Imagine living in a city where law enforcement and the legal system have been essentially automated. Law enforcement officers carry weapons connected to a computer network that analyzes each suspect they encounter and determine the culpability of that suspect. The weapon then quantifies their guilt--assigning a Crime Coefficient--and deploys the punishment deemed appropriate. No judge, no jury, only an objective computer system to handle all the dirty work of the legal system. Is this kind of system as perfect in practice as it sounds?
Welcome to 22nd-century Tokyo, where there exists such a system--Sibyl. Sibyl is not only responsible for objectively judging the guilt of a person committing a crime, but it maintains a constant watch over …show more content…
However, these aren't solely based on someone's criminal actions or intent. People who are victims or witnesses of crime are also at risk of having these measures negatively affected. This obviously causes some problems for those enforcing the law--as Inspector Tsunemori learns. Dominators will tell the officer that an abductee should be punished with a high level of force because her stress level is high. Inspectors are also at risk of having their Crime Coefficient or hue change to an unacceptable level because they see violence and are placed in dangerous situations during the course of their job.
Someone whose Crime Coefficient has reached the level of a criminal, but who hasn't actually committed a crime is known as a "latent criminal." Officers in the CID who reach this status can no longer be inspectors, but if they want to continue being part of the department, they can be demoted to Enforcer. As is mentioned in the series, Enforcers are the "hounds" that hunt …show more content…
I tend to be a fan of crime shows, so the premise of Psycho-Pass was intriguing. Technology is taking over so many parts of our lives that people are always trying to expand upon--why not law enforcement? Why not take away the subjective human element that can corrupt the legal system? Psycho-Pass proves that this idea is not as great as it seems. I didn't expect that Makishima's arrest would end up revealing part of the mystery of Sibyl--or what the inner workings of the system would look like. Based on where Tsunemori and Ginoza were left at the end of the season, I can't wait to find out what happens next. I'm especially looking forward to the city's reaction when the true nature of Sibyl is revealed (or is
Welcome to 22nd-century Tokyo, where there exists such a system--Sibyl. Sibyl is not only responsible for objectively judging the guilt of a person committing a crime, but it maintains a constant watch over …show more content…
However, these aren't solely based on someone's criminal actions or intent. People who are victims or witnesses of crime are also at risk of having these measures negatively affected. This obviously causes some problems for those enforcing the law--as Inspector Tsunemori learns. Dominators will tell the officer that an abductee should be punished with a high level of force because her stress level is high. Inspectors are also at risk of having their Crime Coefficient or hue change to an unacceptable level because they see violence and are placed in dangerous situations during the course of their job.
Someone whose Crime Coefficient has reached the level of a criminal, but who hasn't actually committed a crime is known as a "latent criminal." Officers in the CID who reach this status can no longer be inspectors, but if they want to continue being part of the department, they can be demoted to Enforcer. As is mentioned in the series, Enforcers are the "hounds" that hunt …show more content…
I tend to be a fan of crime shows, so the premise of Psycho-Pass was intriguing. Technology is taking over so many parts of our lives that people are always trying to expand upon--why not law enforcement? Why not take away the subjective human element that can corrupt the legal system? Psycho-Pass proves that this idea is not as great as it seems. I didn't expect that Makishima's arrest would end up revealing part of the mystery of Sibyl--or what the inner workings of the system would look like. Based on where Tsunemori and Ginoza were left at the end of the season, I can't wait to find out what happens next. I'm especially looking forward to the city's reaction when the true nature of Sibyl is revealed (or is