Fort Worth drivers stopped by police for a drug/alcohol study

[thewayne]

Two police cars barricaded a street, forcing drivers in to a small parking lot where contractors hired by the federal government asked them if they'd provide a saliva swab or blood sample or breathalyzer test. They'd be compensated $50 for blood, $10 for saliva, and nothing for the breathalyzer. The lovely consent form stated that their breath

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[moiraj]

I'm suspicious that they're just trying to get everyone's DNA on record.

I'm wondering how many people who insist on their legal rights will end up arrested.

[thewayne]

Normally on collections like this the data is gathered anonymously, but since in this case they were forcing people to pull in to a private business lot, it would be ridiculously easy to photograph license plates and match identities to the samples

[silveradept]

So, after they tell someone that their rights have been violated, they then ask for the things that a lawyer would make them pay painfully for if they took that, too. Probably will get people to participate because they've put them in the mindset of "if they're going to get it anyway, may as well make some money."