Tracking chips. [Oh dear, he doesn't like the sound of that. Even though he knows Edgeworth is trying his hardest and to be fair it is hard to come up with punishments and laws without precedents, but those two words left a slightly bad taste in his mouth.
No. Let us not go into the personal, after all there are other reasons too. Now, to test the armor of Edgeworth's defense. 'Morally questionable' can wait.]
I'm afraid, I see a few small problems in that idea, though if you've got answers for them I am more then willing to hear them.
I know you said that the tracking chips were for 'the most heinous of crimes', but tracking chips depend on almost an honor system. For some, yes, the idea of tracking would dissuade them from perpetrating more crimes, but what about those who see it as a challenge? Or don't care. Or who want the audience? Those who are wont to commit the kinds of crimes you're thinking about, also are most likely those who have trained enough to become the most powerful of us.
As for the chips themselves, you even acknowledged that they may be easy to circumvent. If they are external, they would be easy enough to trick or even pass on to a hapless passerby. If you go the under the skin route, what is to stop them from just tearing them out? Not to mention getting them implanted would require a fully trained doctor, medical resources, and making sure that they heal right so you are not liable for any infections that are caused by it.
Also, how are you going to test these? While I have no doubts about Allen's work, there still will have to be trials run. I also know this is a small part of what you just told me, but it is the first thing I would like to deal with.
That deer is so teal, it glows in the dark
No. Let us not go into the personal, after all there are other reasons too. Now, to test the armor of Edgeworth's defense. 'Morally questionable' can wait.]
I'm afraid, I see a few small problems in that idea, though if you've got answers for them I am more then willing to hear them.
I know you said that the tracking chips were for 'the most heinous of crimes', but tracking chips depend on almost an honor system. For some, yes, the idea of tracking would dissuade them from perpetrating more crimes, but what about those who see it as a challenge? Or don't care. Or who want the audience? Those who are wont to commit the kinds of crimes you're thinking about, also are most likely those who have trained enough to become the most powerful of us.
As for the chips themselves, you even acknowledged that they may be easy to circumvent. If they are external, they would be easy enough to trick or even pass on to a hapless passerby. If you go the under the skin route, what is to stop them from just tearing them out? Not to mention getting them implanted would require a fully trained doctor, medical resources, and making sure that they heal right so you are not liable for any infections that are caused by it.
Also, how are you going to test these? While I have no doubts about Allen's work, there still will have to be trials run. I also know this is a small part of what you just told me, but it is the first thing I would like to deal with.