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If I buy a knife at the local shop then I don't explicitly consent to sharing purchase data with law enforcement either. But I don't think it's especially contr
by Beltalowda 4y ago
If I buy a knife at the local shop then I don't explicitly consent to sharing purchase data with law enforcement either. But I don't think it's especially controversial that law enforcement nonetheless obtains this data with the appropriate warrant and such in the process of solving a crime.
- imoverclocked 4y agoPerhaps but, "informed consent" within the medical industry is a lot different than at a knife shop.
- jonas21 4y agoOne of the issues in this case is that police did not have a warrant at the time they obtained the baby's DNA sample. They were unable to get one because they did not have probable cause that any individual had committed the crime. And certainly the baby could not have committed the crime, which occurred before it was born. It was only after the state lab gave them the baby's DNA sample that they were able to establish probable cause and get a warrant for the father.