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Resolved: Compulsory inclusion of non-felons' DNA in any government database is unjust.

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METADEBATE

• MUST LOOK AT SPECIFIC EXAMPLES TO DISCUSS PRIVACY ISSUES RELATED TO THE TOPIC

AFFIRMATIVE

• BROADLY: PROBLEMS WITH DNA DATABASES JUSTIFY LIMITING THEIR EXPANSION
• EXPANDING DATABASES = RACIAL PROFILING
• EXPANDING DATABASES = RACISM/DISCRIMINATION
• EXPANDING DATABASES = BACKDOOR FOR MISUSE OF DNA DATA
• EXPANDING DATABASES = INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL
• EXPANDING DATABASES = DECREASED PRIVACY
• EXPANDING DATABASES = INCREASED EXPOSURE OF INDIVIDUALS FOR THE CRIMES OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS
• EXPANDING DATABASES = BROKEN JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
• EXPANDING DATABASES SUFFERS FROM LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS
• SAFEGUARDS ARE LACKING TO JUSTIFY EXPANSION
• DNA IS SUSPECT: DNA IS NOT INFALLIBLE
• DNA IS SUSPECT: USING DNA DATABASES INCREASES THE ERROR RATE
• DNA IS SUSPECT: CRIMINALS TWEAKING DNA TO AVOID CRIME DETECTION
• DNA IS SUSPECT: DNA USED AS A TOOL TO DIMINISH A PERSON’S RIGHT TO A VIGOROUS DEFENSE
• ALLOWING EXPANSION COULD CAUSE BACKLASH, CAUSING DNA EVIDENCE TO BE ELIMINATED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
• A/T: DNA USE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS GREAT!
• A/T: EXPANDED DATABASES CAN BE USED FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
• A/T: SCARY SCENARIOS TO JUSTIFY EXPANDED DATABASES
• A/T: LAW ENFORCEMENT USE OF DNA IS LIMITED TO “JUNK DNA”
• A/T: DNA DATABASES DETER CRIME
• A/T: DNA IS AKIN TO FINGERPRINTING

NEGATIVE

• BOTTOM LINE: DATABASE EXPANSION MEANS LESS CRIME
• HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CASES AWAIT DNA DATABASE EXPANSION
• DNA IS A CRITICAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE TOOL
• DNA IS THE BEST LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOL AVAILABLE
• DNA DATABASES HAVE BEEN CRITICAL IN SOLVING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CRIMES
• DNA IS AKIN TO FINGERPRINTING
• DELIBERATE DNA DATABASE EXPANSION IS BETTER THAN SLOW DATABASE CREEP
• DNA DATABASE EXPANSION CAN BE USED TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT AS MUCH AS ACCUSE THE GUILTY
• DNA DATABASE EXPANSION INCREASES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
• DNA DATABASE EXPANSION CAN DETER FUTURE CRIMES
• DNA DATABASE EXPANSION IS LESS INTRUSIVE THAN TRADITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
• DNA DATABASE EXPANSION IS A POWERFUL CHECK ON GOVERNMENT POWER
• DNA DATABASE EXPANSION IS CONSTITUTIONAL
• DNA DATABASES ARE SAFER THAN CURRENT MEDICAL TISSUE SAMPLE COLLECTIONS
• EXAMPLES PROVE THAT EXPANDING DATABASE IS JUSTIFIED
• WORRIED ABOUT DNA DATABASE EXPANSION? DON’T COMMIT A CRIME
• SHOULD EXPAND DNA DATABASES TO EVERYONE TO ELIMINATE ABUSE
• A/T: HEALTH DISCRIMINATION/PRIVACY WORRIES
• A/T: DNA DATABASES EXPANSION IS RACIST OR INCREASES RACIAL PROFILING
• A/T: DNA HAS ISSUES