FBI to Test New ‘Rapid DNA’ Testing

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The FBI hopes to soon test new technology that would analyze DNA almost instantly, Network World reports. The so-called Rapid DNA machine is designed to pinpoint someone’s identity with a simple cotton swab of saliva, according to Network World. While authorities have been using DNA tests to help solve crimes since the…

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Justice Department: Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina Routinely Violated Rights of Latinos

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A two-year probe by the U.S. Department of Justice has concluded that a North Carolina sheriff and his deputies targeted and arrested Latinos without probable cause, the Associated Press reports. An 11-page report issued Tuesday says Alamance County Sheriff Terry S. Johnson and his deputies trampled on the constitutional rights of Latinos…

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