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The ACLU of Connecticut is opposing a bill raised in the General Assembly last week that would require DNA testing of all those arrested and charged with class A or B felonies — without waiting to see if they’re found guilty. “The introduction to the bill is misleading,” says Andrew Schneider, executive director of ACLU-CT. “It claims it’s designed ‘to improve the accurate identification of serious criminal perpetrators by requiring a DNA sample be taken from persons arrested for a class A or class B felony.’ But that turns on its head the Constitutional principle that a person is innocent until proven guilty. “Only after trial and conviction,” Schneider adds, “can a person be identified as a ‘serious criminal perpetrator’.” Read a detailed analysis of the issue — talking points to discuss with your friends and your legislators: http://www.acluct.org/downloads/OpposeExpandingDNADatabase.pdf
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