UK Police Want DNA of 'Potential Offenders'

Posted by Zonk on Sunday March 16, 2008 @10:29AM from the when-everyone-is-special-nobody-is dept.

mrogers writes "British police want to collect DNA samples from children as young as five who 'exhibit behavior indicating they may become criminals in later life'. A spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers argued that since some schools already take pupils' fingerprints, the collection and permanent storage of DNA samples was the logical next step. And of course, if anyone argues that branding naughty five-year-olds as lifelong criminals will stigmatize them, the proposed solution will be to take samples from all children."

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America what now? by porcupine8 · 2008-03-16 11:06 · Score: 0, Flamebait

For all the people claiming that the US is turning into a fascist state and we're losing all our rights and privacy etc... I, for one, am just damn glad I don't live in the UK.

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Re:Parent needs remodding Insightful by Kattspya · 2008-03-17 01:31 · Score: 0, Flamebait

What a good little victim you are. Yes you are!

*Pat on the head*