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rmAnother one of those theoretically minor yet disturbing events in the new world:
Guy gets his bag searched boarding the ferry today. Person searching the bag tries to confiscate a book he has in it.
Read the post:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/mephron/349969.html
Meanwhile:
"The New Freedom Initiative proposes to screen every American, including you, for mental illness. To this end, the president established a New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, to study the nation’s mental health delivery service and make a report. It’s interesting to note that many on the staff appointed to the Commission have served on the advisory boards of some of the nation’s largest drug companies."
http://www.interventionmag.com/cms/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=830
Better mental health is a good thing, but I don't my government, or the pharmaceutical industry to be involved in the diagnosis process. I've spent the last 8 months doing media analysis on the pharmaceutical industry, and it scares the crap out of me.
Guy gets his bag searched boarding the ferry today. Person searching the bag tries to confiscate a book he has in it.
Read the post:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/mephron/349969.html
Meanwhile:
"The New Freedom Initiative proposes to screen every American, including you, for mental illness. To this end, the president established a New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, to study the nation’s mental health delivery service and make a report. It’s interesting to note that many on the staff appointed to the Commission have served on the advisory boards of some of the nation’s largest drug companies."
http://www.interventionmag.com/cms/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=830
Better mental health is a good thing, but I don't my government, or the pharmaceutical industry to be involved in the diagnosis process. I've spent the last 8 months doing media analysis on the pharmaceutical industry, and it scares the crap out of me.
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Worrisome. :(
Date: 2004-08-11 03:42 pm (UTC)It seems to me that there are a lot of far-reaching concerns here that aren't being addressed. (Or, perhaps they are, but not in this editorial.) :)
What will happen to this information once it has been collected. Will we be tabulated into a database that could be hacked or publicly accessed in any way? Will we have the ability to get a second opinion and/or correct the records if necessary? Will this information be available to potential employers or creditors? Sounds like that movie Gattaca. :-(
Oh, hi. :) *wave hello*