California Court Upholds Arrestee Not Convicted DNA Collection

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A California appeals court upheld the dna collection of arrested, not convicted individuals/felons. Many consider it a privacy violation and/or warrantless search.

https://usaonlinejournal.com/2018/0...uspected-felons-not-yet-convicted-of-a-crime/

Keep in mind California also keeps the dna of those born in the state since 1983.

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/11/12/california-collects-owns-and-sells-infants-dna-samples/

The practice stems from proposition 69 in which the relative of a murder victim/unsolved murder wanted a database in California then nation to help catch killers.

http://articles.latimes.com/2004/dec/24/local/me-onthelaw24

If I recall this involved the Golden State Killer. I feel bad for the family not getting the closure with an arrest and conviction but the public at large should not have to sacrifice privacy or rights to find any criminal suspect.
 

One of things with dna is that I think they can get a family or familial match which is not a direct match. Meaning if they know the suspects' last name they theoretically could question family that hasn't seen or even heard of a distant relative that shares 'enough' of the same dna.

Throw in incompetence or corruption it would be too easy for a mistake or planted evidence. And dna would only show 'a' presence at a location or with the person but necessarily at the time of the crime.
 
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