the security guard or whom ever does not even look at the front but just scans the bar code on the back. Seems much more 'practical' to me... way too much chance of human error even just putting in your Driver's License number.

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Originally posted by Blume9mm:
As of late more often than not when I have to show my DL the security guard or whom ever does not even look at the front but just scans the bar code on the back. Seems much more 'practical' to me... way too much chance of human error even just putting in your Driver's License number.

The state liquor stores and many bars here in Utah do the same thing. It bothers me because it is definitely going into a database. Nobody has a need to know that I buy alcohol! The law requires I be at least 21 yrs old, and at 61 I surely look old enough!

They wouldn't let my 91 yr old mother buy wine at the state store with her UK passport, as they had no ability to scan it into their system!

I work in a school and a scan of an ID is required for anyone coming in who is not a student, faculty or staff. It creates a photo ID badge for them.

data is everything, it's useable for marketing, discerning trends, ie 61 year old male likes Merlot wines in the $20 to $40 range, checking people in.

Guess is the "profile" is the one they keep in their database of people that use the facility, so they can track use, it wasn't a criminal background check, just a login of you as an attendee/user

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
When I ran people as a cop, it took longer than a minute for local warrants and nationwide checks…

Sounds like he was checking you against the university’s database for parking tickets, outstanding library books, etc..

That is my guess. I knew several guys in college who were in Dutch with the university over unpaid parking tickets and were banned from certain facilities like the gym. But that was so long ago, they just had a xeroxed sheet of scofflaws.

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xeroxed sheet of scofflaws.

To the average "online class due to covid school shutdown" student, Lucy you got some 'splainin' to do.

Even at the local Safeway, you put alcohol on the conveyor, they want to scan your ID. I've never allowed this, all the clerk has to do is look at the DoB to confirm I'm of age. I tell them I'm fine with that, but no scanning. Although I'll admit my youthful visage can be misleading.

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Originally posted by architect:
Even at the local Safeway, you put alcohol on the conveyor, they want to scan your ID. I've never allowed this, all the clerk has to do is look at the DoB to confirm I'm of age. I tell them I'm fine with that, but no scanning. Although I'll admit my youthful visage can be misleading.

I bought beer at the Walmart self checkout and of course it started blinking for an associate. Kid shows up and he scans his ID and punches in his password. He then looks at me and says "I need to enter a birthday but just make one up that's close." I was suddenly 10 years younger.

Being the father of a daughter who was a competitive figure skater at a local university rink from age 3 till she aged out in her 20s, and who actually managed some of the rink activities for awhile, I can state categorically that I wish the rink could run background checks and screen people. This is a mid-sized University and people would not believe what went on at the rink. It was pedo central, and I'd spot registered sex offenders there on a regular basis. The girls themselves could be a handful - it is common in figure skating to sabotage rival skater's costumes so that there'd be a "wardrobe malfunction" during a competition. Damaging skate blades is another trick, one swipe across a concrete locker room wall and the edge is ruined. The girls could be absolutely cut-throat ruthless. I spent hours guarding my kid's dresses and gear.

It also housed the hockey team, so it goes without saying that they brought their own host of issues, let alone mixing them in with hot babes in leotards. There'd be midnight parties for frats and sororities.

Then someone stole the Zamboni and drove it across campus one night. And of course it's a freaking skating rink, so EMS was there routinely for obvious reasons.

The rink was sorta like a typical hospital, where everything looks fine on the surface, cause they make an effort to hide the seamy underbelly.