Ok then?
Two high profile barristers have caused some controversy this week, suggesting that convicted murderers who refuse to tell authorities the location of the remains of their victims, should be forcibly injected with what is commonly known as ‘truth serum’.
Former NSW crown prosecutor Margaret Cunneen SC and Victorian barrister Sharon Kermath are calling for state governments across Australia to consider a trial of the concept, but critics have significant concerns regarding the efficacy, ethics and morality of the proposal.
Some of the questions raised include, what if the person was wrongly convicted as so many people are?
How can it be morally defensible for a society to forcibly ply a person with drugs if they have already received their sentence?
And how can this justifiable in circumstances where research has found the drugs to be ineffective?
