What are Tenerife forum members opinions on a DNA database?

nook · 22nd February 2008, 13:12

what do people feel about a national database for DNA.I think only people with something to hide have a problem with it.crime would fall if people new they would be identified and caught..how do others feel about this..

ponface · 22nd February 2008, 13:15

I think it's a cracking idea.............as long as i don't have to do it.

nook · 22nd February 2008, 13:19

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Originally Posted by ponface

I think it's a cracking idea.............as long as i don't have to do it.

why not you?

ponface · 22nd February 2008, 13:21

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Originally Posted by nook

why not you?

Well, if you've got everyone elses you won't need mine.

nook · 22nd February 2008, 13:25

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Originally Posted by ponface

Well, if you've got everyone elses you won't need mine.

its not going to work unless everyone is on it,after all if you have nothing to hide

JAnot · 22nd February 2008, 13:27

I am unimpressed when some object that this is against human rights. True, it is, but in my view if such a database could help to catch those who abduct children and violate a child's human rights, on balance it has to be a benefit.

ponface · 22nd February 2008, 13:27

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Originally Posted by nook

its not going to work unless everyone is on it,after all if you have nothing to hide

It will work if everyone is on it except me.
Just come & have a word with me if no-one matches to a particular crime.
Which obviously they will because everyones on it. (except me)

bluemoon · 22nd February 2008, 13:50

what you are saying is right, if everyone is on the database apart from you and a search is put through the database and no matches are found then the dna must belong to the only person who's not on it, but I don't think that this is discussing the thread topic.

I think the idea of dna database is a good idea as it would make it easier to track and locate criminals etc, but I think what scares normal people about it is the big brother factor. It's easy enough to say if you've got nothing to hide then it shouldn't bother you, but things like this go against some peoples beliefs

nook · 22nd February 2008, 14:18

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Originally Posted by bluemoon

what you are saying is right, if everyone is on the database apart from you and a search is put through the database and no matches are found then the dna must belong to the only person who's not on it, but I don't think that this is discussing the thread topic.

I think the idea of dna database is a good idea as it would make it easier to track and locate criminals etc, but I think what scares normal people about it is the big brother factor. It's easy enough to say if you've got nothing to hide then it shouldn't bother you, but things like this go against some peoples beliefs

yes you are right,this is the problem.Oh and it would be just like the government to realise some odd professor has got it all wrong and a couple of thousand people have spent time behind bars for nothing

kathml · 22nd February 2008, 15:16

When you look at how Official Bodies handle existing data bases losing them leaving in the back of cars etc it scares me

An example I was recently at the doctors for an examination, after weighing me the doctor glanced at his monitor saying you were x kilos lighter 10 years ago I must have been a stick insect then !!!!!

Someone must have entered the wrong data How often does this
happen ???????????

Just another case of RIRO