Would you give your DNA to the Police?
Would you give your DNA to the Police?
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s2art

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18,942 posts

284 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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I see the Police are asking for 4000 men to volunteer their DNA so as to eliminate them from a murder enquiry. Not many have signed up yet. Would you?

princeperch

8,303 posts

278 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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Where did you see this?

Nick P

29,977 posts

282 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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is this the sally anne bowman murder?

I would if it helps catch the scumbag. They have his DNA from a previous sex attack in that area too.

L1OFF

3,793 posts

287 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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No, don't trust them when they say results will be destroyed.
Sad, but true.
Alan

scared but happy

24,147 posts

260 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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Yes. I have no problem with that. PROVIDING it is NOT held for any other purposes.

Plotloss

67,280 posts

301 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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Prove your innocence?

Not on your nelly (or anyone elses for that matter) sunshine.

deltafox

3,839 posts

263 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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Absolutely not. Never. I dont care what the crime was that they were investigating, as i simply couldnt/wouldnt/wont/cant trust them to keep their word and destroy the samples and info afterwards.....i mean, why would they want to do a thing like that for? Another 4000 on the "national" id card....oooops i mean DNA database for free.
Do people really think theyll throw all that info down the bog just cos you ask them to?
These are the same people (police forces) who are sitting in speed vans and putting out lies and intimidatory threats to deny people a legitimate idea of a defence, and suddenly they need our co-operation?

NO! Youll have to kill me first.

s2art

Original Poster:

18,942 posts

284 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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Nick P said:
is this the sally anne bowman murder?

I would if it helps catch the scumbag. They have his DNA from a previous sex attack in that area too.


I believe so. Do you not worry about what happens to your DNA afterward?

MilnerR

8,273 posts

289 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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I've seen some of the ups that happen in hospital labs with samples, despite everything I doubt forensic labs are much better. Some of the muppets they have working for them as technicians is astouding. Then again if you pay someone 12k a year you can't expect the countries best scientists! On that basis I wouldn't trust them at all no.

scorp

8,783 posts

260 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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I would refuse on the basis of

a) i didn't commit the crime.

and

b) i don't trust the police and government as far as i could throw them.

Good to see the police threaten those who do not comply with being "looked at more closely".

Nick P

29,977 posts

282 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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s2art said:
Nick P said:
is this the sally anne bowman murder?

I would if it helps catch the scumbag. They have his DNA from a previous sex attack in that area too.


I believe so. Do you not worry about what happens to your DNA afterward?


no not really....if i ever do something worthy of them needing to use my DNA then it's tough poo on me.....In my job, i'm just a number anyway, i get regularly drug tested, already have an ID card and lead a restricted life, so something like this means very little to me.

slapmatt

1,132 posts

253 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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Isn't it sad that we are all so mistrusting of authority.

In an idea world I'd agree to it, but in reality I think I'd say "no".

Jay GTI

1,026 posts

254 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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No, if they want my DNA they have to charge me with something first.

An aside, but when I was a kid we were given a tour of the local Police station through my school. One of the cops demonstrated how fingerprints were taken and most of the kids excitedly lined up to be printed. I then noticed that the print forms were then being carefully put under the desk by the cop instead of being either given back to the kids or being destroyed. I told my teacher about it and she made the cop give the forms to her, which she later burned.

mojocvh

16,837 posts

293 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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Sadly these replies show how far down the rocky path we have travelled.

And No I don't trust them 1 bit with this sort of information.

Raify

6,556 posts

279 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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scared but happy said:
Yes. I have no problem with that. PROVIDING it is NOT held for any other purposes.


That's the rub. If that "sleepwalking into dictatorship" Despatches is to be believed, the Police are neglecting to dispose of DNA samples taken from people who are subsequently proven to be innocent.

s2art

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18,942 posts

284 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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scared but happy said:
Yes. I have no problem with that. PROVIDING it is NOT held for any other purposes.

How would you know?

JMGS4

8,935 posts

301 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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scared but happy said:
Yes. I have no problem with that. PROVIDING it is NOT held for any other purposes.

The BiB are ILLEGALLY holding over 4 million DNA samples which they "said" they'd destroy..... according to Channel 4's Dispatches programme.....
In a word I'd tell them in no uncertain terms to F off

Nick P

29,977 posts

282 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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but wouldn't you all like to help find a young girls killer rather than 'take the moral high ground'?

tinman0

18,231 posts

271 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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Jay GTI said:
No, if they want my DNA they have to charge me with something first.


Failing to provide a DNA sample?

Its only a matter time with these left wing loons in charge.

paulhol

482 posts

272 months

Wednesday 1st March 2006
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no chance. nice to see them get what they deserve though. abuse and erode the public's trust and then when you finally need their help they tell you where to go - and quite rightly too. not that they will view it in this way at all