I know the basic facts cause they've been repeated again and again across various duty desk counters at police stations over the past months and years: I'm 6ft 2in, green-brown eyes. Distinguishing features: moles. Tattoos: loads. Got a wolf, a mermaid, a heart with a K in it. They don't go through your personality traits.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Official records capture physical traits but fail to reflect personality or identity.
- In plain terms
- Police files list physical details but not who you really are.
- What can you take from it?
- Physical data does not define personality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines you beyond physical facts?
- How do records reduce people?
Another view
Some systems do attempt to track behavioral traits or histories.
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