I'm not sure if I think brain scanning in the future is a great idea. I understand that it could have great implications in legal matters in the court system. If you scan a person's brain to find out if they were guilty of a crime or not it would save our legal teams a lot of time, money, and work. Trials these days have become so complicated that it would be great if we could find a way to prove innosence or being guilty however there is the risk that people could be falsely accused because of thoughts they have had, even if never acted on. Many people could look guilty in situations by the thoughts they have had and that is just human nature. In the case of having a negative or offensive thought about a situation or person, are you going to have to prove your innosence from every shady thought in your brain?
My other hesitation about the idea of brain scanning is the fact that our thoughts and ideas are ours and they are private. Who and under what circumstances can someone get into your most private place and ruffle through? It is hard enough to keep things personal without others being able to invade your deepest thoughts and secrets.
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