From: KPJ (kpj@sics.se)
Date: Thu Feb 01 2001 - 16:06:36 MST
It appears as if Ross A. Finlayson <raf@tiki-lounge.com> wrote:
|
|If, without regard to their health or knowledge, the citzens have introduced
+ to
|them biologically active chemicals then that is a serious problem whether it
+ be
|from private, commercial, or government entity, or the water.
I gather that most borganisms would wish to monopolize it for its own use,
The Thought Police - naturally, as it gives such power to control people.
|> I understand that humans in some jurisdictions temporarily lose their
|> rights when convicted for a crime, so in those jurisdictions you would
|> find it acceptable to perform that kind of re-programming, then?
|
|It is an ambiguous term. From watching the television show "Cops", I have
+ watched
|that television show. Some police use immediate intimidation regularly. I do
|some business with sheriff's departments. If a violent drunk has started a
+ fight
|and continues, he should be subdued non-chemically and placed in a holding
+ van or
|cell. The police can carry tasers to incapacitate anyone, almost regardless
+ of
|whether they are on PCP.
Yes, tasers works well on humans who do not ignore pain.
|Citizens have rights with regards to anyone trying to "reprogram" them.
You are lucky to live in such a jurisdiction, or to have such faith.
[...]
|> The effect of almost any substance depends a lot on the dosage administered.
|
|It would then. For example, all most drugs do is increase or decrease various
|chemical levels in the bloodstream. Many drugs are largely inert placeboes.
You might not have realized that those chemical levels control your mental
processes - meaning your personality, your memories, everything that is you,
mind and body.
Apart from that you're right.
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