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I was just wondering if this one leak would spur a hike in organ thefts. Or a spike in abusive husbands and fathers, pedophiles and rapists tracking down the victims that escaped them.

Even if this doesn't happen, the future is a devious thing; I think we will eventually get to a stage of gene oppression; We have went through periods of oppressing and persecuting religion and ethnicity. DNA seems even more vulnerable to this kind of prejudice. And even if we can secure some legal protection, to the million peoples families, that won't matter now.

I don't know what will happen in the future, but i can imagine how much smoother the holocaust would have went if DNA were public.



Organ theft and the holocaust? If that's what you're worried about your problems are already much much much more severe than what we're discussing here.


What problems would you rate as more severe than being gassed alive or having your organs stolen?


we should always try to minimize future catastrophes by enshrining rights and regulation around issues that could contribute to them.

We should not be tricked into ignoring these issues because catastrophes are rare, as this would logically make them less rare.




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