Monday, October 17, 2011

Cops: Don't take my DNA, take their's

Police Cite Concerns Over Their Own DNA (But not your's) I have noticed over the years that Cops get away with all kinds of stuff that you and I don't. The headline is the latest episode in the distinction between us and them. For example, cops are allowed to carry guns in states such as New York and California, while the average citizen is not. They have special protections against people trying to find information about them while our information is freely available to anyone who wants it. I find this disgusting. Where, in any constitution of any state, does it say that there are some who are more important than others or deserve special protection from the people? I've read through various state constitutions and aside from California's (which was given up on in the 1960's for the ease of legislation), none of them state anything that states "Cops are more protected than you and I". If the cops don't like being subjected to the police state for which they work, they have a single option: quit. If they can take my DNA, then we should all have access to theirs. There should be no objection by the police when it is they who enforce the rules.

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