Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Gordo's DNA database claims branded 'ridiculous' / The Register, 29 June 2008
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/29/brown_dna_database_innocent_genewatch/
Chris Williams
"Gordon Brown has been accused of deliberately misleading the public by claiming that not retaining genetic profiles of innocent people on the National DNA Database (NDNAD) would have led to 114 murderers getting away. The charge was made on Friday by the genetics lobby group GeneWatch UK. It analysed a speech the Prime Minister made on June 17 where he argued for the retention of DNA profiles from thousands of charged suspects, including children, in criminal cases that were later found not guilty or never made it to trial."