MR>                                        Next thing Ryan is going
 MR> to say that doing blood tests on new prisoners isnt acceptable
 MR> either, even though last week it caught rapist that had been lost
 MR> for 9 years, now on top of his orginal crime, he has another 2 life
 MR> terms + 25 years with no possablity of parole EVER. Only took a week
 MR> for this to go to trial, and only 1/2 an hour to convict him. But
 MR> i suppose it wasnt acceptable to Ryan becauyse the man was black,
 MR> even though prisons to blood tests to everyone, white black green
 MR> and purple.
I assume you are talking about DNA Data Banks, much like the fingerprint data
banks we've had for years? I don't know how far we've gotten on this idea
around the country, but it is a very good one. The cost of dealing with DNA
has come down dramatically in the last several years. There are still places
that haven't complied with fingerprinting standards, even though this
technology has been around for quite some time. I wouldn't be able to tell
you how far we have gone in Oklahoma for DNA Data Banks. I would simply be
able to tell you that we are not doing it at the local level in Lawton,
Oklahoma yet, and Lawton is the third largest city in the state. I think if
they can get the cost down just a little bit more that DNA Data Banks are
great.
Tom Rightmer - A Victims' Rights Advocate
... How do they get the deer to cross at that yellow road sign?
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