Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation director of legal and regulatory studies, explains his opposition to House Bill 1403, which would require law enforcement agencies to collect DNA samples from people charged with certain felonies. Bakst explores the issue in more detail in the report Taking DNA from the Innocent: Bill would be a major step toward Big Brother government.
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