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Related: A New DNA Test Can ID a Suspect's Race, But Police Won't Touch It

> Tony Clayton, a black man and a prosecutor who tried one of the Baton Rouge murder cases, concedes the benefits of the test: "Had it not been for Frudakis, we would still be looking for the white guy in the white pickup." Nevertheless, Clayton says he dislikes anything that implies we don't all "bleed the same blood." He adds, "If I could push a button and make this technology disappear, I would."

https://www.wired.com/2007/12/ps-dna/




He could push a bunch of buttons and draft legislation to prevent it from being used in Louisiana.

I'm sure they'll use it whenever possible, regardless of his quote.




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