Poll: Should future violent criminals be offered brain-changing therapies?

One in five of you were willing to argue for mandatory neuro-rehabilitation for the violent criminal, which is undoubtedly going to be a popular idea in a decade or so. In a sense we already have this, when the criminally insane for involuntarily committed and subjected to treatment. Drug therapies for schizophrenia are not permanent brain modification, as the question here implies, for better or worse. But the legal framework of most countries I know of would certainly support involuntary treatment that permanently fixed psychopathic and violent tendencies.

However three quarters of you opted for giving the inmate a choice. Only five percent opted for the “no brain tweaking” slippery slope position.

New poll: Is searching for signs of intelligent life (SETI) with radio telescopes a waste of time? Seems like a popular topic with both the new extrasolar Earth-like planet and alien defense musings in the news this week. Also I just saw Lily Tomlin perform here in Connecticut. (Her performance also features a crazy bag lady waiting for aliens, in a connection with the previous topic).