The Case of Troy Davis

[--Pete]

Hi,

I've read some science stuff recently that indicates mind reading is not too far off into our future.

Don't kid yourself. In science circles, "20 years" is an euphemism for "the far dim future". I'm guessing the "10 years" mentioned in the article really means "the dim future". Better than "far", I guess, but not within breath holding time.

You will be able to have people prove their innocence, but it can't (ethically) be used to prove guilt.

OK, I'll bite. Why not, ethically?

Besides, technically, neither DNA nor fingerprints as presently done can be used to prove guilt. At most, they can be used to group suspects into "possible" and "not possible". I'd suspect that mind reading is going to be very similar.

--Pete