Since we're on the subject of eroding privacy rights in the US...
This hit the news in Alabama the other day, and now the governor would like to know why two county sheriff's departments allowed off-duty deputies to set up road checkpoints asking for DNA and blood samples.
What's worse is that people say that they were harassed and intimidated by the off-duty deputies if they declined to "participate" in this supposedly voluntary mystery "study" sponsored by the National Highway Safety Administration and some Maryland company.
Why did this even come to light? Because someone contacted a local news station to ask what these checkpoints were being set up for.
Begs the question, is your DNA worth $60?
This hit the news in Alabama the other day, and now the governor would like to know why two county sheriff's departments allowed off-duty deputies to set up road checkpoints asking for DNA and blood samples.
What's worse is that people say that they were harassed and intimidated by the off-duty deputies if they declined to "participate" in this supposedly voluntary mystery "study" sponsored by the National Highway Safety Administration and some Maryland company.
Why did this even come to light? Because someone contacted a local news station to ask what these checkpoints were being set up for.
Begs the question, is your DNA worth $60?
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