Argumentative Essay On Dna Databank

Citizens of the United States have become concerned with the possibility of a nationwide DNA databank being founded. This databank would be a collection of every citizen’s DNA compiled into one place. There is a heavy debate regarding this matter. Those who are advocating for it state that it would help decriminalize the country, but there are concerned citizens who are uncomfortable with giving their DNA to the government due to the uncertainty of its protection. It could be wise for the United States to establish a DNA databank. With every citizen’s DNA at the country’s fingerprints, then crimes with DNA evidence could be easily solved. People who were wrongly convicted could be acquitted, and bodies that were found that have no name could be given one. There have been countless cases in war where dead soldiers were unidentifiable, their families left to wonder what happened to them forever. With a DNA databank, this would not …show more content…
The people overseeing it could potentially have immoral plans for this information. Someone could hack into the database and put the entire country at risk. Imagine if a member of the KKK hacked into the database. It would launch the country into chaos, a downward tail spin into utter madness. The DNA evidence itself isn’t even perfectly reliable. Errors are common, and can pretty frequently give false results. The DNA can be cross-contaminated, improperly labelled, and can be altered by something as simple as environmental factors. Something at this large of a scale isn’t worth it if it can be so easily inaccurate. Personally, at this point in time, I don’t think that having a national DNA databank is unrealistic. For the government to fund something at this large a scale wouldn’t work. They don’t have enough money. The security of the databank would be horrid and easily hackable. If that’s the case, I’d rather them not worry about a DNA databank at this