In the news today is a story about a woman named Laura Neuman who was raped at the age of 18. It took nearly 20 years to identify her attacker, even though he'd been arrested six times before her attack and at least six times afterward. Because of this, Neuman is pushing for an expanded DNA database.
Under these changes, DNA samples would be taken from all people arrested on suspicion of violent crimes. The state of Maryland is already going through with these changes, starting this week.
Critics of these changes say it is a violation of civil rights.
Really, though, this is not much different from taking finger prints. These changes will do much more good than harm. In the case of Laura Neuman, once her attacker was caught his DNA was used to convict him of six other rapes.
By expanding the DNA database, many rape victims will finally get closure.
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