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What Will We Do With Innocent People's DNA?
NevDull writes "As creepy as it may be to deal with identity theft from corporate databases, imagine being swabbed for DNA samples as a suspect in a crime, being vindicated by that sample, and never even being told why you were suspected. This article discusses a man, Roger Valadez, who's fighting both to have his DNA sample and its profile purged from government records, and to find out why he and his DNA were searched in the BTK case. DA Nola Foulston said, 'I think some people are overwrought about their concerns.' -- convenient as she wasn't the one probed without explanation. The article then mentions that 'In California, police will be able in 2008 to take DNA samples from anyone arrested for a felony, whether the person is convicted or not, under a law approved by voters in November.' What will be the disposition of the DNA of the innocent?"
Clone the innocent people. Eventually the ratio of innocent to guilty people will be through the roof, OMG.
We keep their DNA sample, and then plant some at the crime scene the next time we kill someone. Wow that was the easiest ask slashdot ever.
A Grand Army Of the Republic!
No bad can come of that...right?
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I've always admired you, your clever way with words and such. You're my hero! Can you please send me a lock of your hair?
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
We can use this DNA to create a super-race of people who aren't guilty of crimes!
Close.... a super-race of people who aren't guilty of crimes, but are really suspicious-looking.
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We should do as the vulcan, sample DNA on birth and be done with it! Like, then someone in the future could hack the central DNADB and clone 10,000 J. Michael Straczynski and we could finally get some quality television! A vote for mandatory DNA sampling IS a vote for the future!
Drunken one-night stand?
Obviously this rarely applies on Slashdot...
Cali banned the .50? :oops:
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"This one's cut out for Navy SEAL!"
"How do you know?"
"DNA shows high strength, agility, good swimmer and an excellent natural armor class"
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
President. The real George W. Bush's body is in the concrete foundation of Arlington Stadium. It's all a very long, convoluted plot to seize the Whitehouse and ... whoops, boot coming through the door, see ya
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Because political dissent isn't genetic, dufus.
high strength, agility, good swimmer and an excellent natural armor class
Wow, you must've reduced your wisdom and intelligence to the bare minimum in order to get such high points in the other attributes.
"What will be the disposition of the DNA of the innocent?" Some corporation will copyright it. You won't own yourself anymore.
Exactly- that's why he'd make a good soldier.
This would make a great Sci-Fi plot. The human race is wiped out and needs to be replaced, but the only DNA on record is that in criminal databases. The story could go many places from there.
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First they came for people who had sex with children,
and I didn't speak up, because I never had sex with children.
Then they came for people who had sex with farm animals,
and I didn't speak up, because I never had sex with farm animals.
Then they came for people who had sex with vegetables,
and I didn't speak up, because I never had sex with vegetables.
Then they came for me, but I was too busy having sex with myself to notice.