DNA: Going Too Far?

My parents raised us on the straight and narrow. If they do a crime they should pay the time. Say goes for me.

If the crime is bad enough to use csi type stuff . they need caught.or they will just repeat,repeat and repeat

I think its a good avenue to pursue if the suspects family is WILLING to submit samples. nothing should ever be forced from someone who had nothing to do with the crime. As long as they give permission, I am all for the new technology!

Personally I think that each person at the time of birth should be genetically "banked" into a system. This is not only for crimes but for health concerns. Like say you're adopted went through life never knowing who your parents are. But if you're genetically banked then your history is available to you. But only with their consent or with a legitimate death certificate on file. This is not "invasion" of privacy because birth records are kept on file all the time. AS long as the genetic markers are on file and the samples destroyed though. On top of that it could help scientists understand genetic disease.

Blood is thicker than water my friends...Band of Brothers, go rent it sometime...unless you hate your family, then go ahead

Great idea, Ceadderman - really. But ya know, great ideas take about 50 years to catch on with the "smart" officials! :)

Hate is such a strong word, Kunfuzions - more like, not much fun to be around ... petty people they are.

Is this even a question. If someone is guilty of a crime and there is a way to catch them shouldn't we be doing this. What if this guilty brother, sister or parent did something unthinkable to your brother, sister or parent. Wouldn't you want them caught??

No, my DNA is not for hire. The cops already stretch the limits of our Bill of Rights. By scanning law enforcement's ever increasing database for possible links to crime DNA, thre is no limit to our (the general public's) invasion of privacy. Pretty soon, laws will be passed collecting DNA at birth for the government's database so that when some persons commit crimes in years to come, their DNA (and everyone else's) will already be on file. Bad idea. Just another con by the government.

My biological nature is not a tool for others. If needed I would gladly submit, but that choice is mine. A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine. - Thomas Jefferson