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ondelette@3:39
I think I'm also worried, perhaps more, at the research to delete memories. Although I know it's being done with the best of intentions (to alleviate PTSD), you can see why it might best be regulated. Given what Lt.Col. Vandeveld says about BSCT psychologists and their ethics, and all.
You may find this interesting--
http://volokh.com/posts/1202910881.shtml
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Before Haig could convey the fact that the patient was able to hear every word being said (the intercom was only working in one direction), the pathologist revealed that the patient had a very bad form of cancer and said so without the kind of kid gloves he might have used if he thought the patient were awake.
The patient began shrieking, “Oh, my God. Oh, my God. My kids.” At this point, the story gets really interesting. The anesthesiologist decided to inject the patient with an anesthetic called propofol. In addition to its anesthetic effects, propofol “erases” (that’s a direct quote) the patient’s memory of events that precede it by a few minutes. Here’s what happened next...
The implications are large when we start thinking about torture and specifically the Yoo memorandum.
