2012-10-25, 16:47 | Link #41 | |
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Of course that wouldn't be a very good argument to make to people in the Psycho-Pass universe. They'd argue that law enforcement in their universe isn't about punishing people for crimes. It's about crime prevention. And they've taken it to its scientific conclusion, using profiling to determine who has the most potential to be a criminal. I'm very well of the rather terrifying implications of how authoritarian a state like this could be. The only plus side I can see for the system at this point, it seems less interested in enforcing ideological purity, so much as enforcing mental health. So far we haven't see any evidence that a non criminally inclined, mentally healthy political activist is suppressed by the system that cybil has created, though that could change. As is, the only *victims* of this police state apparatus are the incurable criminals, or people who try to violently resist treatment.
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2012-10-25, 17:14 | Link #42 |
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Also I'd like to add that by disposing Kanehara, they are doing exactly what the factory manager wants them to do. The manager wanted someone to become the disposable sacrifice, and Kanehara was disposed of in the end. Despite Akane and Shinya opposing the bullying, they gave the factory workers exactly what they wanted.
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2012-10-25, 17:33 | Link #43 |
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Sometimes mental health is is only possible under the condition that you are free to feel and believe what you want. That includes criminal thoughts. Psycho-pass might very well be the cause of a person being a latent criminal like with that poor sap in the first episode.
I have a bad feeling about where this show is heading with this latest episode. It could be that Kogami's threats pushed the man into becoming a criminal when he wasn't the REAL criminal. The REAL criminal might be the factory manager, which they might find out in the next episode when they scan the Hue Assessment with the Sibyl System. Of course, this would mean Kogami pushed an innocent man, and by innocent I mean a man whose psycho-pass had not overstepped regulations, into becoming one. |
2012-10-25, 17:37 | Link #44 | ||
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Obviously the Dominator has a number of ways to do threat assessment. Remember that the dominator only went into kill mood in episode 1 after it was used, and unable to restrain a suspect. Since the suspect in this case got immediately shot and incapacitated, there was no need to use kill mode on him.
And the third mode was hardly overkill considering the size of the construction bots trying to kill them. I'm guessing the system was smart enough to realize the robots were hostile, and based on their size, authorized it to go to antimaterial mode. Quote:
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I think the system in Pyscho-pass potentially has allot of things wrong with it. But I'm not sure people are being entirely rational when they push this meme that every single criminal we've seen has only had hue problems because of the evil gubmint come to get them.
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2012-10-25, 17:50 | Link #45 |
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I honestly think a lot of people are missing some key points.
The one thing I would like to highlight out in this episode is the whole Chief-scene. Where we get the initial sense that the bullied victim actually has a lowered Psycho-pass as a result of him committing a crime and killing someone... Now that's messed up, and another sign, from a different perspective that this system has loopholes and problems. All these episodes are giving us little tidbits about the loopholes and roundabouts one can use to "combat" the Sibyl system, not solely telling us about the problems with the gun. 1) We know that a victim can be pushed over the threshold. 2) We know people can negate the effects of the psycho-pass reading (From Ep1, and from this episode --> If the area blocks of radio waves, if the person is "wired" in the sense that he lowers his psychopass by killing, etc. And I can go on more but don't feel like using my head at the moment. Episode 3 was fun. As for the whole chief-dynamic thing, I'm betting the old "hunter" or w/e they're called, (as we were hinted in episode 1 as well), was a detective like Chief, they might've worked together, etc. However, he started listening to these hunters more and soon tried to become a "better detective" in finding out criminals/potential criminals, and like he said himself, became labeled as a potential criminal himself, and so he's now one of those hunters... Hence the whole "You can learn from history, or be a fool, i hope you're not a fool". He's seen the example of a fool, the old detective-turned-hunter guy.
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2012-10-25, 18:48 | Link #46 |
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But he couldn't have been an innocent person that got pushed by Kogami into committing a crime. He'd already had a data storage device that could turn the drones into killbots.
See that? That's a murder weapon. And not just any murder weapon. It's a personalized, custom made murder weapon. He couldn't have made that in 5 minutes. He'd had to have it already in his possession. Possession of a data disk that can make make robots murder people...in a factory that's been suffering freak accidents where robots brutally torture people to death...naaaaaw, must be a coincidence.
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2012-10-25, 18:50 | Link #47 |
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In the end they really haven't solved the key problem. With this guy going to jail the factory will just go back to it's previous policy. You signal out one guy to be the bullied victim, people relieve their stress by beating him up, and when he starts getting cloudy then you transfer him out so his stress will go down.
Certainly does show some problems with this whole system. Seems like certain people could commit criminal acts and yet look fine one the scanners. The fact that the bullies improved their psycho pass each time they picked on someone shows a real problem. You could have the world's greatest serial killer go on a rampage and yet never get arrested because the system would read him as being fine.
