Re: India’s Novel Use of Brain Scans in Co urts Is Debated

[Bill Stewart]

At 04:10 AM 9/17/2008, Sarad AV wrote:
>they also do narco analysis and polygraph tests. i am not sure if they can be
>admitted as evidence. the courts in india are so over stressed for sure but
>have no clue why an unproven technology is allowed as evidence.


Because it sounds Really Really Scientific!
That's why E-Meters work so well also!

(Oh, wait, you mean the courts are using pseudoscientific trash to
intimidate people because some scammer told them it'd get the results they 
wanted?)

Also, the article says that the proponents
say it could make waterboarding obsolete.
It can't - the purpose of waterboarding is to torture your enemy,
and to get him to accuse other people, and this doesn't do that;
neither one of them will give you true information,
and India's too civilized a place to use torture.