Posted by yxibow on July 29, 2008, at 1:09:51
In reply to Thought patterns being used to convict criminals?, posted by dbc on July 21, 2008, at 16:57:29
> No this isnt crazy conspiracy nonsense this is apparently happening in india.
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> "During BEOS profiling, an accused is asked not to give answers verbally; experiential knowledge is retrieved from his brain. Experiential knowledge is acquired only through participation in an event, leading the person to have an experience of that activity. The technique detects and differentiates whether the accused was actually involved in committing a crime or only learnt of it. It helps in the reconstruction of events. "
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> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/This_brain_test_maps_the_truth/articleshow/3257032.cms
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> And you thought RFIDs and vaccines were scary.
>I'm highly skeptical of this, considering its coming out of one country. Sure, there are some very good Indian doctors who have to be recertified when they come to this country, but I don't think this would stand up any more than a lie detector.
Second of all lie detectors are not admittable in court unless the defendant agrees to it.
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