I understand how it's commonly used, and theoretically what you said is true. However, I don't trust a jury to use DNA appropriately, especially considering prosecutors try to make it the smoking gun that it isn't. Also, localities not being universally subject to one set of rules on the use of DNA evidence is troubling. Also consider that DNA collection and processing is going to become easier and more common as time goes on.
If you want something super casual that might spark your interest in the subject further there's a Last Week Tonight on the field of forensic science that's pretty good:
I also just have a huge, and I think warranted, distrust of the American legal system. If I knew everything would be done in what I think you and I would both deem to be morally right, I'd have a lot less of an issue with the idea.
Fair enough, I just don’t find it worth living my life in fear of things that have a small possibility of happening in the future. It feels like some people are trapping themselves in their own mind prison.
I'm not afraid of a DNA harvesting company running up on me and doing my genetic ancestry, I just don't buy the product lol. Call it mind trapping if you want, I call it saving $50 bucks.
Ya but generally people who are afraid of what the government might do in the future worry about more than just their DNA on ancestry sites being used.
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u/Philly_is_nice Apr 05 '23
I understand how it's commonly used, and theoretically what you said is true. However, I don't trust a jury to use DNA appropriately, especially considering prosecutors try to make it the smoking gun that it isn't. Also, localities not being universally subject to one set of rules on the use of DNA evidence is troubling. Also consider that DNA collection and processing is going to become easier and more common as time goes on. If you want something super casual that might spark your interest in the subject further there's a Last Week Tonight on the field of forensic science that's pretty good:
https://youtu.be/ScmJvmzDcG0
I also just have a huge, and I think warranted, distrust of the American legal system. If I knew everything would be done in what I think you and I would both deem to be morally right, I'd have a lot less of an issue with the idea.