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Question: to try and prove their innocence when they were convicted before DNA testing was used?
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Yes - Government funded.		  
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Yes - No Government Money.		  
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No		  
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Lunar
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« on: November 10, 2009, 04:17:05 PM »
It can't cost that much relative to the cost of saving innocent people's lives, who cares where the $ comes from?
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Lunar
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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2009, 04:20:05 PM »
Gramps: Fine, if you're just arguing what's political feasible, then do what's politically feasible.  :-/
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Lunar
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« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2009, 01:17:12 PM »
I agree with that secondary question dead.  While it would have a "chilling effect" -- I wouldn't see that as being especially problematic unless the prisoners
1- Are innocent of the crime they are accused of but are worried their DNA is linked to a worse crime
1b - Are worried that they'll be convicted of a lesser crime linked do their DNA while losing the battle to overturn their original conviction.

Interesting question though, it seems that the benefits of checking their DNA against the crime database outweighs the potential chilling effect.
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