Subject: Re: [LPNY DISCUSS] DNA tests sought 'for every Briton' Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:00:39 -0400 To: From: Bob Armstrong Disturbing as it is , I think such total identification= databases are totally inevitable . The body politic has very compelling reasons to be= able to identify it's cells . And since the Roman census and the keeping= of birth and death cirtificates , it has been one of the fundamental uses of= written language . This makes the challenge of the cells in keeping the body honest= in terms of some simple principle all the difficult and essential . On Tue, =A09 Sep 2003 15:37:09 -0700, James Lesczynski wrote: >=A0"If we have a compulsory database to which every citizen is= expected to donate their DNA as a responsibility within our= society, I fervently believe we will not only detect crimes= quicker but we will help prevent them in the first place." >=A0- Kevin Morris, chairman of the Police Superintendents= Association > >=A0http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3088920.stm --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 Pix of Armstrong CO miniRanch : http://cosy.com/home.htm Computing Environment : =A0http://cosy.com/K/CoSy.htm=A0 A WTC vision : http://cosy.com/CoSy/ConicAllConnect/ Liberty : http://cosy.com/Liberty.htm =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02003/09/10 10:46:13 AM