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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?
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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