The Eyes Have It

Feelgood writes: "Yahoo is carrying a Reuters report that thermal imaging may be used in airports to detect liars. Shouldn't be a problem that 1 out of 4 liars will get away and 1 in 10 innocents will be incorrectly nailed." There's a UPI story about the lie detector possibilities and a blurb in Nature. From the UPI article, the inventor has a good appreciation of the ethical considerations. Will anyone else care?

Comments

Liars

[i_am_nitrogen]

Can liars really be detected by thermal imaging? I think they're lying.

The test

[ocie]

Look into the lens, now please tell me in single words only the good things that come to mind about your mother...

Suggestions:

[AnalogBoy]

1: Line planes with bacon, or, more humanely, put wilber the famous flying pig in the terrorist-class section of the plane. (Which raises an interesting, if tacky, question.. Since they won't be using those frequent flyer miles anywhere else.. do terrorists fly first class?]

2: Strip search everyone from young, suspicous Abu Bin Confused to old lady Theresa Boobsahangin.

3: Stun guns under every seat.

4: Seperate section for screaming, annoying kids and their apathetic parents. (Okay, I admit.. this is more for my sanity).

5: Bomb-sniffing dogs. Mean ones. With the metal-tipped teeth, inlaid with gold, "F" and "U" on each canine.

6: Corrolary to 2, Naked flights, (seperated by age class for sake of sight)

7: Alien-esque automatic weapon. Pilot puts plane on defensive mode, gun shoots anyone not seated and buckled. Not feasable, but a fun idea.

8: Did i mention naked flights?

9: Flood cabin with nitrous oxide, chloroform, ether, or some other anasthetic gas. Only fresh air comes through pilots mask - Pilot breathes or everyone dies. Not being a scientist, i have no idea how those gases would act at that altitude.

Re:Suggestions:

[sharkey]

Pilot's opening speech (heard on Bob & Tom):

"Welcome to United Filght 101. Just to reassure you on our commitment to your security, all flight attendants have been replaced by the starting offensive line of the Green Bay Packers. If a person does get out of line, rest assured that THEY WILL HANDLE IT.

Second off, we in the cockpit are in full communication with our attendants at all times. If a terrorist does stand up, they'll let us know up here, and we'll put this baby into a nose-dive, pinning the him to the back of the cabin, then let our flight attendants "deal" with him.

Third, our snack today is bacon and beer. If the person sitting next to you does not eat all his bacon, and drink all his beer, he is a terrorist. Please let our flight attendants know about him.

Thank you, and enjoy your flight!


(Best as I remember.)

And so, in the airport:

[tunah]

Security guy: Are you carrying a bomb?

Terrorist: Yes

Security guy: Well, the machine says you're right, but it would say that for 25% of liars, so i'd better double-check. Are you a terrorist

Terrorist: Yes

Security guard: Thanks sir, move along.

Cool idea, dude!

[nytes]

Wouldn't it be great for a candidate to show up at a press conference to find one of these things, perhaps along with a breathalyzer, sitting on the podium?

Apprecation of Ethical Considerations

[Nathdot]

From the UPI article, the inventor has a good appreciation of the ethical considerations.

Ask him about his appreciation of the ethical considerations with the machine switched on...

"erm..."

:)

Re:Once more, for all the slow JBT's.

[GigsVT]

People look at a polygrapgh and see needles and paper and wires all being run by some clown who's "certified".

Like an IIS server farm? :)