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U.S. Supreme Court will decide if routine DNA tests are OK

Article by: DAVID G. SAVAGE , Tribune Washington Bureau
Updated: February 3, 2013 - 9:23 PM

Some argue that such tests infringe on privacy rights and should only be allowed after suspects have been convicted of a crime.

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bebebigaloFeb. 3, 1310:42 PM

Your finger prints and DNA should only be taken if a search warrant is exercised and only retained if you are convicted of the crime for which you are arrested and had the DNA and finger prints take for.

barbjensFeb. 4, 13 8:05 AM

I think you are naive to think that NO guilty people ever manage to evade conviction. The DNA have proven to be beneficial and do not believe that it has hurt anyone that is not guilty.

u4775Feb. 4, 13 9:12 AM

I don't have a firm opinion on this matter but I will tell you this, if the Constitution is strictly enforced, the liberty we have makes life in the US more dangerous. Freedom is just that, freedom, and with it comes good and bad. How much of that freedom do we trade for security and where does it stop. Once traded, can we ever stop its erosion?

privateeyeFeb. 4, 13 4:11 PM

Handle it just like fingerprints. If you are brought in and arrested, you should be forced to give a sample. Don't want the cops to have it? Then stay out of trouble.