While racial justice advocates might seem to be cheered by the use of DNA databases in identifying perpetrators of crimes, what potential grounds for injustice do these databases create?
a.) They can only identify people with African ancestry generally, rather than down to an individual, thus casting the net of criminality more widely.
b.) They are only available to richer police forces.
c.) They are more likely to include black individuals, making their relatives easier to identify in run-ins with police than uncatalogued whites.
d.) They cannot be used to overturn past convictions.
Answer: c.) They are more likely to include black individuals, making their relatives easier to identify in run-ins with police than uncatalogued whites.
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