A team of world-leading neuroscientists has developed a powerful technique that allows them to look deep inside a person's brain and read their intentions before they act.Ooh, ooh-- I know how, I know how!
The research breaks controversial new ground in scientists' ability to probe people's minds and eavesdrop on their thoughts, and raises serious ethical issues over how brain-reading technology may be used in the future.
First, we scan all gun owners, both before we issue them a license, and maybe every year thereafter, just to make sure they're still "safe" (although why anyone would want a gun probably makes them suspect and disqualifies them in the first place, wouldn't you think?.
Then, when the technology matures and the hardware interface can be designed, we require everyone to wear an intention device so that we can stop trouble before it happens. We'll be able to make them small and unobtrusive enough by then--maybe even code the circuitry into the same forehead markings they'll be using to identify themselves and conduct business, social and political transactions.
Who could possibly be against this--except someone with something to hide?
[Via Stieger]
4 comments:
"I am Locutus of Borg!"
The first person you slap them on is anyone running for a public office.
why not? they've already wiped their collective hind quarters on that part of the constitution that would prohibit this kind of garbage.
bob g, from what distance and at what speed?
BobG,
No, no. Don't you see, state officials are exempt from laws that would require such things. Just like now they get away without paying taxes, they carry weapons in prohibited places, they injure rob rape and kill with lessened or no consequences. They are "THE ONLY ONES" after all, no they won't need such devices....
And make no mistake, such devices will at least at first be required for certain employment, then for preferred rates on loans, then to access particular places or institutions, or maybe for airline travel.
And so on and so forth. Eventually you are an outcast or unable to transact business without the enabling technology.
We have gone down this road before in this country by way of requiring social security numbers for all manner of mundane transactions, by requiring credit "worthiness" to own property or conduct one's affairs, by embedding all manner of consumer products with tracking technology and then selling the value with "loyalty cards" and nifty gimmicks.
And the sheep keep bleating for more.
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