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National DNA database.
BillieTheBot
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Seeing the coverage of the serial rapist in the South East has got me thinking.
They had his DNA after the first crime and if there was a national database chances are maybe he would have been caught sooner.
So for crimes like this, I find it hard to justify my reluctance to the database.
But, well, it would make fitting someone up for a crime much easier, and well I dont really think the laws of this country are just.
It all boils down to the nub, "if you've done nothing wrong you've got nothing to hide"
Your thoughts please.
They had his DNA after the first crime and if there was a national database chances are maybe he would have been caught sooner.
So for crimes like this, I find it hard to justify my reluctance to the database.
But, well, it would make fitting someone up for a crime much easier, and well I dont really think the laws of this country are just.
It all boils down to the nub, "if you've done nothing wrong you've got nothing to hide"
Your thoughts please.
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I despise the 'if you are innocent you have nothing to be worried about' argument because it is so open to abuse.
I'm torn about this thing. For me it would all depend on what percentage of crimes and prevention of future offences could realistically be prevented by having a national DNA database. If the number proved to be very small then sorry but I could never support it.
If it proved to solve a significant number of crimes than I might reluctantly agree to it. But on the condition that the police don't have readily access to the files. The database should be protected from all access and only a judge issuing warrants on a case-to-case basis should allow the police or the government to access files.
Otherwise we all know what's going to happen.
I do think though that it could well be very useful when it comes to cases like this where it is obvious that the man is a serial attacker. But then they are VERY rare.
Obviously the data base would be pointless unless the police had constant access to at least the data produced if not the samples.
So they had kept his DNA on record even though he'd had no convictions. Is that right?
But, he might have just signed the form when he was being charged without really reading it.
They've taken m finger prints using the computer and swabbed my gob every time I've goitton arrested even when I havn't been charged.
Sorry... drunk Moony will elaborate when she's sober.
But it would mean they get caught.
Someone only has to leave a hair at the scene and they will be caught. If they decide to use the toilet, if they have a drink out the tap, if they do anything BUT wear a biohazard suit they will be caught.
I agree whole heartedly with the idea, if not for catching criminals, but eliminating innocent people from enquiries. How many people throughout the world have been wrongly linked with a crime?
I would have thought being wrongly accused would be more of a violation but hey, if anything helps the police do their job lets not do it, because it must be wrong.
But as I said in my original post, when it comes to cases such as serial rapes, how can you say its not a good idea?
Perhaps if the laws in this country were just I might be more in favour.
Well no, because you need to actually have got the evidence from somewhere. And contrary to what people see on the Bill, the police don't set people up, no matter what you might think.
Imagine a court setting:
Police-M'ud, we found this particle of skin at the murder scene belonging to Mr Bloggs.
Judge-How could you, Mr Bloggs had been in France for 3 weeks before and 1 week after the murder....
or something similar.
Without actual physical evidence of someone being there they can'#t use DNA.
But the police need to actually gather physical evidence and I thought DNA linking someone to the scene is the entire point?.
They're busy enough arresting people who actually do commit crimes than to go looking for people who aren't guilty but they have a personal dislike for.