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Bill: DNA - Fight Crime Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Party of Lodamun
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2606
Description[?]:
| This will help us solve criminal cases a lot easier. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the use of forensic DNA databases.
Old value:: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Current: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Proposed: DNA from persons accused or convicted for a crime is recorded.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:59:57, July 14, 2008 CET | From | Working Families Party | To | Debating the DNA - Fight Crime Act |
| Message | This would be a violation of the rights of privacy of the accused. It is important to distinguish between those who have been charged with a crime (many times they are innocent) and those who have been convicted of a crime (who are nearly always guilty). |
| Date | 19:17:45, July 14, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the DNA - Fight Crime Act |
| Message | the LLP agreeswith WFP. And also all persons must are innocent until convicted after a fair trial, so we will support breach the right to privacy to record DNA from persons only accused |
| Date | 21:41:19, July 14, 2008 CET | From | Republican Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the DNA - Fight Crime Act |
| Message | I can see the Liberals like that there are Criminals out in the streets, which could've been taken in if we had this information. Try telling that to the families of those who got raped. "Sorry, we didn't pass legislation to take them down, we voted no" |
| Date | 22:38:28, July 14, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the DNA - Fight Crime Act |
| Message | PP, even as much as we like to have tough laws with criminals, we cannot support this either. We agree with WFP. Accused is quite different from convicted. Most of the accused are, in fact, innocent. |
| Date | 23:03:09, July 14, 2008 CET | From | Republican Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the DNA - Fight Crime Act |
| Message | Well, it's clear who want's to fight crime and not then. OOC: Yeah, I know you're a Conservative on those beliefs, and I practically knew there was only going to be me and the Republican party voting yes here. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 25 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 74 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 51 |
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