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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
See, I was under the impression that one was "innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" in this country. My mistake.
I'm not a criminal until I'm convicted; sorry. Once a person's convicted, sure, take their DNA, especially if we're dealing with a violent criminal. That person surrendered their rights when they initiated the use of Force or Fraud. But until conviction, leave them alone.
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I wouldn't disagree with that. I don't think the government (or whoever) should force anybody to give up a sample of their DNA unless that person is a suspect in a criminal case.
If you want to voluntarily give them DNA (or your child's DNA to aid in finding/identifying the kid in the case of kidnapping), by all means go for it.
Basically, I think DNA evidence/samples should be treated very similarly to fingerprints.