What Will We Do With Innocent People's DNA?

NevDull writes "As creepy as it may be to deal with identity theft from corporate databases, imagine being swabbed for DNA samples as a suspect in a crime, being vindicated by that sample, and never even being told why you were suspected. This article discusses a man, Roger Valadez, who's fighting both to have his DNA sample and its profile purged from government records, and to find out why he and his DNA were searched in the BTK case. DA Nola Foulston said, 'I think some people are overwrought about their concerns.' -- convenient as she wasn't the one probed without explanation. The article then mentions that 'In California, police will be able in 2008 to take DNA samples from anyone arrested for a felony, whether the person is convicted or not, under a law approved by voters in November.' What will be the disposition of the DNA of the innocent?"

The solution is easy

[Anonymous Coward]

Clone the innocent people. Eventually the ratio of innocent to guilty people will be through the roof, OMG.

What do to with innocent people's DNA

[pHatidic]

We keep their DNA sample, and then plant some at the crime scene the next time we kill someone. Wow that was the easiest ask slashdot ever.

I shall use it to create

[darth_MALL]

A Grand Army Of the Republic!

No bad can come of that...right?

All your base pairs.....

[Anonymous Coward]

purges self from gene pool before making stupid joke &&&[NO CARRIER]

Re:DNA is hushed

[ackthpt]

DNA from innocent people should be kept on file incase the person ever commits a crime. Then DNA from the crime scene can be matched. In fact, all newborns should have their DNA put on record. That way investigating crimes in the future will be a piece of cake.

I've always admired you, your clever way with words and such. You're my hero! Can you please send me a lock of your hair?

Re:Clone Them

[Sneftel]

We can use this DNA to create a super-race of people who aren't guilty of crimes!

Close.... a super-race of people who aren't guilty of crimes, but are really suspicious-looking.

As on vulcan so below

[ishtari]

We should do as the vulcan, sample DNA on birth and be done with it! Like, then someone in the future could hack the central DNADB and clone 10,000 J. Michael Straczynski and we could finally get some quality television! A vote for mandatory DNA sampling IS a vote for the future!

Re:Nothing to Fear

[neil.pearce]

Drunken one-night stand?
Obviously this rarely applies on Slashdot...

Re:Been doing it for awhile

[networkBoy]

Cali banned the .50? :oops:
-nB

Re:Nothing to Fear

[ackthpt]

(Puts on tin-foil hat) They could also compare DNA to aptitude tests, and found out what genetically makes a soldier good. Not that this would be used for making gentically modified soldiers (god forbid), but it could come in useful when recruiting.

"This one's cut out for Navy SEAL!"
"How do you know?"
"DNA shows high strength, agility, good swimmer and an excellent natural armor class"

Re:Nothing to Fear

[ackthpt]

Kind of makes you wonder what Lee Harvey Oswald III is up to nowadays.

President. The real George W. Bush's body is in the concrete foundation of Arlington Stadium. It's all a very long, convoluted plot to seize the Whitehouse and ... whoops, boot coming through the door, see ya

Re:I'll tell you what

[taustin]

Because political dissent isn't genetic, dufus.

Re:Nothing to Fear

[Anonymous Coward]

high strength, agility, good swimmer and an excellent natural armor class

Wow, you must've reduced your wisdom and intelligence to the bare minimum in order to get such high points in the other attributes.

copyright it

[djirk]

"What will be the disposition of the DNA of the innocent?" Some corporation will copyright it. You won't own yourself anymore.

Re:Nothing to Fear

[Anonymous Coward]

Exactly- that's why he'd make a good soldier.

sci fi plot

[chri]

This would make a great Sci-Fi plot. The human race is wiped out and needs to be replaced, but the only DNA on record is that in criminal databases. The story could go many places from there.

Re:Time to drag out this old chestnut:

[Anonymous Coward]

First they came for people who had sex with children,
and I didn't speak up, because I never had sex with children.
Then they came for people who had sex with farm animals,
and I didn't speak up, because I never had sex with farm animals.
Then they came for people who had sex with vegetables,
and I didn't speak up, because I never had sex with vegetables.
Then they came for me, but I was too busy having sex with myself to notice.