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To: gao seng who wrote (216053)	1/9/2002 2:18:20 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Noninvasive was a poor way to describe the extraction of information from a convicted felon via hypnosis, or truth serum, or something like that. You sure know how to set off the ACLU. They'd SCREAM if such a thing were seriously proposed. Can we find someone to do it? :-) But, on second thought, I do not think that type of information would ever be considered reliable enough to be used in a court of law, like lie detectors aren't now. Yes, I doubt that it would be considered reliable evidence. And checking information gathered that way for reliability and then using that evidence would probably be considered self-incrimation and a violation of the Fifth Amendment. HOWEVER: Suppose the guy was already convicted and then this was done to get information on his accomplices? It's not clear to me that there would be a problem. I sure with a little work, the ACLU will find the problem for mus, though. Our freedoms are precious, and wonderful. It is a shame to lose them because of our bleeding heart for the criminal. I frankly don't give a f**k about the criminals. They can rot in Hades. Particularly OBL et al. The problems that arise come from excessive expansion of government power. At some later date, that gov't can use those powers to shut you up (or worse) if you disagree with it or in some other manner displease it. At that point, republican democracy is nothing but words.