The coming reality of Thought Police

As read in The Guide, New Scientist reports our Homeland Security Department is now working on pre-emptive scanning technology called Project Hostile to, get this, detect "hostile thoughts" in people crossing through designated posts such as border crossings and, of course, airports.



This high-technology is being sold as a measure towards thwarting would-be malefactors according to their suspicious breathing patterns and facial expressions. Such a device---or attitude---makes criminals out of people who've committed no crime. In short, these "pre-criminals" will be legally punished for thinking about doing something unlawful.
If such a scenario sounds familiar---"1984" or "Minority Report"---that's probably because it damn well is.