[Prime Choice]

Bear in mind that fingerprinting first began solely as a means of identifying criminals. It later came into other users for positive identification. We're now in the early places of DNA profiling.

And I can tell you right now that there are loads of DNA profiles gathered and stored in databases for non-criminal purposes. First there's medical research on issues of sickle-cell anemia and Tay-Sachs (just to name two). Second there's geneaological research (since mitochondrial DNA sequences remains unchanged from mother to child), and so on and so on...

With that in mind, your objections that having a DNA profile on record is an automatic Bad Thing™ is really groundless.

[.38sw]

Dandy. So law enforcement can take my DNA just to keep on hand for future reference.

So there are DNA profiles for geneological and medical research? So what does that have to do with having your DNA involuntarily taken for criminal databases even if you've not been charged of a crime, nor convicted of one? I think it's intrusive. But then, we're so far down the road, I guess it doesn't really matter anymore.

[Freebird Forever]

And I can tell you right now that there are loads of DNA profiles gathered and stored in databases for non-criminal purposes

Being a blood donor, I've often wondered if the Red Cross maintains a DNA database.

Does anyone know?