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Some groups, including young black men, are known to be overrepresented on the database. Im concerned that those with mental health problems, a vulnerable group of people, are similarly affected. This...
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People are more than 99.9 percent identical at the level of their DNA, the Human Genome Project has found.
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People are more than 99.9 percent identical at the level of their DNA, this is crazy.
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Blacks and Latinos have a greater and unequal probability of having their DNA collected and stored. We need to ensure that DNA databases do not unfairly and disproportionately affect communities of...
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History is replete with examples of injustices and inequities that were conscripted into law based on racial classification.
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Minrotites are arrested, prosecuted, and convicted – often wrongly – at a far higher rate than whites. As a result, DNA testing of arrested and convicted persons disparately impacts racial minorities.
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The fact that such a high percentage of minorities find themselves on DNA databases, far outside their percentage in the overall population, is an obviuos sign that this is a serious social issue that...
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The taking of DNA is just another law enforcement tool to be used to prey on minority communities which already bear the brunt of aggressive law enforcement tactics
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The BBC reported Home Office figures that show black people have lower offending rates than their white counterparts – so why is the DNA database in the UK made up predominantly of black males? (7 out...
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