Excellent and much needed letter. Karen Daskawicz wrote: > > This is the main part of a letter I just dashed off to Court TV: > > I am a college-educated viewer with a strong background in science who is > also married to an attorney. I absolutely love Forensic Files, Dominick > Dunne's show, and similar shows about the scientific-based forensic > investigations into true crimes. I think they are both enjoyable and > educational and help people understand what constitutes good, conclusive, > and suggestive evidence. Verdicts such as in the infamous O.J. trial prove > that many jury members are lacking in these basic skills. > Please stick with shows that rely on proven forensic investigative > techniques and not insult your viewers with fantasy fluff about psychic > detectives and the like. > Anyway, because of these shows, I watch more of Court TV than probably any > other channel because I am not otherwise much of a TV viewer. > > That said, I find shows like Psychic Detectives and Haunting Evidence to be > an insult to viewers and a significant diminution of the respect I afford to > your network. I immediately turn the channel if one of these shows comes on > and I promise that I will never ever watch one of these shows. There is > absolutely NO solid scientific evidence that psychics are useful in solving > crimes and/or that ghosts and other paranormal phenomena exist. To show > these charlatans on the same network that provides descriptions of good > forensic work can lead people to believe that there is actually something to > this psychic detective stuff - which there is not. > > If you'd like, I can provide you with references to scientific investigators > who expose psychics, promoters of paranormal phenomena, and other hucksters. > > Thank you for your attention to this issue. > > -- > K. Daskawicz > _______________________________________________ > Skeptix mailing list > Skeptix@lists.opn.org > http://www.lists.opn.org/mailman/listinfo/org.opn.lists.skeptix -- _________________________________________________________________ Censorship is a juggernaut that cannot be fine-tuned Jet Foncannon 4516 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19139