Stephen Russell wrote: > 2009/6/23 Ricardo Aráoz <[email protected]> > > > >> Facts, facts! Always facts before opinion! How much does a DNA test >> cost? How much does keeping an inmate cost per year? How many more years >> must he be in jail? After you answer these question there will probably >> not be much room for opinion. >> >> > -------------------------------------- > > 2006 article states that DNA is in thousand $ range. > As opposed to the few hundred a year an inmate costs?
> http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0921-08.htm > > > Other sites on paternity state that the high cost is for proof of sample > being secure through the whole process, or security of sample costs as much > as the base test does. > > So should this be only for the rich? If you can afford it you pay for it at > an approved lab? Sucks if you have not had a job in 20 years because you > have been in jail that long. > So if it can't be for those who can't afford it then let's be completely unfair (instead of partially unfair) and not give the opportunity to prove innocence not even to those who can afford it. Nice! > Or do you let the people who can pay for it go first? Then when that volume > is null then put in the poor folks? I know it is the American Way! > > What if there is not enough substance left for a comparison? Are you now > screwed? > What if there is? Should you also be screwed? I can't get your point with this comment. > This brings a whole lot of OBTW issues up. Proper storage of specimens from > the early 80s. Can you sue the government because the evidence is now > worthless? > > If someone were to win on that stupid notion, aka O Jay, does everyone get a > monopoly get out of jail free card > Let's see : a man is innocent <> all men are innocent someone gets out thanks to DNA <> everyone gets out thanks to DNA Could we please argue with some sense? So that I don't have to use irony so often? --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
