Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Why is this idiot sullying my family name?

Scotland Yard wants DNA samples from 5-year-olds in case they grow up to be criminals - Boing Boing:
"As reported in The Guardian: Gary Pugh, director of forensic sciences at Scotland Yard, says primary school children should be eligible for the DNA database if they exhibit behaviour indicating they may become criminals in later life. Civil liberty groups condemned his comments last night by likening them to an excerpt from a 'science fiction novel'. One teaching union warned that it was a step towards a 'police state'."
Gary Pugh, director of forensic sciences at Scotland Yard and the new DNA spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers...

'If we have a primary means of identifying people before they offend, then in the long-term the benefits of targeting younger people are extremely large,' said Pugh. 'You could argue the younger the better. Criminologists say some people will grow out of crime; others won't. We have to find who are possibly going to be the biggest threat to society..."

On the other hand, my 13 year old inner child and Sherlock Holmes fan thinks it's cool that someone in my family tree works for Scotland Yard.

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