Pawnshop customers already provide full identification with each transaction, a copy of which goes to local law enforcement. Additionally, most pawnshops maintain surveillance cameras in their stores, the same system used by banks. To require anything more than required by banks implies there is a relationship between how much money one has and their integrity. You have questioned the quality of their character based on financial status – a form of discrimination. Still in Massachusetts, we are required by law to take a picture of the customer, and we offer the option to have a digital fingerprint scan of our customers, primarily for their protection.
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