Keeping DNA

[gillian w]

Watching the news at the moment its about how long and whether peoples DNA should be kept on file.
I see no problem with it if you are not considering ever doing anything illegal or criminal.
For me it can only be helpful especially in the very serious of crimes.
I know it was taken as a matter of course for anyone arrested for anything and then kept indefinately, i guess with the aim to have as many people in the system as possible but that will now change.What do you all think would you be happy to have yours and your families DNA on file.

 

[deanosnana]

I see no problem keeping a criminal's DNA on file indefinitely. To give up my own DNA and keeping that on file, I would have a problem with that. I don't forsee committing any crimes in the future, so my DNA wouldn't be needed for that. In the event of my demise and needing to ID the body, well...I've been fingerprinted (school job). Hopefully, they'll figure out who I am from that.

Interesting thread...

 

[Miss Pink23]

No, I completely disagree.
Its like Big Brother, its irrelevant whether you do or dont intend to commit a crime, I dont see how they should have the right to hold personal information on file without permission!

 

[sarahpoppy24]

I wouldnt realy mind to be honest we have so much on file anyway with doctors, blood results, dentists files etc. I think if those wierdos who ring from abroad know our names and addresses whats the problem wit a bit of dna lol xxxx

 

[deanosnana]

No, I completely disagree.
Its like Big Brother, its irrelevant whether you do or dont intend to commit a crime, I dont see how they should have the right to hold personal information on file without permission!

Hi, what I meant by my response is that the average Joe Public should not have to have their DNA on file, anywhere. If one has committed a crime tho, one's DNA should be kept on file.

Just my opinion...

 

[jes]

Watching the news at the moment its about how long and whether peoples DNA should be kept on file.
I see no problem with it if you are not considering ever doing anything illegal or criminal.

Hi Gillian, they're only collecting the DNA of people who have committed a crime. But I do think this should only be done for serious crime.

I would very seriously against any plan to collect DNA from everybody though!

jes

 

[nailzoo]

I gave my DNA as a witness to a crime about a year ago.
I could apply to have the information destroyed after the case is over.
I chose not to ..... for a few reasons.

I have nothing to fear (at this moment).

If ever I needed my DNA information it would be very expensive on my behalf and they could access information already stored in the police computers (heaven forbid I have a custody or parentage case against me).

 

[jes]

I gave my DNA as a witness to a crime about a year ago.
I could apply to have the information destroyed after the case is over.
I chose not to ..... for a few reasons.

I have nothing to fear (at this moment).

But what happens if there's a serious crime and the only piece of evidence found is a strand of your hair. Would this make you the prime suspect?

jes

 

[nailzoo]

But what happens if there's a serious crime and the only piece of evidence found is a strand of your hair. Would this make you the prime suspect?

jes

This is salongeek.com, not salongeek CSI

I'm sure I could clear my name if truly innocent

 

[bombini]

I don't have a problem with it.

I think it would act as a deterant in some cases.

You only have to read this article Mark Dixie gets life for Sally Anne Bowman murder - Telegraph about Sally Ann Bowman to understand the benefits of keeping DNA. Admittably he commited the offence that caught him after her murder but I read in another artice the detective in charge of the case said that if there had been a DNA register they could of identified her killer within 24 hours.

 

[Flesh_and_Bone]

We can all be guilty of condemning the Police when they seem unable to catch the perpetrators of heinous crimes such as murder, rape, paedophilia etc etc and then throw our hands in the air in horror at the suggestion of a DNA 'library' which could greatly help in putting these people away where they can't harm anybody else.

So... if they want some of my DNA, they can have it now - Small price to pay for a safer country for our children wouldn't you say?

 

[Martin Duffy]

I couldn't care less if they want to store my DNA or not; it seems like it would be an awful lot easier to solve murders etc if they could search a DNA database, which ultimately would benefit us all. However, there will always be those conspiricists who are convinced the police & the government are in league with some sort of devil-worshipping global illuminati who are out to get our DNA & do unspeakable things in our name!

 

[julia_james]

why not do it as newborns as 99 percent of babies have the heel prick to test for disorders why not just use that to do the DNA

 

[Gelly]

why not do it as newborns as 99 percent of babies have the heel prick to test for disorders why not just use that to do the DNA

We could take their DNA at birth
Automatic Asbo at 5
and a Compulsory Electronic Tag at 10....
And if we could lock them all up at the age of 12, let them out at 22, then I'd imagine we would have crime well and truly under control.

You guys do realise that DNA analysis is not fail safe don't you?

Match results are determined by the analysts interpretation of the similarities in the samples....

If your blood was in the database and an analyst felt that your DNA was similar enough to a piece of DNA evidence, you are likely to be in some serious trouble... Especially as so many people seem under the impression that a DNA 'match' can't be wrong.

... You'll be guilty until proven innocent.... if you're lucky

Bone marrow transplants can introduce someone else's DNA into your body.. forever.. no matter who they are.. no matter what they have done.. or will do.

It is also possible for one person to carry more than one DNA structure in different areas of their body? It's called Chimerism.

I think this willingness to be in a database is madness.

'I have nothing to hide'... that's great!...

 

[gillian w]

We could take their DNA at birth
Automatic Asbo at 5
and a Compulsory Electronic Tag at 10....
And if we could lock them all up at the age of 12, let them out at 22, then I'd imagine we would have crime well and truly under control.

You guys do realise that DNA analysis is not fail safe don't you?

Match results are determined by the analysts interpretation of the similarities in the samples....

If your blood was in the database and an analyst felt that your DNA was similar enough to a piece of DNA evidence, you are likely to be in some serious trouble... Especially as so many people seem under the impression that a DNA 'match' can't be wrong.

... You'll be guilty until proven innocent.... if you're lucky

Bone marrow transplants can introduce someone else's DNA into your body.. forever.. no matter who they are.. no matter what they have done.. or will do.

It is also possible for one person to carry more than one DNA structure in different areas of their body? It's called Chimerism.

I think this willingness to be in a database is madness.

'I have nothing to hide'... that's great!...

There will be a lot more to it than that though won't there a crime scene would be littered with all sorts of DNA it would just narrow things down to find the perpetrator in a similar ay as finger printing.It wouldn't be a simple thing as its your DNA you did it.

 

[Gelly]

There will be a lot more to it than that though won't there a crime scene would be littered with all sorts of DNA it would just narrow things down to find the perpetrator in a similar ay as finger printing.It wouldn't be a simple thing as its your DNA you did it.

How can you be so sure?

 

[Martin Duffy]

Has there ever been a case where someone was convicted on DNA evidence alone? I was always under the impression it was just one of many tools to help speed the narrowing down process?

 

[gillian w]

How can you be so sure?

Well in this country i could be pretty sure because of our judicial system.