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''The Minority Report'' is a 2002 science fiction novella written by Creator/PhilipKDick.

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''The Minority Report'' is a 2002 1956 science fiction novella written by Creator/PhilipKDick.

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Commissioner John Anderton is the commissioner and founder of Precrime System, the 'Precrime' bureau that arrests criminals before they have a chance to commit crime. Computers manipulate “gibberish” from three “pre-cognitive mutants,” each one seeing into a possible future, and Anderton determines whether a crime will be committed. When two or more “precogs” agree on an outcome, the resulting agreement is a majority report and the police can act on it, arrest and incarcerate 'criminals' for crimes they have not yet committed. The system has been working fine until one day a majority report indicates Anderton will murder a retired general.

When he reviews the reports and tried to understand how the minority report differs from the majority. He realizes the fact that he, unlike other criminals, could see the report has altered the results. The first report gives the situation where he doesn’t know he will kill the general and in this scenario he would kill the general to prevent the military from taking over. But the second report, the minority report, considers his seeing the first report and therefore changing the outcome and in this scenario he wouldn’t kill the general. Then the third report, which consider his seeing the minority report, indicates he would kill the general. The very fact that he could see into the “future” changes it.

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''The Minority Report'' is a 2002 science fiction novella written by Creator/PhilipKDick.

Commissioner John Anderton is the commissioner and founder aging head of Precrime System, the 'Precrime' Precrime, a police bureau that arrests criminals before they have a chance to commit crime. Computers manipulate “gibberish” from crimes. They do so with the use of three “pre-cognitive mutants,” each one seeing into "precogs", mentally-disabled adults who are able to predict crimes up to a possible future, and week in advance. Things take a turn the day Anderton determines whether a crime will be committed. When two or more “precogs” agree on an outcome, the resulting agreement is a majority report and the police can act on it, arrest and incarcerate 'criminals' for crimes they have not yet committed. The system has been working fine until one day a majority report indicates Anderton will himself predicted to murder Leopold Kaplan, a retired general.

When he reviews the reports and tried to understand how the minority report differs from the majority. He realizes the fact that he, unlike other criminals, could see the report has altered the results. The first report gives the situation where he doesn’t know he will kill the
Army general whom he has never met. As a manhunt begins for his arrest, Anderton is thrown into a potential conspiracy involving his new second-in-command, Ed Witwer, who he believes wants his job; his young wife, Lisa, who he fears is cheating on him; and in this scenario he would kill the general to prevent the military from taking over. But the second report, the minority report, considers his seeing the first report and therefore changing the outcome and in this scenario he wouldn’t kill the general. Then the third report, Army, which consider his seeing seems to be using the minority report, indicates he would kill the general. incident to discredit Precrime altogether.

The very fact that he could see novella was loosely adapted into the “future” changes it.a film directed by Creator/StevenSpielberg, ''Film/MinorityReport''.
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Commissioner John Anderton is the commissioner and founder of Precrime System, the 'Precrime' bureau that arrests criminals before they have a chance to commit crime. Computers manipulate “gibberish” from three “pre-cognitive mutants,” each one seeing into a possible future, and Anderton determines whether a crime will be committed. When two or more “precogs” agree on an outcome, the resulting agreement is a majority report and the police can act on it, arrest and incarcerate 'criminals' for crimes they have not yet committed. The system has been working fine until one day a majority report indicates Anderton will murder a retired general.

When he reviews the reports and tried to understand how the minority report differs from the majority. He realizes the fact that he, unlike other criminals, could see the report has altered the results. The first report gives the situation where he doesn’t know he will kill the general and in this scenario he would kill the general to prevent the military from taking over. But the second report, the minority report, considers his seeing the first report and therefore changing the outcome and in this scenario he wouldn’t kill the general. Then the third report, which consider his seeing the minority report, indicates he would kill the general. The very fact that he could see into the “future” changes it.

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