Supreme Court: Police Can Take DNA During Arrests

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 49•23 • Jun 4, 2013

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that police can swab a suspect for DNA during an arrest—though prior to any trial or potential conviction—in cases of a “serious offense,” with Justice Antonin Scalia joining three liberal justices in dissent. What do you think?

“I should get arrested with my son to see if he’s really mine.”
Tad Pollard –
Pottery Worker
“Wait, only ‘serious offenses’? Then why did that meter maid run her finger along the inside of my mouth?”
Alexander Mitchum –
Veneer Gluer
“Looks like Scalia is just another traitor. By my count, that’s nine traitors on the Supreme Court.”
Rebecca Kane –
Unemployed

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