> Let's say, instead of DNA, it was an outstanding bench warrant. A bench warrant is a court order. We have this famous law that says that no warrants shall i

> Let's say, instead of DNA, it was an outstanding bench warrant. A bench warrant is a court order. We have this famous law that says that no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause. If the court has done its job correctly, you only issue a warrant when you have justified suspicion of a crime. Pulling someone's DNA from a database absent any other evidence of their involvement in a crime has no such judicial review failsafe. So, yeah, this is different because one is just justice at work and the other is a really terrible fourth amendment violation.