IT'S good to know that the Government is finally settling down to doing what it is supposed to do.

For too long we have waited for the elected MPs to carry out their responsibility of creating and amending legislations. Now they are debating the DNA Bill.

Great! But come to think of it, what and how much good will that Bill do the nation? Day in and day out we hear of petty robbery occurring in the city. Will the DNA Bill come to the rescue? Daily we read about citizens being clobbered by defiant criminals roaming the roads on motorbikes. Will the Bill come to their rescue?

We also hear of people being robbed of their lives or dignity. Will the new Bill come to the rescue if we are stuck with botched investigations and evidence collection?

We have great facilities for almost everything. But the mentality is not there to fully utilise these resources efficiently and effectively.

When will the Government learn? It's easy to table a piece of legislation but has it been fully thought out? Why not tackle the rampant crimes that affect our rights as citizens which we read about daily?

I for one would like to know how many robberies or house break-ins go unreported because of the loss of faith in the authorities who are supposed to protect and serve.

I believe other issues which demand the utmost urgency for amendment would be those affecting citizenship, laws to punish people who produce fake identification cards and laws to punish people in authority who break the law when they are duty bound to serve the people.

These people deserve double or triple the punishment for they know the law but break it.

Oddly, I don't see that happening as often as I would like.

DNA SAVY, The Star

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written by cheekhiaw, September 02, 2008 15:51:01

Sure they can. The bill will reduce the number of victims for them to prey on!

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written by Heaven8402, September 02, 2008 15:57:03

Definitely the Bill will come to rescue....it will rescue the UMNO/BN and its cronies.

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written by oknyua, September 02, 2008 16:02:46

DNA - from the past, it's the members of the ruling parties that have been involved in activities that warrant the use of DNA testing as basis of proof. Unless, of course, it is electively applied, like the Sedition Act, applied to "us" and not "them".

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written by Rundukon, September 02, 2008 16:06:03

So long as the Police force is headed by the corrupts, mafias and gross incompetent, no amount of Bills will rescue us from being victims.

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written by uxzee, September 02, 2008 16:12:36

This DNA bill will allow BN to lock up their enemies and detractors. This is the only way they can stay in power.

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written by Rundukon, September 02, 2008 16:13:52

P/S So long as the government is run by half-past six morons, no amounts of Bills can rescue us from being murdered, kidnapped, raped, mugged etc.

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written by ahmadneil, September 02, 2008 16:28:27

Ya,this bill will help the men in blue to fill up their pockets faster.

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written by Tom n Jerry, September 02, 2008 16:42:20

Why no racism bill;how about microarray bill?Badawi???other bills even more important & pressing than this DNA b ill!

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written by budakindia, September 02, 2008 16:42:32

I know this is a cheap swipe but my heart really sank after I read what Datuk Ahmad Ismail said about us the non-Malays!

Maybe it's part of UMNO's grand design to segregate us using the DNA profiling. It has nothing to do with crime but to profile us. If you read Mein Kempf, Hitler differentiate the races by the physical appearance since now we have DNA profiling, UMNO is keen to use!

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written by arazak, September 02, 2008 16:49:11

"But the mentality is not there to fully utilise these resources efficiently and effectively".
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With this Bill, UMNO regime mentality is only to "frame" innocent people or those oppose to them. Period!

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written by skc, September 02, 2008 16:50:55

Hi budakindia,
I dont think that we can be separated by using DNA profiling. To do that we must first need to set a standard of what the Malay, Chinese or Indian DNA look like, that in it self is impossible to set.
Imagine the PM children is born with just a bit of different from the standard we set, does that means the Children of the so call PM not malay ?

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written by skc, September 02, 2008 16:52:34

Everyone here cheer up,
The more they suppress the more people will rebel, an age old formula. Just wonder why our current government does not see it.

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written by ahmadneil, September 02, 2008 16:53:37

With this bill all the innocent and the guilty will be at their mercy.There will be 'mix' up and you will be sitting in Sungei Buloh for the rest of your life.

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written by cahaya, September 02, 2008 17:08:06

How will the DNA bill reduce crime rate?
The author has asked the wrong question!

DNA bill will not establish a more effective police force, nor reduce crime rate. The bill has to do with DNA evidence presented at court. In other words, the police may find themselves very busy doing many things to collect DNA evidence, but doing little to actually reduce crime rate. Therefore,

The Bar Council wants the hastily-passed DNA Identification Bill to be withdrawn.

Opposition MPs want a parliamentary select committee to be appointed to carefully review all the provisions in the bill and add safeguards in the interest of justice and human rights.

