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And you think obtaining a hair sample is somehow intrusive?

• DocTomoe 4y ago
  Just cutting some hair won't do it. Given that DNA is in the follicle, you would have to extract a hair, e.g. pull it out. Doing so without consent or demanding it is a violation of medical ethics and/or assault.
  • ceejayoz 4y ago
    You drop hairs all the time. Same for DNA; cops regularly get people by grabbing their coffee cup out of the trash.
    • DocTomoe 4y ago
      Well, let's hope then that all the DNA they take is from random droppings, not coerced and/or under threat. But that's not how government works, is it?