Re: [silk] on the cutting edge of forensic science

2007-01-10 Thread Abhijit Menon-Sen
At 2007-01-10 12:51:21 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unless we are able to find another alternative Wait, I know! Hypnosis! -- ams

Re: [silk] on the cutting edge of forensic science

2007-01-10 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 10:59:38AM +0530, Sthitaprajna wrote: Um, in narco tests, you pump the body with sedatives/barbituates/truth serums, so the suspect cannot lie. Here you assume that the subject gets creative with his lies, and control over them to beat the polygraph when he is in

Re: [silk] on the cutting edge of forensic science

2007-01-10 Thread shiv sastry
On Wednesday 10 Jan 2007 10:49 am, Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: So... what the hell are narco testing and brain mapping? Jai bolo Google ki.. etc Brain mapping http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/6jcl/6JCL31.htm http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/jul/19george.htm Narco analysis

Re: [silk] on the cutting edge of forensic science

2007-01-10 Thread Gautam John
On Brainmapping, found this as well: http://neurofuture.blogspot.com/2006/04/brain-mapping-criminals-in-india.html On 1/10/07, shiv sastry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 10 Jan 2007 10:49 am, Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: So... what the hell are narco testing and brain mapping? Jai bolo

Re: [silk] on the cutting edge of forensic science

2007-01-09 Thread Gautam John
Narco-Testing is some variation on the Sodium Pentothal or Sodium Amytal ritual. On brain mapping, I remember reading that it was a combination of a variety of neuro-anatomical studies and those responses to specific questions about the crime in question. Though, I'm pretty sure these are only

Re: [silk] on the cutting edge of forensic science

2007-01-09 Thread Sthitaprajna
Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: So... what the hell are narco testing and brain mapping? Are they as bogus as they sound, and as bogus as lie detector tests? Um, in narco tests, you pump the body with sedatives/barbituates/truth serums, so the suspect cannot lie. Here you assume that the subject

Re: [silk] on the cutting edge of forensic science

2007-01-09 Thread Abhijit Menon-Sen
At 2007-01-10 10:59:38 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Um, in narco tests, you pump the body with sedatives/barbituates/ truth serums, so the suspect cannot lie. Hooray for not-quite-modern forensic not-quite-science. -- ams

Re: [silk] on the cutting edge of forensic science

2007-01-09 Thread Abhijit Menon-Sen
At 2007-01-10 11:52:52 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hooray for not-quite-modern forensic not-quite-science. Can you suggest some alternatives? I suggest not wasting (my!) money on voodoo forensic mumbo jumbo. I suspect India is a few years away from CSI style forensics. I read that

Re: [silk] on the cutting edge of forensic science

2007-01-09 Thread Nandkumar Saravade
Venkat Mangudi wrote: Abhijit Menon-Sen wrote: Hooray for not-quite-modern forensic not-quite-science. -- ams Can you suggest some alternatives? I do not condone these methods, but I suspect India is a few years away from CSI style forensics. I agree completely. Most of us would like to

Re: [silk] on the cutting edge of forensic science

2007-01-09 Thread Gautam John
Well, if you're looking for questions that were asked, in the Noida case, when he was under-the-influence, so to speak, here is a sampling: Question: Why were you killing children? Surendra: Sexual frustration Question: Did you kill the children before having sex with them or afterwards?