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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (3888)3/21/2002 2:25:10 AM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 21057
 
I think if DNA exists in a case, it should be a legal requirement that it matched to the suspect.

Bravo. I would only add that the whole emergence of DNA technology is fraught with risk. Leaving aside the obvious in the oj trial (when I heard the verdict I practically went into shock), it did alert us to the obvious fact that DNA can be planted...even by average people. Indeed, dna is such an incredible marker of presence that it begs recognition as a tool of those who are forever trying to outwit society for their pitiful ends...sometimes successfully.

So far, it has pulled a few people out of the fire. I have no doubt, however, that it will soon strap some ne'er do well or vagrant into the chair..if it has not already done so. Like most swords, it can cut with either edge. It is a real challenge for the justice system to see that this amazing technology remains a servant, not a master...
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