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Joe Power, criminal intent?

In my previous post Mediums – true, deluded or criminal? at http://www.metalvortex.com/blog/2010/06/20/409.html I asked if those people who claim to be mediums and the like should be prosecuted for making claims that they cannot prove and for deliberately misleading and lying to people. So, thanks to a pointer from Michael Marshall versus ‘psychic’ Joe Power, [...]

Mediums – true, deluded or criminal?

skepticblog summarise the story at http://skepticblog.org/2010/06/19/one-down-thousands-to-go/ of Ramon Volz and his approach to ABC with regard to “medium” Kelli Faulkner. Great stuff. But it got me thinking about the role of “mediums”. Do mediums really believe in the stuff they peddle or are they deliberately lying to gain benefit for themselves? Regardless, whatever they sell [...]

The police fight against cameras

Gizmodo article Are Cameras the New Guns? at http://gizmodo.com/5553765/are-cameras-the-new-guns reports that, in certain parts of the USA, the police are beginning to persecute and prosecute those persons who photograph or record the police. One of the great benefits of the increasingly ubiquitous nature of cameras is that cameras act as a control against police abuse; [...]

The deceptions of Dr Andrew Wakefield

The deceptions, immorality and, I would add, criminal acts of discredited doctor Andrew Wakefield laid bare at http://tallguywrites.livejournal.com/148012.html “The Facts In The Case Of Dr. Andrew Wakefield”.The media doesn’t come out looking good either. Neither does Jim Carrey. Or Jenny McCarthy. Remember, there are a lot of misguided, ignorant and evil people around. A lot [...]