Comments on: FBI wants DNA from ‘detained foreigners’

By: Stray Mongrel

Stray Mongrel — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:05:06 +0000

DNA, Fingerprints. I don’t see a difference. Just a method to positively identify people.

I would provide DNA to the FBI. I don’t have any problem with it. Since I don’t engage in illegal activities, it would do more to prove my innocence in any given situation. They already have full fingerprints and handprints from my military record, and have had them for over 15 years.

Being able to positively identify people isn’t a sign of dystopian evolution.

However, ground rules for the “reading” and interpreting of that DNA information, as well as it’s use for scientific research needs to be clearly established for obviously ethical reasons.

By: Frank Ryzo

Frank Ryzo — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:26:17 +0000

If you’re unlucky enough to get into the database, and DNA samples can be obtained from anyone even without their knowledge, then you may be selected at random or by choice to be framed for a crime. If you’re not on it there’s no way DNA evidence can point to you of course.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:46:46 +0000

I bet Dr Frankenstein would have loved to get his hands on a DNA database.

By: bah

bah — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:25:01 +0000

“you americans are fcked”

Perhaps, but it seems like you foreigners are the ones this is currently directed at. We’ll just ignore it and pretend that what our government does to citizens of other countries would neeever be done to those of our own.

By: Readers Write.

Readers Write. — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:52:47 +0000

agreed.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:27:52 +0000

Gattaca meets Minority Report meets Equilibrium

you americans are fcked