Comments on: How Technology May Soon "Read" Your Mind

60 Minutes: Incredible Research Lets Scientists Get A Glimpse At Your Thoughts

[sockpuppet4]

Bizarre.

[kdkarlsen]

Regarding the story about Reading Minds: In a court of law, should the defendant be subject to this "examination," of his/her thoughts, I suggest that EVERY party also be subjected to the same; brainscans for the Judge, the Prosecutor, and each member of the jury. This way everyone will have their cards on the table--their intent.

[crsteele]

Perfect! You hit the nail on the head.
This technology has the possibility of making our justice system work. Implement the technology everyone gets hooked up including the judge, jury, prosecutor, defendant, witnesses etc. Anyone not consenting automatically is disqualified or imprisoned (ie: Defendant). I would go to court just to watch the minute by minute battles a lawyer would have telling the truth for more than 1 sentence in a row. Seeing a judges or DA's true motives, that could be downright informative. :-)

[Slrman]

This is precisely why this plan will never be implemented. At least not for anyone but the defendant. If lawyers, prosecutors and judges (all lawyers, actually) were held to the truth, our system of "justice" would collapse.