ON THE STREET

A study by the Missouri Highway Patrol found more criminals were working as real estate agents than any other professionals licensed by the Division of Professional Registration. The Southeast Missourian asked, "What do you think of the Missouri Real Estate Commission's proposal to require real estate agents to be fingerprinted as a condition of holding a license?"

Mary Arendt, Jackson

"If it would help keep criminals from getting real estate license then it's great."

Greg Wulfers, Cape Girardeau

"I am very much in favor of it. With the access they have to people's homes and everything, they are in a position to violate people's trust. I think they should be pretty closely watched.

Lionel Thornto, Cape Girardeau

"Well, it wouldn't hurt anything, that's for sure."

Floyd Lockhart, Cape Girardeau

"I think it's a good idea. You never know who you'll meet. If you're selling a house, you don't know who's going to come in, so you need some way to identify the people and double check the security."

Joan Lerch, Cape Girardeau

"That's an invasion of privacy. If they're going to fingerprint a profession, then maybe it should be day care or child care workers."