If there is...and if it works on anyone.......does it ?.........why is it not used on criminals instead of the trial and jury system?
2007-02-04 02:03:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes and no. There are so-called truth serums out there, but they are never 100% reliable, just like a lie detector test cant be 100%.
Truth serum "confessions" could never be used in a court of law in the U.S. But it's used all the time in covert spy work.
Actually, LSD was developed in 1943 initially to be used as a truth serum, but found to be ineffective. It however produced hallucinogenic effects that made it a popular drug starting in the 60's.
2007-02-04 02:15:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Sodium Pentathol (not sure about the spelling) is considered truth serum.
It would be considered a violation of human rights to use truth serum on the accused. Testimony given under the influence of the serum would probably be thrown out. And a person is innocent until proven guilty.
2007-02-04 02:09:24 · answer #2 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth serum does exist. It is called sodium pentathal. We have the Fifth Ammendment in the US, which protects a person from making incriminating statements.
Also, there is evidence that truth serum is not 100% reliable. Allegedly some people can be made to say what you want them to say.
It's like lie detector tests. They are not 100% reliable. Some people can lie and beat the test. So lie detector tests are not admissable.
2007-02-04 02:12:46 · answer #3 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It exists in common words interior the comic books and the films. There are chemical substances together with alcohol, chloral hydrate, THC and others which have a dissasociative result, the position you're kinda out of it and do not imagine issues via too thoroughly and frequently say what's on your recommendations and also you get into worry that way. you've gotten experienced this. although that isn't any longer going to bare only the reality, yet a mixture of haqllucinatios and needs and only babble. so that you'll confess to strangling toddler Jane, yet preceded through babble about how goats should be planted 3.14159 feet deep for ideal improve, Dinty Moore pink meat stew develop into invented through your uncle Tonoose, and Lara Croft is stalking you. the percentage of reality in there is probable kinda low.
2016-11-25 00:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is such a thing but usually it is illegal to use physical methods to force a confession. Technically it is a type of mild poisoning and as such is counted as torture.
2007-02-04 02:11:40 · answer #5 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes to a small degree. However it isn't reliable. I've read that induced persons imagination comes into play. This causes the person to say things that aren't real, but stuff they think is real.
2007-02-04 02:13:35 · answer #6 · answered by Big Daddy Jim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm beginning to wonder if anyone IS interested in the truth at all.
2007-02-04 02:10:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack Bauer uses it so it must be real :-)
2007-02-05 07:04:00 · answer #8 · answered by Cher R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