Scientists develop electronic guilt detectors against drugs smugglers: Never mind that failed war, I want those machines in parliament!
Another bit of interesting news from the men-in-white-coats brigade:
Drug smugglers may soon face a new obstacle along with sniffer dogs and customs officers - an electronic guilt detector which analyses facial expressions. The computer system will be able to analyse eye movement, pupil changes, and changes in blood flow and temperature to see if they have anything to hide. The project has been given two years and funding of half-a-million pounds. It is hoped that the system will be used by boarder control agencies to catch smugglers bringing in contraband goods.
So, yes, very interesting but I would also say, ‘Blow those drugs smugglers and custom officers.’ This whole war on drugs idea was quite insane to start with and spending even more money to catch the individual small fry, while whole ship and plane loads go undetected is just a nonsense – yet another one of those gimmicky gesture things all our useless politicians love.
Still, this new invention could change the world – at least that part of it which calls itself democratic – overnight.
So, again, forget about those drugs mules, just install these electronic guilt detectors at the entrance of all of our parliaments and presidents’ residences and embarrass, impeach and imprison every passing politician who breaks out in a guilty sweat.
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