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WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday said police can routinely take DNA from people they arrest, equating a DNA cheek swab to other common jailhouse procedures like fingerprinting.
Thanks for posting before I had to. I was being lazy.
I'm not sure how I feel about it because of the fact our fingerprints can already be taken and booking photos are not only used but released as public records to be sold to suspects that want them taken down for $500.
But Scalia's blast from/for the Left is really good reading (put down any beverages before reading):
"Today’s judgment will, to be sure, have the beneficial effect of solving more crimes; then again, so would the taking of DNA samples from anyone who flies on an air -plane (surely the Transportation
Security Administration needs to know the “identity” of the flying public), applies for a driver’s license, or attends a public school. Perhaps the construction of such a genetic panopticon is wise. But
I doubt that the proud men who wrote the charter of our liberties would have been so eager to open their mouths for royal inspection."
Looks like the 4th, for at least today is a leftie.
WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday said police can routinely take DNA from people they arrest, equating a DNA cheek swab to other common jailhouse procedures like fingerprinting.
Let's see how long it takes conservatives to admit that it was mostly the conservative justices that voted yes. There are 5 conservative judges and 4 of them voted for this law that is 80% of them.
There are 4 liberal judges and 3 of them voted against it that is 75% of them
conservatives in general support giving more power to police officers and the state to surveil, arrest, detain, lie to, etc and always have. This is why conservatives enthusiastically supported giving GWB those war powers to fight the war on terror.
Wow! A lot of lefties here are agreeing with Clarence Thomas.
Who would have thunk it?
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