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Convicted Hacker Adrian Lamo Refuses to Give Blood
CaliforniaCCW writes "Hopefully everyone here remembers the case of Adrian Lamo, a so-called 'gray hat' hacker who plead guilty to one count of computer crimes against Microsoft, Nexis-Lexis and the New York Times in 2004. He got a felony conviction, six months detention in his parents' home, and two years of probation. Today, as a condition of his probation, he must provide a sample of his DNA in the form of a blood sample, something which he has refused to do. Should convicted felons on probation have privacy rights over their DNA? Or is a blood sample like a fingerprint, something that everyone should provide to their government?"
>Over here if you are arrested for things like littering,
no we aren't
>speeding,
boo hoo, you wanted to endanger other peoples' lives to show off how fast your car is. and you're only arrested if it's like 2x the speed limit or blatantly dangerous, otherwise points and a fine.
>drunkenness
wrong again, but you can be arrested for being drunk and disorderly. if you're going to get pissed and also act like a twat then who cares that you have to spend a night in a cell.