At present the forensic DNA technology directly affects
the lives of millions people worldwide. The general acceptance
of this technique is still high, reports on the DNA
identification of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks [48],
of natural disasters as the Hurricane Katrina [49], and of
recent wars (for example, in former Yugoslavia [50])
and dictatorship (for example, in Argentina [51]) impress
the public in the same way as police investigators in
white suits securing DNA evidence at a broken door.
CSI watchers know, and even professionals believe, that
DNA will inevitably solve the case just following the
motto Do Not Ask, it’s DNA, stupid! But the affirmative
view changes and critical questions are raised. It should
not be assumed that the benefits of forensic DNA
fingerprinting will necessarily override the social and
ethical costs