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BlackPhx -> RE: Law & Order CI (5/28/2008 12:06:41 PM)
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In that one unlike real life they were willing to entertain the possibility that it was not the lover or husband etc. Statistics point to the fact that you are more likely to die at the hand of someone you know than a stranger.
Now here's the kicker. Shows like CSI have done a lot to get juries to expect DNA evidence, forensics etc. that most counties don't have the funds for, cannot get done in the amount of time displayed and are not equipted to do thyemselves. They also condition people to think that the CSI people are the ones investigating and solving the crimes instead of just collecting the evidence and processing it. Ever notice how little the Detectives are involved in solving the cases? Same goes for the shows like Shark..where are the Cops? At least Law and Order gives you a little of both, but if you are every arrested don't expect to go to trial in a couple of weeks. By the time your lawyer and the prosecutor have done depositions, discovery, filed and exhausted motions and delays, you will have already spent at least 1 year if not more waiting to come to trial in lockup if you can't post or no bail is given. You can demand a speedy trial, but even that depends on the court calendar having an opening and few but the most complicated high profile cases take more than a day or two to resolve once it is in court.
Sit in on a murder trial and you will soon figure out why things are so dramatic on TV..the reality is often very cut and dried and boring, even for the jury. Perry Mason or Law and Order it aint'
poenkitten
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