Mediums,clairvoyants and the like, should they be illegal.

tempura

If a con man is caught, its a offence, he is charged accordingly, as its illegal.
The above is also a con, there is no proof that there is any truth in any of the garbble that these charlatans come up with.

Why are they getting away with it ?

The can practice wherever they like, be on TV, this is all perceived as above board. They are just fooling innocent people and preying on peoples bereavement.

Lock the ****ers up I say.

crockholm

As I gaze into my crystal ball,I see an elderly gentleman in black robes and a powdered wig saying "NO"

JonSnuuu

How is it any different to a priest telling them their dead loved ones are having a great time up in heaven, when in reality they're just worm food?

AlfaZen

It isn't much different from religion really is it?
Unfortunately some people would believe anything.

I don't see how it could be criminalized though.
Mores the pity.

Duckworth_Luas

The problem is that they will know when the police are on the way to arrest them. They're always one step ahead!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

tempura wrote: »

If a con man is caught, its a offence, he is charged accordingly, as its illegal.
The above is also a con, there is no proof that there is any truth in any of the garbble that these charlatans come up with.

Why are they getting away with it ?

The can practice wherever they like, be on TV, this is all perceived as above board. They are just fooling innocent people and preying on peoples bereavement.

Lock the ****ers up I say.

Nohting to stop you reporting them to your local gardai. Findiing evience could be trick though.

IN fairness, though, there's very few of them about.

The Backwards Man

Make people that are silly enough to believe them illegal.

Frank Black

They should be subject to the same standards as anyone else advertising a service. I'd like to see some of them prosecuted for false advertising.
Having said that, the kind of people who spend money on this kind of ****e would only find something else to throw away their cash on - homeopathy probably.

tempura

JonSnuuu wrote: »

How is it any different to a priest telling them their dead loved ones are having a great time up in heaven, when in reality they're just worm food?

Absolutely , that ****e should be illegal too. ****in fairytales !

michael999999

I can't see this thread ending well!

See what I did there?

Lando Griffin

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Nohting to stop you reporting them to your local gardai. Findiing evience could be trick though.

IN fairness, though, there's very few of them about.

Theres loads of them in The Sun on the page after the phone sex chat line pages.

galwayrush

There's no law against stupidity.

tempura

Frank Black wrote: »

They should be subject to the same standards as anyone else advertising a service. I'd like to see some of them prosecuted for false advertising.
Having said that, the kind of people who spend money on this kind of ****e would only find something else to throw away their cash on - homeopathy probably.

A regulator of sorts ? don't know how you could regulate that though !

Frank Black

JonSnuuu wrote: »

How is it any different to a priest telling them their dead loved ones are having a great time up in heaven, when in reality they're just worm food?

Priests don't ask for payment, not directly anyway.

Frank Black

tempura wrote: »

A regulator of sorts ? don't know how you could regulate that though !

There's already a regulation body - The advertising standards authority.

tempura

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Nohting to stop you reporting them to your local gardai. Findiing evience could be trick though.

IN fairness, though, there's very few of them about.

Not aware of any myself, did however see one on TV in the small hours this week convincing a woman and her daughters of the granmothers wishes now that she had crossed over, they were lapping it up, audience full on women too ! Unreal.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Lando Griffin wrote: »

Theres loads of them in The Sun on the page after the phone sex chat line pages.

.... that would be why I don't see many of them....

Vincent Vega

No.

People take comfort and put their faith into whatever method makes them feel better able to understand, or at least be at ease with the 'unknown' of this whole existence thing.
Be it some dogmatic belief system,astrology,philosophy or even spending ****loads of money on some mystic phoneline.
It's all just personal preference.

So long as those beliefs don't directly impose on the lives of others I think we shouldn't deny them that.

I think it's up to the individual to personally consider/question why they see it necessary to pay for such reassurances though.
People being convinced into believing x or y, and being asked for something in return is hardly anything new.

DonkeyStyle \o/

tempura wrote: »

Why are they getting away with it ?

Four magic words - "For entertainment purposes only".

Frank Black

Vincent Vega wrote: »

No.

People take comfort and put their faith into whatever method makes them feel better able to understand, or at least be at ease with the 'unknown' of this whole existence thing.
Be it some dogmatic belief system,astrology,philosophy or even spending ****loads of money on some mystic phoneline.
It's all just personal preference.

So long as those beliefs don't directly impose on the lives of others I think we shouldn't deny them that.

I think it's up to the individual to personally consider/question why they see it necessary to pay for such reassurances though.
People being convinced into believing x or y, and being asked for something in return is hardly anything new.

I'd actually agree with everything you said.
But, there's also a feeling that your watching shysters con money out of the gullible. It doesn't seem right.

Cookie_Monster

DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote: »

Four magic words - "For entertainment purposes only".

If only we could make the Church have to say that after every sermon. :pac:

Jester252

Can you prove its a con op?

Vincent Vega

Frank Black wrote: »

I'd actually agree with everything you said.
But, there's also a feeling that your watching shysters con money out of the gullible. It doesn't seem right.

Definitely.
I don't think there is much behind it myself either.
I'd try to advise someone I cared about that I saw buying into it, but it's a bit like telling a mate you think he has a drink problem. Unless they can see it nothing will change. We can't go blaming Diageo.

Sleepy

I'd be happy if we could just stop the morons that keep these shysters in business from voting...