Natty Shafer Law

Utah lawyer for criminal and immigration cases

And Down the Slippery Slope We Go





Author: Natty Shafer

Attorney practicing immigration and criminal law

3 thoughts on “And Down the Slippery Slope We Go

  1. Or what about people who are arrested and never charged with a crime? Sometimes people are arrested and booked and then never charged. This seems to put a lot of power in the hands of the government, especially in a state that prides itself on being in favor of limited government. This is definitely a slippery slope. Next it will be people arrested for any crime.

    • This opens the door to pretextual arrests. An officer arrests someone, or a group of people, for the very purpose of collecting DNA. The hypothetical officer knows that he cannot convince a judge to issue a blanket warrant for DNA, but if he arrests enough people, he just might find a DNA match for a crime he’s investigating.

  2. Excellent point. I can think of several scenarios where collecting DNA from potential suspects without their consent becomes the de facto investigative tool. Pretty scary if you believe in civil liberties.

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