Police Pull Over More Drivers For DNA Tests

schwit1 sends this news from the Washington Times: "Pennsylvania police this week were pulling people to the side of the road, quizzing them on their driving habits, and asking if they'd like to provide a cheek swap or a blood sample — the latest in a federally contracted operation that's touted as making roads safer. The same operation took place last month at a community in Texas. Then, drivers were randomly told to pull off the road into a parking lot, where white-coated researchers asked if they'd like to provide DNA samples for a project that determines what percentage of drivers are operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol at given times. With uniformed police in the background, the researchers also offered the motorists money — up to $50 or so — for the blood or saliva samples."

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Re:Um....

[cold fjord]

"The overwhelming majority of police are, frankly, pretty good folk who actually enjoy serving the public."

Ah, no. Good cops cover for bad cops, and that makes them bad cops. No such thing as a good cop.

No, the good cops report the bad cops, and the bad cops retaliate. It's an age old story.

Similar thing with Slashdot moderation. There are some people that moderate fairly, based on the facts or how good the argument is. There are way too many that moderate based on personal petty grievances or disagreement with position. One example, there have been a number of posts that were death wishes directed towards me that received anywhere from a +1 to +3 moderation whereas a reply pointing out the hate is -1 troll.

I wonder how many of those people are self-aware enough to realize the debased activity they participate in? Certainly they would complain if it was directed towards them, and yet they seemingly have no problem performing that sort of unethical activity. It's a human problem. There is a lot of "go along to get along" in the world, and the world. The police and Slashdot's population are no different in that regard.