[sargon]

However, I am not a criminal and I will not allow my DNA to be taken even if I am arrested. That is my viewpoint. Or, are we once again, to give up a small piece of essential liberty in order to allow the state to supposedly keep us safer from criminals?

Right. And once they have your DNA, of course, it could be preserved, even replicated, and introduced into any crime scene they like.

The potential for abuse is staggering.

[Black Agnes]

“And once they have your DNA, of course, it could be preserved, even replicated, and introduced into any crime scene they like.”

+1

Finally, someone who understands only ONE of the potential long term abuse scenarios.

Of course, once this becomes widely known it might serve to simply *invalidate DNA* evidence altogether.

Then, what would become of all that USEFUL for OTHER means DNA information in that DNA database?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The potential for abuse is staggering.

Having a decent handle on basic human nature, I would say that is what will happen. Not 'if' but 'when'.