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This also helps identify people who slip and fall while cliff diving (usually not carrying ID) or get hit in a hit-and-run while walking their dog, or burn up i
by withinboredom 2y ago
This also helps identify people who slip and fall while cliff diving (usually not carrying ID) or get hit in a hit-and-run while walking their dog, or burn up in a friend’s house fire.
I have a friend who volunteers to go through dental records for kidnapped children, trying to locate the records for the body of the found child. These are the types of things people don’t usually think about. And if you’re curious, yes, sometimes kidnappers even destroy the teeth to try and prevent the identification of the children.
These aren’t just to solve crimes, but locate family members of the deceased John/Jane Does.
- dyauspitr 2y agoIf someone is missing a family member it’s much more prudent to do a specific DNA test then, not advocate for carte Blanche providing your genetic data to the government.
- withinboredom 2y agoIn the case of missing adults, people who care may not even know they are missing for quite some time.
- dyauspitr 2y agoSeems like a ridiculously sliver usecase to advocate for giving away your genetic data to the government.
- withinboredom 2y agoPerson said they can’t see any upside to sharing, just giving an upside. It’s not the greatest reason, but it is a reason.