Cops Fingerprinting Motorists During Traffic Stops
If you get caught running a red light or speeding in Phoenix, you can expect the cop to pull out an inkless fingerprinting pad along with his ticket book. Is this the shape of things to come?
The cops say it's voluntary, but how many motorists believe that? As the local ACLU spokesperson says,
"`The standard is not whether we have anything to hide... ``It's 'Does the government have a right to invade our privacy?'''
[link via CrimProf Blog and Grits for Breakfast.]
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