re: Rape Kits Being Used to Identify Women As Suspects In Criminal Cases

The key issue is they consented to the collection of their dna. The type of crime is irrelevant in the inquiry as to whether police can or should be able to use it imo. If the decision is yes they can use the dna, it’s fair game for any crime.

They’re already doing it with 23andme like someone said previously

I don’t know the answer to the question but it seems like one could make an emotional argument that these women are submitting it because they were raped and still have an expectation of privacy because it’s a sensitive matter etc