A couple notable items gleaned from TalkLeft which illustrate what can happen if Americans are vigilant.
First, there’s the case of Dudley Hiibel, a man who, under no suspicion of wrong doing, was arrested for refusing to produce his “papers” when a police officer demanded that he furnish an ID. Hiibel’s case will be argued next month at the Supreme Court. More details are available at his website.
Second, I discovered “brain fingerprinting.” What is brain fingerprinting?
Brain fingerprinting works by measuring and analyzing split-second spikes in electrical activity in the brain when it responds to something it recognizes.
For example, if a suspected murderer was shown a detail of the crime scene that only he would know, his brain would involuntarily register that knowledge. Under [promoter Lawrence] Farwell’s system, that brain activity is picked up through electrodes attached to the suspect’s scalp and measured by an electroencephalograph (EEG) as a waveform.
Clearly, even if there’s some scientific justification for this method, it’s fraught with danger. Nonetheless, Dr. Farwell continues to push for it to be used in criminal proceedings. Something worth keeping an eye on.