Police may get more help solving crimes

Being a huge fan of CSI I found this very interesting. Sen. Chuck Gray has sponsored SB1267 a bill that will make collecting DNA samples as part of the booking process. Sen Gray argues that fingerprints are taken from everyone arrested and book. Those databases are used everyday to identify criminals. DNA is today's fingerprints. Sen. Gould fears that this maybe the start of a national DNA database.


Both Senators have good arguments. Which way should this be taken. Do we have a DNA database that may help solve more crimes or do we error on the side of keeping big brother out of our lives. Another issue to consider is the cost. How much will this new database cost or how much will it save. I'm still on the fence here.