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AtheistCrusader

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3. Scalia fails again.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2013, 04:09 PM

Jun 2013

Though maybe not in the way you'd expect this time. The government only has about 100 million fingerprint records, so the use of fingerprints for ID is ALSO a fishing expedition for cold cases. NOT for the purposes of establishing ID.

(Ignoring the also-used purpose to tie the suspect to evidence recovered from the scene of a crime)

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Justices Allow Police to Take DNA Samples After Arrests [View all] alp227 Jun 2013 OP

And what defines a "serious" offense? hlthe2b Jun 2013 #1

"serious" offense? Well we know it isn't lieing a country into a war. L0oniX Jun 2013 #5

Depends on the arresting authority. Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #7

Also posted in GD earlier... L0oniX Jun 2013 #2

Scalia fails again. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #3

Fails in what way? Scalia voted AGAINST this rule, i.e he would NOT permit such gathering of DNA. happyslug Jun 2013 #10

Right. And he contrasts this to the gathering of fingerprints for ID. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #12

Scalia even attacks finger printing of non-criminals, i.e. on driver's licenses. happyslug Jun 2013 #13

Well... shit. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #14

Ihre DNA, bitte. KamaAina Jun 2013 #4

Not a fan. Socal31 Jun 2013 #6

Thomas didn't vote with Scalia OldHippieChick Jun 2013 #8

Sounds good to me- why in the world was this rapist let free anyway? Tumbulu Jun 2013 #9

Here is the Actual Opinion, Scalia, Ginsburg, Sotomoyor and Kagan were the ones who dissented. happyslug Jun 2013 #11

It Is Laughable To Say That This Taking Of DNA DallasNE Jun 2013 #15

K&R midnight Jun 2013 #16

"Arrest all them ding dang Occupy (or whatever) protesters and get their DNA" progree Jun 2013 #17

Oh goody, more people to put in the DNA database: 140 NAACP protesters arrested in North Carolina progree Jun 2013 #18

One of the worst rulings ever. Democrats_win Jun 2013 #19