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Re:Ham Sandwich Nation: Due Process When Everything Is a Crime by bmelton on Saturday March 22, 2014 @04:44PM (#7450814)
It's even worse than that, actually. In Pittsburgh, PA, police were taking DNA samples at roadblocked checkpoints. Not sobriety checkpoints, mind you -- roadblocks established solely for the purpose of collecting DNA from the citizenry.
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Re:Ham Sandwich Nation: Due Process When Everything Is a Crime by DanBC on Saturday March 22, 2014 @05:02PM (#7450891)
That's shocking.

How long are the DNA samples kept for?

It's a bit scary that "they" seem to want everyone on their DNA databases, rather than realising the database is more effective if they try to only include the criminals.

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Re:Ham Sandwich Nation: Due Process When Everything Is a Crime by venomsnake on Saturday March 22, 2014 @05:39PM (#7451029)
I can bet that no matter what is on the books, the real answer is close to forever about how long they are kept. The huge funneling of money into law enforcement from war on drugs and terror creates the mentality.
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Re:Ham Sandwich Nation: Due Process When Everything Is a Crime by evan_ on Saturday March 22, 2014 @06:54PM (#7451238)
This isn't the whole story, but the real story is only slightly less frightening:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/18/pa-town-latest-to-force...

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