Both Florida and Ohio started collecting DNA on Arrest July 1st, 2011. AND New Jersey just passed legislation to collect DNA on arrest. New Jersey is the 26th state to pass legislation to collect DNA on Arrest. Fewer cases will grow cold as more states start collecting DNA on arrest. There will be fewer places for the criminals to run. Criminals will be identified sooner in their careers.
The Surviving Parents Coalition www.SPCoalition.org have made it their mission to push for all 50 states and Canada to collect DNA on Arrest. We have learned first-hand how critical it is to collect DNA on Arrest. We are a nationwide group of parents who have lived every parent's worst nightmare. Our children have been abducted, sexually assaulted, some murdered, few recovered, many are still missing.
In my daughter's case, Bonnie Craig, the crime could have been solved in months instead of it taking almost 17 years. Alaska was the 7th state to start collecting DNA on felony arrest.
NO ONE SHOULD GET AWAY WITH MURDER, RAPE, NOR ANY OTHER HEINOUS CRIME. WITH COLLECTION OF DNA ON ARREST, THEY WON'T!
Victims and families need to make sure that the CRIMINAL Justice system becomes more balanced and starts protecting the innocent, not just the guilty. Please help us balance the scales of justice. Don't wait until you are a victim to find out how broken the system is. Take 5 minutes to call your lawmakers or drop them an email to support funding for our new crime lab. It will save lives and prevent a lot of crimes by getting the criminals off our streets sooner. Juries expect scientific proof to convict the predators in our society. 5 minutes of your time is all I'm asking for; it will make a difference in our justice system.
Victims and families need to make sure that the CRIMINAL Justice system becomes more balanced and starts protecting the innocent, not just the guilty. Please help us balance the scales of justice. Don't wait until you are a victim to find out how broken the system is. Take 5 minutes to call your lawmakers or drop them an email to support funding for our new crime lab. It will save lives and prevent a lot of crimes by getting the criminals off our streets sooner. Juries expect scientific proof to convict the predators in our society. 5 minutes of your time is all I'm asking for; it will make a difference in our justice system.
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