Supreme Court rules police can collect DNA from anyone arrested - even if never convicted of a crime

Well, the Jackboots have one more thing they can use against us.

The Supreme Court has ruled that police can collect DNA from anyone they arrest, equating a DNA cheek swab to common jailhouse procedures like take fingerprints and mug shots.

Civil liberties groups condemned Monday's decision - saying it amounts to creating a 'gaping new exception to the Fourth Amendment' by allowing authorities to collect a person's DNA and add it to national criminal databases without a warrant - no matter whether they are convicted or not.

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I suppose it could be good in certain cases, Im just sick of cops being ENFORCERS instead of PROTECTORS.