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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13476 Posts |
 Posted - 04/29/2004 : 16:34:44
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Here is one from CSICOP.
quote:
POLICE "PSYCHICS"
Do they Really Help Solve Crimes?
Joe Nickell
The subject is nothing if not controversial. On one television show an experienced detective insists that no psychic has ever helped his department solve a crime, while another broadcast features an equally experienced investigator who maintains that psychics are an occasionally valuable resource, citing examples from his own solved cases. Who is right? Is it a matter of science versus mysticism as some assert, or an issue of having an open mind as opposed to a closed one as others claims? Let's look at the evidence.
The rest of this is at:
http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/police-psychics.html
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
 Posted - 04/29/2004 : 17:05:26 [Permalink]
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I think that what we have here are two merely opinions, one a bit more accurate than the other. I would rather go on overall track records. From my reading, no psyhic has even achived better than "Blind Hog" (even a blind hog'll find an acorn once in a while) results. Many don't even get that.
And as the article demonstrated, often these charlatans can do more damage to an investagation than good.
Any PD Chief who even lets one of these turkeys into his station, except as under arrest, is nuts, and perhaps his job qualifications should be examined.
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