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I gave a speech on this topic for COMM 211. It was basically a few magic tricks, some Star Trek lingo and about seven minutes of BS. I have read the Popular Science articles on teleportation and other scientific studies on the issue. After researching it for a while I have come to the conclusion that teleportation is like Communism. They are both good ideas but will never work like orginally designed. The abuses of the system you described would be extreme if someone is given the chance. For example lets say a convict escapes and makes his way to a teleportation machine. Not only is he able to get away but once there he can claim that the person who committed the crimes and escaped has been destroyed that they are no more. Since he is a completely new biological makeup this could be argued either way. Also it could have a huge impact on the economy as well. What if two people conspired to make a profit by teleporting gold or another valuable commodity only to choose not to destroy the original. They could continue this until they are satisfied. This could lead to gold being almost as valueable as the peso. Just like cloning there are a lot of sociological impacts that would need to be considered.
Personally I think it would be cool as shit and would be the first in line.
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