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2012-10-25, 19:12 | Link #48 | ||
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2012-10-25, 20:17 | Link #49 | |
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My feeling is that, yes, you're right, a serial-killer who gets his kicks out of murderingpeople would likely not be flagged by the Hue system. But it's more than likely that Sibyl Judgment would have marked him as a latent criminal. Certainly, Shinya showed in the latest episode that he enjoys the thrill of the hunt and he clearly shows no hesitation in resorting to violence to get his prey — the identifying traits of a criminal, as defined by this alternative world. If I'm right, and if the Sibyl System works as it is supposed to, all potential serial killers are already marked. Hence the label of "latent criminal". Whenever a crime takes place, any latent criminal in the vicinity would automatically become prime suspects. |
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2012-10-25, 21:08 | Link #50 |
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Crime Coefficient and Hue seem to be clearly different things. A cold blooded murderer would still have a high Crime Coefficient, if I understand this correctly.
You know, this Sibyl system. We've seen bits and pieces of it over the last few episodes. In the first episode we see the system advises a course of action depending on a combination of CC and circumstance (going to lethal mode after paralysis shot failed to work). In the second episode, it is mentioned that the Sibyl system does more than just determine Crime Coefficients, it actually analyzes a person's aptitude for various jobs. It gave Akane a high aptitude for being an Inspector, and she shows an ability to empathize with the Enforcers, and make certain decisions that others wouldn't. In the third episode, we get to a further emphasis on the difference between CC and Hue. The culprit's Hue was below the danger zone because the murders lowered it. The Sibyl system did assign a rather high Crime Coefficient regardless of this. All of this makes it seem like the Sibyl system is in fact, not the problem here. It's the people who make use of the system. |
2012-10-25, 21:19 | Link #51 |
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From what I gather from this episode, hue <> crime coefficient. Someone can have an extremely high crime coefficient like Kanehara, but have a decently stable hue that no one could suspect he was the killer unless he was checked using the Sibyl system. That's not to say that a hue wouldn't influence the coefficient though; I imagine what Kogami did probably pushed Kanehara from 120 to something close to 300.
On that note, if the factory manager is aware that Kanehara has been doing this and has been letting it fly in order to keep hue levels low, isn't he also committing a crime himself? They should check him to see his crime coefficient. Also in regards to the Dominator's response to mobile weapons... if it is able to detect threats to the point of using another elimination mode, then I imagine that the fight in episode 1 reflects a helmet that tells the Dominator the crime coefficient was less than 60, as opposed to being an inanimate object with a chainsaw (which would have been read as a mobile weapon).
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2012-10-25, 23:20 | Link #52 | |
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Maybe they've had examples of children with unusually high Psycho-pass readings end up turning to crime despite treatment and now make no exceptions as a result. I'm not saying it's okay to lock a 5 year old up for life but I can see why they went that route.
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2012-10-25, 23:27 | Link #53 | |
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However the question is just because you are marked as a latent criminal doesn't mean you will commit a crime. It's judging you for what you could do, not what you did and there are a lot of issues with this. Let's say the system is wrong. Even if it is right most of the time, is it always right?
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2012-10-25, 23:44 | Link #54 | |
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I think we have to remember that, as viewers, we are witnessing episodes where the system is being pushed to its limits. We're seeing the people who have fallen through the cracks. Because we're shown scenes of the system at its worst, we as viewers become, in effect, biased observers. We've come to view the Sibyl System as something hopelessly broken. Imagine if I were to visit a highly developed, First World country, like the United States, for example. What if I limited my tour to only the towns and cities that are failing economically because of the ongoing financial crisis? Let's say I see only homeless people slumming in public parks, druggies in dark alleys and rampant unemployment sapping young graduates of hope, even as they struggle with crippling student loans. Am I not likely to come to the possibly mistaken conclusion that the American capitalist system is hopelessly broken and in dire need of fixing? Indeed, those who took part in the Occupation movement earlier this year quite probably felt that way. Hypothetically, I don't think it's necessarily wrong to flag someone as young as five as a potential threat, given his biological/psychological profile, which is, in this world, supposedly backed up by implacably objective and hyper-reliable Sciencetm. It's how society responds to that threat that makes the difference. If, after isolating the individual, the state provides the necessary treatment to curb his biological tendencies, would you say it's wrong? If, through such treatment, the individual is "cured", wouldn't the state be doing a kindness in the long run? Much of the unease expressed in this thread stems from how latent criminals are dealt with. I can see where the misgivings come from, but I wouldn't be so quick to blame the technology nor the system. I think, rather, that it's the society and its values that are the root problems, not the technology nor the methodology of its profiling process. |
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2012-10-25, 23:44 | Link #55 | |
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And actually, he couldn't be prosecuted on the grounds of supporting the bullying anyway. His role is far too indirect. Even assuming that their court system is the same as ours, there is nothing to prove that he directly participated in the bullying. If there was some way to prove that he directly persuaded the workers to bully Kanehara or that he was the one who provided Kanehara with the Johnny Mnemonic program as a murder weapon, then it would be a different story. |
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2012-10-26, 03:18 | Link #56 |
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What I really like about the Urobutcher's storytelling is that he avoids endless infodumps and rather gradually explains the setting in a way that makes the explanation relevant right here and now.
