>>>Now we have a couple of bozo Senators who want DNA from people who're merely arrested, even if they're never charged with a crime!!!!
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>>>http://www.hackinthebox.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=18387
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>>It surprises me that they are not getting DNA samples at birth.
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>According to the CSI episodes it would seem that they already have. They find a bit of "epithelials" at a crime scene, do a DNA anal. on it and, after a few minutes clicking, whirring, beeping, flashing and rapid pointless typing, they get a full-colour driving licence, with photo!

I like that show. But that's TV, not reality. It still take several hours, if not days, of processing to get a DNA result. Besides, they do now, in most cases, not all, get DNA samples of personers. So, unless the person has done a serious crime in recent past, their DNA would not even be on record. At least here in America. My bother, who is studing to be a COP, once told me this.