dna and probation --concern

I have been on probation since June 2009 with the US probation office for a NON violent crime, which I pleaded guilty to save legal fees and I even helped and witnessed for the US government.

I was told by my probation officer that they will need to take a DNA sample soon.

I am NOT afraid of anything from my past as I have never done anything to worry about DNA haunting me. However based on my past experience with the "judicial" system and knowing computers and those "very educated" persons in charge of data entry...I worry of being falsely matched with some past or future crime I did not commit.

Any thoughts anyone?

Thank you and GOD bless

Interesting posting and perspective. Most people who have 'done nothing' would WANT their DNA taken. I will tell you why.

Eyewitness testimony can be faulty. Video tape can even be misleading. Other types of evidence can be flawed based on the experience of the person collecting it and how it is preserved. DNA, however, is so precise it is a virtual impossibility for it to be wrong.

This week I was reading about a police dog who identified another cop as a killer. However, DNA proved that the dog was wrong! Without the DNA, the cop would have gone to jail because of the 'evidence' against him. DNA, as far as I know, has never been proven to be incorrect, whereas animals, witnesses, and testimony have, unfortunately and even at times, routinely proven faulty.

While it is a violation of privacy for the government to collect DNA samples of random citizens, it is legal for them to take samples from those who have been convicted of a crime.

If your concern really is that DNA may be wrong based on the person handling it, the argument doesn't make sense because those same people "handle all" the material. It may help to read up on what DNA is and exactly how it works. Perhaps that will make you feel better. If, however, your concern is your DNA matching evidence from some other crime, I would consult with an attorney.

hello
thank you for the reply. I am NOT concerned at all as I know I have nothingto worry about. I am just concerned (i guess it my paronia from being falsely accused and than expunged in the past) that I get falsely accused again...
thats all
Not to mention my experience has shown me that the justice system , especially the police are 90% corrupt

Well, you certainly are entitled to your opinion and in your situation that may have been the case. But, I have met literally hundreds, if not more, of conscientious respectful officers of the law and the court who conduct their (at times life threatening) duties with dignity and honor.

On their behalf, I would suggest you not make blanket statements about an entire group of people. It is no more fair than to say an entire race, or an entire gender is a particular way. In your case, they may have been unfair, or dishonest, but statistically and even equitably speaking, it isn't rational to say that the experience of one person is indicative of an entire group of people numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
I am sure you would object to a statement such as "Everyone who has been convicted of a crime should be in jail".........or "Everyone who has been convicted of a crime is a horrible worthless person". While that may be the case some of the time, obviously, it is unfair to say that about everyone----and I am sure you would object to that classification, as would the cops you have never seen nor met.
Good luck.