Psycho-Pass (サイコパス -phonetic spelling in Japanese） Is a Japanese animation done in the spirit of Ghost in the Shell and reminiscent of Minority Report.
The action takes place in 2112 in a city that has adopted a law enforcement technology where every citizen is periodically evaluated for their "psymetry" and given a color-coded socialization index. A "cloudy" hue suggests a growing anti-social attitude, and past a certain point, the police are authorized to intervene merely based on your current index. With a high-enough index, officers are authorized to shoot on sight. The evaluation is done on-the-spot by sensors in the officer's own weapon directly linked to the city-wide system, which automatically adjusts from Trigger-off, to Paralyze, to Terminate, depending on what the sensor registers. In order to buffer peace officers from the stress of their job, they command teams of "Enforcers"--latent criminals with socialization indexes too high to be allowed roam freely--to do most of the dirty work of interacting with the potential criminal element. Hints that--civil rights issues aside--there are serious problems with the system, appear as a rape victim, mockingly informed by her rapist that her post-rape socialization index now makes her unfit for society, attempts to commit suicide by soaking herself with gasoline and threatening to blow up everyone around her. Naturally, officers' and Enforcers' weapons switch to Terminate mode and only a quick "Paralyze" shot at the nearest Enforcer from the officer-in-charge prevents the death of the rape victim, who eventually calms down sufficiently for her Index to warrant attempts at therapy and rehabilitation rather than instant Termination. It's an interesting dystopian series and, despite being more psychological than most popular anime, has qualified for a second season. I'm re-watching the first season in preparation for the second. It explores the themes of morality and ethics based on high technology in far more depth than Minority Report ever did, in my opinion, and is worth watching if you don't mind subtitles and drawn characters rather than live action.
