tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post8100506602731816770..comments2024-01-04T03:21:53.195-05:00Comments on Fear in Writing: The CSI EffectJournoMichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-89071844978568245822010-03-06T00:23:27.315-05:002010-03-06T00:23:27.315-05:00As a scientist, I've always been bugged by CSI...As a scientist, I've always been bugged by CSI's amazing lab budget and the way the technicians instead of the *detectives* do all the crime solving. The Hum Vees really get me. Of course, I have a friend who does forensics and she says she does get to drive a great car.<br /><br />BTW, my husband really wanted jury duty, but they wouldn't take him because of his dyslexia. So unfair!Lorel Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749366331989131894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-915287498349824042010-03-05T16:48:00.121-05:002010-03-05T16:48:00.121-05:00PS, Chels, I've squeezed in your banner in my ...PS, Chels, I've squeezed in your banner in my sidebar :)DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-2454807832349802042010-03-05T16:41:45.642-05:002010-03-05T16:41:45.642-05:00I must admit I've never understood the America...I must admit I've never understood the American obsession with all those CSI and law shows. Those shows are even broadcast on the national television in my country, but it was never my cup of tea. <br />It seems that people like to watch blood, killings, murders, crime ... there's something very disturbing in such taste of the audience.DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-55621047172930893212010-03-05T16:04:45.833-05:002010-03-05T16:04:45.833-05:00So, I don't have much personal knowledge as I&...So, I don't have much personal knowledge as I'm still sort of young but I do have to say that according to both my forensic anthropology professor and my sister (who is a evidence tech) no crime scene tech every busts down doors like they do in CSI, at least in their experience. <br />I've actually been thinking a lot about this CSI effect because for my forensics class, we have to watch Bones or CSI and evaluate a single episode. I think in a way shows like CSI have made people think that all sorts of tests are possible and all of those are run with every case, when that probably isn’t the case. The cost of alone of running some of the tests seen on TV probably makes them a rarity. I don’t know much about this topic yet but everyone’s responses have been interesting. (I'm in no way dissing CSI or Bones - CSI was one of the very few shows I watched before I stopped watching TV all together).WonderBunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402631427338318319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-3228861452513213492010-03-05T15:47:33.820-05:002010-03-05T15:47:33.820-05:00That aspect never turns up in my books, but I did ...That aspect never turns up in my books, but I did a lot of research for other aspects, such as college basketball and Olympic swimming.<br /><br />And they can dis CSI all they want - I still love the show!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-47652598163638009342010-03-05T12:03:43.406-05:002010-03-05T12:03:43.406-05:00Ha! I'd say yes to get out of it!
That's ...Ha! I'd say yes to get out of it!<br /><br />That's so funny!Kristen Torres-Torohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903038121623389560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-9218346411176058002010-03-05T11:02:18.545-05:002010-03-05T11:02:18.545-05:00ps And the wording also assumes that most people a...ps And the wording also assumes that most people are reasonable... I could name a few who aren't!Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-67363598301239732162010-03-05T11:01:13.681-05:002010-03-05T11:01:13.681-05:00If I'm called for jury duty, I'll try that...If I'm called for jury duty, I'll try that, as an author of crime fiction. On the other hand, if I serve, I might pick up a few useful ideas... <br />I found you from your comment on the Curzon blog where I post regularly <i>(ahem)</i> fairly regularly... I'll definitely be visiting your blog again. It's so interesting, I'm not sure why I haven't discovered you before now. <br />As for the serious issue of 'beyond reasonable doubt' - the word 'reasonable' is used in this way in so many contexts and seems to mean nothing more than 'we leave this to you to decide/interpret/make up your own mind'. It's not ideal, but I suppose no one has come up with a better idea yet. It's certainly a tough issue.Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-49041791222780323242010-03-05T08:25:48.320-05:002010-03-05T08:25:48.320-05:00Ooh, cool, Alex! If you ever need more info on th...Ooh, cool, Alex! If you ever need more info on that, my husband was an Air Force Captain and is a private pilot/flight instructor. Not that you need the help now!<br /><br />Elizabeth- I told my husband to tell them his wife was a journalist. That usually does it! I can only imagine what they thought of your creative impulses and how you would "sway" the jury. :)JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-31386442313644231932010-03-05T08:10:23.239-05:002010-03-05T08:10:23.239-05:00I think that it's a little dangerous when juri...I think that it's a little dangerous when jurists think they can interpret forensic data in a courtroom! <br /><br />I was called for jury duty last year. The defense attorney wanted nothing to do with a mystery writer on his jury, so I was dismissed. :)<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-60336485571420119802010-03-05T07:34:33.832-05:002010-03-05T07:34:33.832-05:00Fortunately no law or forensics in my book. But I ...Fortunately no law or forensics in my book. But I did have a source for fighter jet realism.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com