[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)

I may have my tin hat on for this one, but why exactly does this need to be mandatory? Wouldn't a warrant be more appropriate for something like this?

http://www.channel3000.com/news/21357907/detail.html

Mandatory means the procedure to get the DNA after a felony is committed will be done...period. I have no issue with that, the person who committed the felony earned that. A warrant is a piece of paper stating X law enforcement office can and will arrest person X noted on the warrant when found. The DNA sample helps identify and or rule out without a shadow of a doubt anyone that might be a person of interest in any given crime. DNA samples have helped getting convictions. This type of evidence has also helped in clearing many suspects. Some who have been incarcerated for a long time.

Don't ask me what tangent Skybird went off on....