Legal experts want a Personal Data Protection Bill to be implemented in tandem with the DNA Identification Bill. Otherwise, DNA evidence could be abused to make the innocent appear guilty in court, or make the guilty look innocent.

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written by Arubin, September 02, 2008 17:14:17

Hey, there IS some benefit to this bill.

If it was put into practice since the 1990s, Rahim Thamby Chik would have went to jail instead of LGE.

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written by ahmadneil, September 02, 2008 17:23:17

A mix up will be too costly.A rapist will be set free while a innocent will be thrown into prison.

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written by Diz, September 02, 2008 17:23:43

Does anyone seriously think our keystone cops will have the foggiest idea how to use DNA evidence? In answer to the question posed above about "how many robberies or house break-ins go unreported because of the loss of faith in the authorities who are supposed to protect and serve" I would have to answer lots and lots. We got burgled four times within a couple of months last year. We reported the first one - the guy was in the house and was seen by me, my wife and our 10-year-old, who managed to get the car number plate. Cops found out it was rented in Gombak - the numbskulls also left their ICs - but we heard nothing more. He was a big fellah, close cropped hair, very Melayu. Looked like a policeman or soldier but I don't want to jump to any obvious conclusions... Didn't bother reporting the other three attempts.

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written by ganbing, September 02, 2008 17:45:02

What reduce crime rate? The DNA bill is just an evil tool to clobber political opponents. It allows the court to convict an innocent man and strip away any possible defense.

Suppose Mr. X is giving too much trouble to the establishment. All the goons have to do is to find someone willing to accuse Mr. X of sodomy or rape.

Police will arrest Mr. X, use the DNA law to force him to give his sample to their custody. Next step is to plant some on the accuser's underwear and send sample and underwear for analysis.

The result is positive ID of course. But fortunately, Mr. X has 3 good alibi which he produces in court. But the DNA law says DNA evidence must be considered conclusive so he is convicted.

The way the DNA bill is rushed through Parliament show bad intent on the part of the government. Make no mistake about it, this law is as bad as ISA, maybe worse.

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written by Tom Cruise, September 02, 2008 18:17:02

HOW WILL THE DNA HELP REMOVE CRIME RATE...

1. FIRST BY INCREASING IT

2. BY C-4ing IT!!!

THIS BN CRAP HAS TO GO!!! THE BN IDIOTS IN THE CABINET LED BY AN IDIOT AND HIS ASSISTANT IDIOT FOLLOWED BY THE LOUD MOUTHED SMALL BOY IDIOT SON IN LAW ARE JUST COUNTING THEIR DAYS.

THEY HAVE AMASSED MORE WEALTH THAN MAHATHIR AND HIS GANG EVER DID IN THE LAST 22 YEARS! TIME THEY PAID THEIR DUES!!!

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written by SocratesI, September 02, 2008 19:19:38

you guys give these Barisan NAJIS "lawmakers" too much face and credit ! What DNA Bill ?? You mean that trashy piece of junk that was tabled in Parliament that is worthy of only being toilet paper ??!! That is so badly drafted and so badly written that it cannot be anything more than pure rubbish !

Must have had Universiti Tun Hussein Onn's participation in drafting it ! That would explain a lot !!

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written by sarawakian, September 02, 2008 21:07:43

written by skc, September 02, 2008 | 16:52:34
Everyone here cheer up,
The more they suppress the more people will rebel, an age old formula. Just wonder why our current government does not see it.

if you think hard about it, maybe they do see it and they are using it to the hilt. for all we know, UMNO leaders (the better ones) know that UMNO is too big to be taken down by Anwar Ibrahim or the Pakatan crew. UMNO needs to be broken up from INSIDE.

thank you Abdullah Badawi !!!

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written by edmundkang, September 02, 2008 22:33:47

How can the DNA bill reduce crimes?
No, it cannot reduce crime...it can help to solve crime, by simply planting your political enemies DNA into some dead Mongolia ladies. kill 2 birds in 1 stone!

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written by Forex, September 02, 2008 23:47:05

THE DNA bill will only strengthen UMNO CORRUPT ABUSE POWER MORE!!!

Who ever againts them, they will simply take your DNA n put it on any crime scene! There you are, a criminal was created!!!

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written by talk2stop, September 03, 2008 20:24:49

DNA doesn’t reduce crime rate. It is an evident. The problem is that Malaysia is more likely to abuse than use it which mean it creates more criminals. We must agree Malaysia got good rules and regulations which others may envy. The problem is nobody enforce them. If they do, it is likely self benefit or abuse. Such is life in Malaysia

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