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Re: Somewhat OT: Ever read any Robert J. Sawyer?
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Fri, 29 Oct 2004 02:42:17 GMT
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David Simmons wrote:
> The Neanderthals have developed an
> individual monitoring system. Every Neanderthal has a implant that monitors
> everything that happens to the implantee within a certain radius throughout
> their entire life. The implant cannot be tampered with and the info is
> recorded in a way that is totally unalterable. However, no one watches the
> monitoring as it's being recorded, and any individual can view their
> recorded info at any time.
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> This had the effect of making every Neanderthal personally responsible for
> his/her own actions. They know that if they commit a crime, even if no one
> is watching, it will be recorded (and can be played back as a holographic
> movie) as irrefutable proof should an accusation be made. Of course, the
> presentation of this principle in the story is idealized, I nonetheless
> found it very attractive.
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> Now, all this blather is not to say that I think that this idea is the only
> one that could work, but I do think that it has potential.
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> Whaddya think?
Simply put - who decides what a crime is?
Considering currently what can get you locked up longer than if you *kill*
someone, there is no way, no how, that I would support such a system, or
anything even approaching it.
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Tom Stangl
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