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Old 08-05-2006, 05:16 PM  
Theo
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Originally Posted by wizhard
"A DB record doesnt change your legal status towards a possible crime you are or you are not involved. When you reffering to legal issues, you need to use the legal point of view".

Sorry but yes it does.

Lets just say that some of your DNA or your fingerprints are found at a murder scene. The cops scan through their db looking for matches and find yours. You would then become a suspect by default and the burden would be placed on you to explain why your DNA was found there even if there was no other evidence linking you to that crime.


"I'm not taking as given that this cannot have negative consequences, but still asking you to provide them".

- see above for one of numerous possible scenarios of the negative consequences

These are evidences in a scene crime and I cannot see them as negative consequence unless I decide to deny the involvement of authorities and law enforcement in crimes. If you have an ID you'll be in this position anyhow, what may change is the age limit. In my country we usually get IDs at the age of 16, do you want any person younger than 16 not to be suspect for crimes?
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