Editor:
Re: DNA testing and the hunt for a killer, NOW, Nov. 14.
Great article.
I have three questions for Abby Deshman (director of the criminal justice program for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association).
Are you happy or sad the RCMP (charged someone with the murder) of Marrisa Shen?
Do you think the Shen family is happy or sad (someone has been charged)?
If you had an innocent 13-year-old daughter being slaughtered while out on a walk and the police found (a suspect), would you be happy or sad?
The fact is that no one, except the police, know why DNA samples were collected from Middle Eastern men, so your assumption of racial profiling is made without any proof.
Hopefully, justice will be served.
Shame on you, Ms. Deshman.
Ted Grigoleit, Burnaby
Editor’s note: Abby Deshman only says that the case “raises questions about racial profiling” and one of her main points is that there needs to be more oversight if this kind of investigative tool is used.