This episode was not about creating a brilliant surprising murder case - it's about the fundamental conflict between merely accepting the Sibyl system and not caring (see glasses' guy "The wise learn from history" viewing himself as a handler of dogs/enforcers) and Akane's more idealistic view "The fool learns from painful experience" who sees enforcers rather as colleagues and acting accordingly. Akane finds out that her view might be a bit too rose-tinted, since Shinya did seem to enjoy the violence in the end. Was it worth it? The show is ambiguous on that - they DID succeed in identifying and apprehending the culprit, but it sure wasn't done in a way Akane was comfortable with. Unpleasant experience collected. Other notables: So it seems that in order to create a "lawless" spot, you merely have to block out Sibyl radio waves. And somehow the thought of having places "without net uplink", creating places of isolation and ignorance, where violent abuse isn't merely turned a blind eye on but openly accepted, is chilling me to the bones. Utopia THAT ain't. |
2012-10-26, 04:51 | Link #57 | |
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The system would obviously have more numbers than each individual so it lacks bias. In the end, all the characters are playing a numbers game, but who's numbers they're relying on (the system or their own) is what's causing the largest conflict. It's already been established that despite having such a system, humans still commit crimes, and even find ways to circumvent the system. Same issues, different MO. The issue boils down to, are we willing to allow hundreds or thousands of crimes to happen, just because one potential criminal doesn't actually commit a crime? I believe the majority will say yes, because we want to live in a world where everyone's given an equal chance, even if the outcome may prove to be worst from a distant view. Anyway, I think the main flaw with the system is whether it stunts the growth of society as a whole. We've already been given the idea that people are chained to a whatever path the system has chosen for them. They have zero chance to do better. There is also an increasing reliance on machine, rather than themselves (well, it's debatable whether that's a good thing or not). Spoiler for Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
Akane's definitely got a rocky path ahead of her. Unlike the rest of the world, she's been given choices: saving the victim by shooting Shinya, choosing her career, choosing sides between inspector vs enforcers. What I hope will happen by the end of the series is that it's not a matter of right or wrong choices, it'll only be about consequences to every action. Side note: For some reason, I'm getting hung up on the weather report from ep 2 (morning clouds giving way to sunny skies. 0% chance of precipication). There's nothing wrong with it, was there? Or are are we suppose to analyze it deeper, like 'hey, they're still predicting the weather, shouldn't they solve that before moving on to humans?' |
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People's lives are being pigeonholed because of this system.
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Bullied workers were reassigned when their psycho-pass started to reach the limit. The reason Kanehara stayed longer than any other was because his hue never crossed that limit. In the eyes of the manager, he seemed to respond better to the bullying than other people and was therefore a valuable asset. There was simply no need to remove him since he was seemingly handling his "job" well. The system as it was described in the episode is far more efficient than what you're proposing. They only have to reassign the bullied person every year or so, only one person gets hurt in the process and no personnel is lost. It's pretty simple and straightforward. However, what you're suggesting is more complicated to put in place and resulted in the deaths of 3 workers and the loss of another one. I seriously doubt these are acceptable losses for the factory. Not to mention, the manager is most likely going to get into trouble since this incident happened under his watch. The ministry won't let that slide. In the end, the murders did not benefit anybody. Quote:
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In the first episode, we see a rape victim get further victimized by the system. In this third episode, we see the victim of extreme bullying, who has basically snapped for that reason. And he too was thoroughly victimized by the system. The murderer in this episode isn't the problem, he's merely a symptom of it. The problem is the occupational system itself, in which you have all of these people who are working here (likely because the Sibyl System gave them no other options, or only this option and even worse ones), and they're cut off from any conventional method of entertaining themselves, so they turn to bullying for amusement. The system itself created these powderkeg conditions, and so the system itself has created this problem. Honestly, I don't know how Gen could possibly make this system look any worse than what he has, short of having it be cartoonishly dystopian (I'm thinking of the last few episodes of No. 6 here). Putting aside the obvious, let's look at the subtler condemnations of it. We have the opening scene where Mr. Cool Dude Shinya gets a minute or two of looking impeccably cool and manly. We're clearly meant to like this guy. And this same guy makes an unambiguously critical remark about the Sibyl System (and it was delivered so perfectly too!). Meanwhile, I don't think we're meant to like Ginoza. I think he's meant to come across as something of an uncaring control freak. And guess who's the primary defender of the Sibyl System in our main cast? Then there's Akane. Akane might not be questioning the Sibyl System yet, but she sure as heck is questioning a lot of the outcomes of it. A few more episodes like the last three, and Akane may well start questioning and doubting the system itself. Again, I think Gen is tipping his hat in a big way here. He's restraining the crime-fighting scenarios just enough to keep them somewhat plausible and realistic, but there's no question in my mind that we're meant to be disturbed by what we're seeing. I mean, "rape victim" and "bully victim" are two of the oldest and most powerful "shock and disturb the audience" tricks in the book. And Gen has already used them both in only three episodes! At a meta-level, the direction this anime is taking towards the Sibyl System couldn't be more clear. Now, I don't necessarily think we're supposed to see it as entirely bad. But the narrative is clearly aiming towards the system being, at least, in severe need of serious reform.
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