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Supreme Court Allows Unbelievable Breach of Privacy
Re: Supreme Court Allows Unbelievable Breach of Privacy
by bigstick61 » Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:00 pm
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Re: Supreme Court Allows Unbelievable Breach of Privacy
by exploited » Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:00 pm
This isn't being used as a strict identification technique though. It is an investigative tool.
Guy was arrested for assault, mandatory DNA test, then gets charged and convicted for a past rape based upon that evidence.
No warrant, no probable cause, no prior conviction. That is quite a bit different than a fingerprint that can only be used to prove that a person was on the scene, which doesn't say anything about their guilt or innocence (necessarily).
Guy was arrested for assault, mandatory DNA test, then gets charged and convicted for a past rape based upon that evidence.
No warrant, no probable cause, no prior conviction. That is quite a bit different than a fingerprint that can only be used to prove that a person was on the scene, which doesn't say anything about their guilt or innocence (necessarily).
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Re: Supreme Court Allows Unbelievable Breach of Privacy
by uebermann » Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:42 pm
Can someone explain the difference though?
Lets say John Doe rapes a woman and police lift his fingerprints off her bedpost. One month later, he breaks into a house in a different part of town and gets caught and ends up in jail and they take his fingerprints, as per normal procedure.
Can the police then not use the fingerprints from booking to make an arrest on the rape charges when the fingerprints match?
If they can, I'm not seeing how this is different at all.
Lets say John Doe rapes a woman and police lift his fingerprints off her bedpost. One month later, he breaks into a house in a different part of town and gets caught and ends up in jail and they take his fingerprints, as per normal procedure.
Can the police then not use the fingerprints from booking to make an arrest on the rape charges when the fingerprints match?
If they can, I'm not seeing how this is different at all.
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Re: Supreme Court Allows Unbelievable Breach of Privacy
by The Dharma Bum » Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:21 pm
Both cases the perpetrator was forced to give evidence that led their own conviction.
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