He Said-TOPIC: Obtaining DNA evidence-If you’re innocent, DNA sample will help prove it

If you’re not guilty then why are you worried about the government comparing your DNA sample to one found at the scene of a crime?

The last time I looked, you lose many of your rights when you become a felon, such as the right to vote and the right to own a firearm. The way I see it, the resistance of felons to having their DNA on file is due to the fact most will repeat their crimes when they get out of jail.

The fact that civil libertarians, most of whom will never be arrested for a felony in the first place, are fighting to stop required DNA samples from convicted felons shows they have been duped by criminals themselves into doing their dirty work and fighting to protect their civil rights.

Keep in mind only those convicted of a felony would have their DNA samples put into a data base. Anyone acquitted would have the sample destroyed ‘ never to be used.

Of course felons don’t want their DNA samples in a computer somewhere, ready to link them with a near 100 percent probability to a crime if they are a match. If that were to happen, it might make it harder for them to get away with a crime.

I mean it may be all well and good that Joe Rapist’s DNA is protected by his constitutional rights, that is until it’s your daughter he rapes or it’s your neighborhood where he is stalking young ladies. Then we all want universal DNA testing for felons considering that, in case of most sexual offenses, it’s not the felon’s first trip to the dance.

Having a DNA sample in a computer somewhere which would match Joe Rapist with the scene of the crime could spare other women from suffering the same fate.

So I guess you have to ask yourself a question. Which is more important, safeguarding law-abiding citizens, your own homes and families, or coddling convicted felons who forfeited their rights when they chose to commit their first felony?

I believe in redemption and I even believe people can change their ways. That’s all well and good, as long as we get to keep their DNA, you know, just in case.