Indian Woman Convicted of Murder By Brain Scan

Kaseijin writes "Neuroscientist Champadi Raman Mukundan claims his Brain Electrical Oscillations Signature test is so accurate, it can tell whether a person committed or only witnessed an act. In June, an Indian judge agreed, using BEOS to find a woman guilty of killing her former fiancé. Scientific experts are calling the decision 'ridiculous' and 'unconscionable,' protesting that Mukundan's work has not even been peer reviewed. How reliable should a test have to be, when eyewitnesses are notoriously fallible? Does a person have a right to privacy over their own memories, or should society's interest in holding criminals accountable come first?"

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Scanners?

[evilviper]

Indian Woman Convicted of Murder By Brain Scan

You know, the title sounds MUCH more interesting than the actual story.

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[forgot_my_nick]

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Re:If you don't allow it

[CodeBuster]

Don't even think of preventing use of this weapon against perverts and terrorists.

Because then they will scan your brain and know what you were thinking and punish you for that too!