Comments on: Don’t be Dense about Self-Defense http://scottsafetyshop.com/blog/2007/01/24/dont-be-dense-about-self-defense/ I use this blog to provide safety, self-defense, and security information, addressing topics such as domestic abuse, teen violence, and violent crime prevention. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:55:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laurie http://scottsafetyshop.com/blog/2007/01/24/dont-be-dense-about-self-defense/#comment-57961 Laurie Thu, 22 May 2008 18:19:48 +0000 http://scottsafetyshop.com/blog/?p=107#comment-57961 As a self-defense teacher I always advise my students to avoid coming into contact with the bodily fluids of any attacker. The risk of contracting a disease is very high and many of these diseases are dangerous if not eventually fatal, HIV in particular. In order to obtain DNA as the result of an attack it is not at all necessary to draw blood since DNA exists in every cell of our body. Therefore skin under the nails, hair (with root intact) and even a bit of saliva on the victims clothing can be sufficient to obtain the DNA profile of an attacker. It's also important to note that DNA may not be useful in locating a criminal if the person does not have a prior offense with DNA already on file. As a self-defense teacher I always advise my students to avoid coming into contact with the bodily fluids of any attacker. The risk of contracting a disease is very high and many of these diseases are dangerous if not eventually fatal, HIV in particular.

In order to obtain DNA as the result of an attack it is not at all necessary to draw blood since DNA exists in every cell of our body. Therefore skin under the nails, hair (with root intact) and even a bit of saliva on the victims clothing can be sufficient to obtain the DNA profile of an attacker.

It’s also important to note that DNA may not be useful in locating a criminal if the person does not have a prior offense with DNA already on file.

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