Joplin Republican Representative Marilyn Ruestman says DNA samples are more effective than fingerprints, and they can track criminals from a young age so they're easier to pinpoint by the time they become hardened criminals.
Republican Representative Marilyn Ruestman sponsored a bill that would require those arrested for burglary and violent or sexual felonies to give DNA samples.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Marilyn Ruestman, R-Joplin, said she thinks the bill will help keep sexual predators off the streets. But some Democrats were concerned about civil liberties and argued with her.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Marilyn Ruestman, R-Joplin, said she thinks the bill will help keep sexual predators off the streets. But some Democrats were concerned about civil liberties and argued with her.
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