DNA Surveillance in the UK
Wholesale surveillance from the UK:
About 4,000 men working and living in South Croydon are being asked to voluntarily give their DNA as part of the hunt for a teenage model’s killer.
Well, sort of voluntarily:
“It is an entirely voluntary process. None of those DNA samples or finger prints will be used to check out any other unsolved crimes.
“Obviously if someone does refuse then each case will be reviewed on its own merits.
Did the detective chief inspector just threaten those 4,000 men? Sure seems that way to me.
PeteM • February 28, 2006 7:55 AM
There was an interesting programme on civil liberties on Channel 4 last night. Appearently DNA testing is standard practise for anyone arrested, those DNA results (and finger prints) remain on file for ever. The example given was a young man who had come forward as a witness to a crime, due to an oversite his name was swapped with the suspects and he was therefore arrested. Despite the mistake being noticed straight away his DNA remains on file.
There are over 20,000 innocent individuals samples now on file.