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Article #4664Re: Gun Registry
From: Frank E. Spencer
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 09:07
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 09:07
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"Dr. Fred Mbogo" <fred-mbogo@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:Xns92FFCF9DB7519fredm@24.69.255.211... > "Andrew" <andrewnospam@shaw.ca> wrote in > news:rPIT9.14424$Yo4.802462@news1.calgary.shaw.ca: > > > How hard is it for you to understand that my government legally cannot > > deny me a service because I refuse to provide a DNA sample. My genetic > > makeup is not a currency to be bartered for. > <snip> > > How many of our laws, rights and > > freedoms are you willing to modify in order to catch a few criminals? > > I think that's exactly Frank's point. Catching criminals will be the > excuse used to introduce the DNA database. But the database won't be > very effective unless every citizen is recorded therein, so they will > change the laws to make it a requirement that you contribute a sample. > > The other argument is that under the government mentality, even if it > isn't a legal requirement to contribute a DNA sample, they could seek > to make it an effective requirement by denying medical service until > you cave. An incentive you cannot refuse, so to speak. > > This is all hypothetical, of course. Fred, thank you, thank you. You understood what I was trying to say. While I did not include the hypothetical statement I thought it would be assumed. Frank E. Spencer
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109a5e,2795ce8dca4e9713 X-Google-Attributes: gid109a5e,public X-Google-Thread: 1083bf,2795ce8dca4e9713 X-Google-Attributes: gid1083bf,public X-Google-Thread: 10643c,2795ce8dca4e9713 X-Google-Attributes: gid10643c,public X-Google-Thread: 108c64,2795ce8dca4e9713 X-Google-Attributes: gid108c64,public X-Google-Thread: fbdd9,2795ce8dca4e9713 X-Google-Attributes: gidfbdd9,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-11 01:08:21 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06!sn-xit-01!sn-xit-09!supernews.com!iad-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!newsfeed.cwix.com!torn!ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Frank E. Spencer" <romstar.orion@ns.sympatico.ca> Newsgroups: wpg.general,tor.general,calgary.general,hfx.general,van.general References: <ekZR9.229805$Qr.6418623@news3.calgary.shaw.ca> <g9_R9.4562$Hs3.536822@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> <Sf6S9.232168$Qr.6564478@news3.calgary.shaw.ca> <3e194eac.1492898019@news.pacificcoast.net> <ZjqS9.92993$na.2651620@news2.calgary.shaw.ca> <3e1a62b5.1563572183@news.pacificcoast.net> <m0NS9.99731$na.2911514@news2.calgary.shaw.ca> <3e1bb0c5.92350795@news.ucalgary.ca> <5i8T9.3140$H7.162061@news2.calgary.shaw.ca> <3E1DD5B6.68285F00@shaw.ca> <hpqT9.9929$H7.358578@news2.calgary.shaw.ca> <kces1voa97iuev9johfk2sj32gdnv6f95s@4ax.com> <NkrT9.7291$Hs3.855016@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> <vBxT9.12660$Yo4.719078@news1.calgary.shaw.ca> <wIyT9.7494$Hs3.872208@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> <JjET9.13347$sV3.543247@news3.calgary.shaw.ca> <dcGT9.40$774.4221@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> <rPIT9.14424$Yo4.802462@news1.calgary.shaw.ca> <Xns92FFCF9DB7519fredm@24.69.255.211> Subject: Re: Gun Registry Lines: 34 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <19RT9.250$774.36407@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca> Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 09:07:09 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.34.88.142 X-Complaints-To: abuse@aliant.net X-Trace: ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca 1042276029 156.34.88.142 (Sat, 11 Jan 2003 05:07:09 AST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 05:07:09 AST Organization: Aliant Internet