All Your DNA Are Belong To Us
Boy, I totally missed this, and I live in Arizona. Not until Reason highlighted the case was it even brought to my attention. Apparently, Arizona is going to collect DNA samples from many of the people they arrest:
State lawmakers voted Tuesday to expand the state's DNA database
dramatically by requiring all people arrested for certain crimes to
provide DNA samples for state records whether they are convicted or not.Conservative and liberal lawmakers alike raised alarms that the measure
would violate the civil liberties of people never convicted of a crime
and set a dangerous precedent for government collection of sensitive
genetic information."I think it is egregious," Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, a conservative
Republican from Gilbert and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee,
said on the House floor Tuesday. "It tramples on the liberties and
freedom of the people."
Apparently, the change is sneaking through buried in a budget bill. And there are people our there who still trust the government?
