Thursday, May 13, 2010
Opponents Worry DNA Sampling For Felony Arrest Violates Freedoms
High Point, NC -- Governor Bev Perdue wants people who are arrested for felonies to give a DNA sample.
But opponents of the initiative say our personal freedoms are at stake.
When someone is arrested, officers snap their picture, and take their fingerprints all before that person goes to court...
High Point, NC -- Governor Bev Perdue wants people who are arrested for felonies to give a DNA sample.
But opponents of the initiative say our personal freedoms are at stake.
When someone is arrested, officers snap their picture, and take their fingerprints all before that person goes to court...
Labels: arrest, DNA sampling, felony, North Carolina, privacy
California Lawmakers Back Food Stamps For Drug Felons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's state Assembly has approved a bill that would allow drug felons to collect food stamps.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's state Assembly has approved a bill that would allow drug felons to collect food stamps.
Under the federally funded program, people convicted of drug felonies are banned from receiving the aid after they leave prison. But states can opt out of that ban, and California lawmakers voted 42-23 Thursday to do that...
Labels: convictions, drugs, felony, food stamps
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