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This is a bad idea, because it would incentivize channeling even more people into the prison system in order to have test subjects. Instead of more cures for d
by tumult 2y ago
This is a bad idea, because it would incentivize channeling even more people into the prison system in order to have test subjects.
Instead of more cures for diseases, we would get an equilibrium-finding economy of live human bodies, where most of the net gain is diverted to middlemen and administrative overhead. And don't forget the incomprehensible horror.
- skeledrew 2y agoThis is voluntary though. Sure the odds of more volunteering increases with the total number of bodies, but I don't think it'd be actually significant.
- tumult 2y ago“in exchange for time served”
- skeledrew 2y agoSure. There isn't an inherent financial incentive here for the prison system (though an illegal one could easily develop, as it does with all else). It really boils down to the type of study and how much time gets exchanged: I'd assume the more dangerous something is, the more "time served" it's worth, for example. And of course there are all the usual caveats of determining a fair rate, ensuring informed consent, etc.
- thatcat 2y agoDidn't this already happen repeatedly in US history? Legislation was passed preventing human testing in the early 90s