DNA law raises privacy issues

First it starts with every convicted felon.

Then every convicted misdemeanor.

Then every time you are stopped for a speeding ticket.

Then every newborn.

Gattaca is coming true.


It used to be that only sex offenders and the most dangerous felons -- such as rapists, murderers and child molesters -- were required to submit to DNA testing in Kansas.

Today, however, the state is amassing a much broader inventory of criminals' genetic information.

All Kansas felons, regardless of whether their crimes were violent, must suffer the needle prick of a DNA blood sample upon conviction. Even people convicted of some misdemeanors -- including cruelty to animals or patronizing a prostitute -- must submit to testing based on a law passed last year by the Legislature.

But the state's ever-growing DNA dragnet is raising questions of public policy as well as personal privacy.

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Well, theres not much to say...

Its only a matter of time now ...

Soon its gonna get really interesting

In some ways DNA testing i good, in other ways it is bad. But all I can say for now is only time willl tell.

it's all bad dude!

coverment takes more and more control of sheep... erm sorry people

imagine what you have with such a big DNA database.