Reply #11: The "link"

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Getting to DNA requires destruction of a cell. So, the state has a right to collect this "one" cell from a person. It could be a first step toward gathering a cluster of cells, in fact, a cheek swab probably takes more than one cell.

This can be a step towards "confiscating" a larger group of specialized cells ... such as a kidney.


There are plenty of instances where American police have arrested the wrong people. Just recently, a lawyer was arrested, I believe in Seattle for something to do with the Madrid bombings. It was all apparently bunk, but, the connection in your mind, "a judgement" about being arrested meaning you're a criminal type or like to hang with criminal types doesn't work that well in practice. The police arrest a lot of people in America, including non-violent student protestors, victimless crimes such as drug users for possession, and most importantly, innocent people who've done nothing wrong except "be noticed" by police.

That's a mighty subjective police judgment to give to the state in abandon of 4th amendment protections.