DNA Database
* Re “Using DNA to Trawl for Killers,” March 10: Good story on DNA testing. But I disagree with the civil libertarians who object to widespread testing. There is no such thing as a “DNA witch hunt,” which implies that innocent people will be convicted. Exactly the opposite is true. The DNA test will exclude the innocent and help convict the guilty. If you were innocent, why would you not want to help the police? Would you want a killer to go free?
I think the police should establish a nationwide database to compare DNA results with those of convicted and suspected criminals. Like fingerprints.
About Barry Scheck’s ridiculous quote that a database would be a “very serious threat”--yes, it would be a threat to criminals, but not to law-abiding citizens.
ROGER ANGLE
Culver City
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