DNA from cigarette leads to Dakota Access arrest warrant 3 years later

Re:DNA from cigarette leads to Dakota Access arrest warrant ... by anigbrowl on Sunday September 08, 2019 @02:40PM (#20912461)

Do you really want to live in a country where DNA evidence is used years after the fact to prosecute people for trespass? Bear in mind that DNA only establishes the accused's presence at the scene, and not the nature of any actions taken there beyond the smoking of the cigarette the DNA was obtained from.

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Re:DNA from cigarette leads to Dakota Access arrest warrant ... by ci5er on Sunday September 08, 2019 @02:47PM (#20912508)

Uuuh. No. Did I imply that somehow?

Either I can't write (which is possible) or you can't read (which is also possible), but where did that come from?

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Re:DNA from cigarette leads to Dakota Access arrest warrant ... by anigbrowl on Sunday September 08, 2019 @07:00PM (#20913927)

In your previous comment where you alluded to trespass. Surely you are aware that mere presence isn't proof of having committed vandalism absent other evidence that would render the DNA identification moot.

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