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IP: Germany weighs mandatory DNS testing for all men
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 20:25:15 -0500
http://foxnews.com/world/031701/germany_palkot.sml Child's Murder in Germany Prompts Debate Over Mandatory DNA Testing Saturday, March 17, 2001 By Greg Palkot The brutal murder of 12-year-old Ulrike Brandt, who went missing from her hometown north of Berlin last month, sparked outrage across Germany when her strangled and sexually abused body was found by authorities... The emotional case sparked a wider debate when some politicians called for all German men to submit to DNA testing to help find the girl's killer, and prevent similar crimes in the future. That call has been rejected by other leading officials, and brought back for the some the terrible memories of Germany's Nazi and Communist past, when individual rights were systemat ically disregarded... This new proposal has a much wider potential impact, however, and could theoretically involve 41 million people. Supporters have promised to push their case. "I am ready to go very far with legislation," Norbert Geis, legal spokesman for Germany's CDU/CSU opposition coalition told Fox News, "in order to catch sexual offenders against children." [...]
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