12-05-2012, 09:03 PM
I see both as a "pro" in the sense that the truth is always positive. But, I know what you mean.
I can see some in law enforcement and/or politics not wanting to open up a can of worms, or perhaps law suits from victims' and criminals' families, if DNA matching results ultimately determine that some of those executed were wrongly convicted on some/all counts way before DNA testing was available. Hoping limited political barriers will be erected to stop the CODIS DNA entries as a result.
If LE is able to keep the scope limited to comparison only in unsolved murders and stave off requests or necessity to compare samples in "solved" cases, it should be manageable.
Really hoping to see these CODIS DNA entries take off on a broader scale.
I can see some in law enforcement and/or politics not wanting to open up a can of worms, or perhaps law suits from victims' and criminals' families, if DNA matching results ultimately determine that some of those executed were wrongly convicted on some/all counts way before DNA testing was available. Hoping limited political barriers will be erected to stop the CODIS DNA entries as a result.
If LE is able to keep the scope limited to comparison only in unsolved murders and stave off requests or necessity to compare samples in "solved" cases, it should be manageable.
Really hoping to see these CODIS DNA entries take off on a broader scale.