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I like how they say "the chances of a match with a random chosen person and not the defendant is X" But people who are genetically related are not randomly dis
by SixSigma 11y ago
I like how they say "the chances of a match with a random chosen person and not the defendant is X"
But people who are genetically related are not randomly distributed.
- jessaustin 11y agoAlso if DNA is the only thing linking the suspect to the crime, it's possible that something like a national DNA database just becomes a way to convict people for having been in places where crimes later occurred. If you have DNA, it's going to "match" some set of people.