Wanted: Adrian Lamos Blood

After pleading guilty to breaking into the paper’s internal computer network in January 2004, the terms of Lamo’s probation had confined him to the eastern district of California, which includes his parents’ home near Sacramento where he is living. That probation, which included mandatory “computer-monitoring software and filtering equipment,” expired Monday. What isn’t over is Lamo’s refusal to give federal authorities a sample of his blood, which he says violates his religious convictions.

Religious beliefs aside, I don’t think I’d agree with giving blood for the simple fact that there are far more sensible ways to gather DNA. Lamo is willing to provide whatever else necessary for the Government to add his DNA to their databases, but they won’t have it. I think it’s humorous that a Government that blatantly states “In God We Trust” attempts to push someone to go against their own beliefs. Ok, so maybe it’s not -that- humorous.

Source: News.com