The State of New York and DNA sampling of convicts

[thewayne]

So New York has taken samples for all felony convictions. Now they're going to start taking them for ALL convictions: drunk and disorderly, shoplifting, turnstile jumping. Heck, I suppose if you fight a speeding ticket in court and lose that they might take a sample.

Their reasoning is that repeat offenders start small, and by getting that sample early on, they might be easier to catch later on.

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/03/16/1428243/new-york-state-passes-dna-requirement-for-almost-all-convicted-criminals

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[silveradept]

And I'll bet they will say "Well, if you don't break the law, then you've got nothing to hide."