Electrical (Score: 2, Insightful) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-17 10:42 (#2SGC) It occurs to me this would be a pretty good plot/subject for a science fiction movie - some kind of obligatorily-worn mood changer. The risk of abuse is obvious too: imagine a totalitarian society that has dealt with the problem of pedophilia/etc by making anyone convicted of it wear the helmet that dulls that urge by electrically stimulating some nerve center in the brain. What would those helmet wearers do? What would that say about society? Repeat for other crimes - thought crime, etc.That's a great story; I think I'll write it. Re: Electrical (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2014-09-17 20:21 (#2SHE) That's not Sci-Fi, it has been standard operating procedure for the past half-century. Convicted rapists in many situations (depending on jurisdiction) have been required to take pills or injections that reduce sexual urges, as a condition of their parole for many years. It has been happening in the US since 1966, and is law in several states. In Europe, Alan Turing chose that punishment for his homosexuality, rather than jail time, back in 1952:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_castration Re: Electrical (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-17 20:45 (#2SHH) I'm aware of the pills and chemical castration and the like. But having to submit to some sort of device that modifies your brainwaves/urges on behalf of the State? That's just pure evil.
Re: Electrical (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2014-09-17 20:21 (#2SHE) That's not Sci-Fi, it has been standard operating procedure for the past half-century. Convicted rapists in many situations (depending on jurisdiction) have been required to take pills or injections that reduce sexual urges, as a condition of their parole for many years. It has been happening in the US since 1966, and is law in several states. In Europe, Alan Turing chose that punishment for his homosexuality, rather than jail time, back in 1952:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_castration Re: Electrical (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-17 20:45 (#2SHH) I'm aware of the pills and chemical castration and the like. But having to submit to some sort of device that modifies your brainwaves/urges on behalf of the State? That's just pure evil.
Re: Electrical (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-17 20:45 (#2SHH) I'm aware of the pills and chemical castration and the like. But having to submit to some sort of device that modifies your brainwaves/urges on behalf of the State? That's just pure evil.