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Governator to Appear on America's Most Wanted

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneger and John Walsh by Steve Jennings/Fox
America's most buff and tough governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, will become just the latest politician to take to the airwaves, when he joins America's Most Wanted's John Walsh for a special episode. On the upcoming show (April 26, 9 pm/ET on Fox), Schwarzenegger meets Walsh at a DNA testing lab in Sacramento to discuss expanding law enforcement’s authority to take DNA samples from criminal suspects.

The Governator was a proponent of a California proposition that mandates DNA testing for felony suspects, not just convicted criminals, but it's one of only a handful of states with such a law. Walsh is calling for all states follow suit, asserting that the testing not only helps solve crimes, but also free the innocent.

Is Schwarzenegger mixing entertainment and politics too closely, or the AMW a good place for him to discuss relevant issues? — Anna Dimond

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Posted by TV Guide Staff
Apr 23, 2008 9:14 PM
Meanwhile President Bush is appearing on Deal or No Deal! Ugh!
Posted by Buffy Freak
Apr 24, 2008 8:35 AM
In this case, the governor is discussing an issue that is relevant to the show and its viewers. America's Most Wanted is not just entertainment. It's actually a proven crime-fighting tool. This should be a good way of getting the message out to a public in a better fashion than leaving it up to states' legislatures.

John Walsh has a good point, too. DNA testing is resulting in the release of innocent people who have been behind bars for years. I think we all want justice and that means having the real culprit pay for the crime. This would help in that process.
Posted by Katcon
Apr 24, 2008 8:37 AM
Oh I wasn't demeaning what the Governor is doing...I think it's great. I was comparing what a good thing he's doing to what a superfluous waste of time our Idiot in Chief is doing on DOND.
Posted by Buffy Freak
Apr 24, 2008 8:52 AM
AMW is not particularly a ratings blockbuster for FOX. But it stays on the air I would think mostly due to it's content. Sounds like his purpose is for the greater good (and pushing his own political agenda). But Schwarzennegger showing up on this show is not nearly as obnoxious as Bush on Deal or No Deal - or even American Idol as he was last night.
Posted by dakilman
Apr 24, 2008 9:58 AM
I think it's a great law and it's a good idea to promote it on AMW. It's completely relevant to what the show does, and the more publicity that can be drawn to this idssue the better I think.
Posted by cassandra423
Apr 24, 2008 11:25 AM
I love the "Governator" and I think he is a class-act at everything that he does.
Posted by slrigney3
Apr 24, 2008 12:09 PM
John Walsh is one of my personal heroes.
He can do no wrong in my opinion.
That includes having this one on his show.
Posted by SharonTateFan4ever
Apr 24, 2008 1:05 PM
i luv my guv. he can't run as governor again (darn.) if he can speak to dna testing to put people in jail as well as get the innocent out of jail, then this is a public service. too many times, people are found guilty that aren't. many prosecutors and cops will fight to keep the wrongly accused in jail and not admit they were wrong for whatever reason. maybe more goverors and congresspeople should stand up for what is right.
Posted by lyda0
Apr 24, 2008 4:42 PM
I love Arnold, and I think him appearing on AMW is perfectly fine, but I think perhaps he's wrong about the idea of taking DNA samples from people just SUSPECTED of committing a crime, as opposed to being convicted of one. People are wrongfully arrested all the time, and I don't want the police having my DNA if I haven't committed a crime. Does everyone really trust the police not to plant DNA somewhere if they needed to make an arrest? I trust most officers, but not all of them. I just think that people should hold on to their rights as long as possible, and that includes the right to not have their DNA stored in some basement room somewhere where it could be used for who knows what.
Posted by kimiata90
Apr 24, 2008 6:35 PM
kimiata90, the police wouldn't store your DNA itself. They'd store your DNA profile. And it would be in a computer database, not a basement storage room, unless that's where they keep their servers.

It's no different from every arrestee being fingerprinted. Maybe it would be a good idea if every person who was either exonerated or acquitted had her police record expunged, but that's not the way it works. Though, if a person successfully sued for false arrest, then usually she can have her police record expunged as well, including having her fingerprints removed from the police database. I suppose that would apply to a DNA profile as well.
Posted by Sheldon
Apr 25, 2008 1:16 PM
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