Alaska state senator (R-Wasilla) proposes DNA sampling of middle school kids

[Newsjock]

Source: Alaska Dispatch News

An Alaska state senator suggested in a hearing Tuesday that criminal behavior -- and the need for future DNA testing -- could be predicted as early as middle school.

Sen. Charlie Huggins, R-Wasilla, offered what he called a “completely seat of the pants” observation at a Senate State Affairs Committee meeting during the introduction of a criminal justice reform bill.

“With some degree of confidence, I think that by the time particularly young men, but maybe young men and women, are in middle school, we can already predict the ones we need to get their DNA samples,” Huggins told a room that included the state’s corrections commissioner, Ron Taylor. “Because they’re going to go see Mr. Taylor in a few years. That’s unfortunate, but it’s all too true.”

It appeared that he thought DNA samples from the suspect middle school students should be taken so that they can be compared later from samples taken at crime scenes or from crime victims. Afterwards, Huggins clarified that he was being “facetious” in his reference to DNA testing. But he stood by his comments about the behavior of middle school students, which he said were “not rocket science.”

Read more: http://www.adn.com/article/20150403/senator-proposes-dna-sampling-some-middle-school-kids

[tularetom]

1. Of course, he is staunchly opposed to "big government meddling"

He can talk all he wants about being facetious but he was just vocalizing a republican wet dream.

[n2doc]

2. I support drug testing of all Alaska Pols

Starting with the ones from the meth capital , Wasilla.

[jwirr]

3. Wonder how much stock he owns in the company doing the testing?

[LeftyMom]

4. My kid sister was thrown out of middle school for fighting.

She's a social worker.

Being 13 isn't forever, thank goodness.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. I was wondering when they would bring up the eugenics meme.

Eugenics was initially proposed as a way to predict unwanted characteristics.
It was a HUGE deal in the USA in the early 20's and into the 50's.
Many very prominent men ( of course) were supporters, including Oliver Wendell Holmes, who, when upholding the state of Virgina's right to sterilize an low IQ woman against her wishes, famously said "Three generations of imbeciles are enough".

Some say that was when Hitler got his ideas., pointing out that he mentions ONE American in Mein Kampf,
Henry Ford, who was into Eugenics and against Jews.

[Downwinder]

6. Patrimony test of all middle school students?

That should stir up the community.

[Grey]

9. This is what I was thinking....

From the rumours.......

[angryvet]

7. As Howard Dean said

any Kindergarten teacher could predict which of the students was going to be in jail. No need for DNA testing just ask the teachers.

[Blue_In_AK]

8. The Alaska legislature has gone completely off the rails

this session. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

[NV Whino]

10. They are trying identify all the Palins?

Just so none slip through to the political stage again?