tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post5935824033052794977..comments2024-03-25T02:53:26.373-04:00Comments on Women in Crime Ink: C.S. … I Don’t Think So!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-47550600265283032512009-01-22T01:58:00.000-05:002009-01-22T01:58:00.000-05:00I agree Diane. CSI is one of the worst made fake s...I agree Diane. CSI is one of the worst made fake shows on television. From the writing to the acting, it sucks.<BR/>For a well done program watch A&E's The First 48. It's a documentary series that follows homicide detective in the first crucial 48 hours after a homicide. it's shown with respect of the homicide victim and the victims loved ones. It exposes the insanity of murder with no glory. The detectives quite often work with Crime Stoppers Tips. We need a Crime Stoppers in all communities and teach society that "snitch" and "Rat" are criminals words. If someone does commit a crime and you tell the truth about it, you're a hero!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-25563861343627711842009-01-11T12:16:00.000-05:002009-01-11T12:16:00.000-05:00Martina - May I ask which Crime Stoppers you are a...Martina - <BR/>May I ask which Crime Stoppers you are affiliated with? What state are we talking about here?<BR/>Because you are the ONLY one I've ever heard say they take names and id information. <BR/>As for the claim that Crime Stoppers has solved millions of crimes...Remember,the program started 32 years ago...Its now active in all 50 states and 23 countries. <BR/>If you doubt my figures, please, double check them at the Crime Stoppers main web sits and at the Chiefs of Police main site. I've never heard anyone before you suggest the numbers are cooked. ~DDDiane Dimondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141106400831458239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-31933979855356968892009-01-11T11:56:00.000-05:002009-01-11T11:56:00.000-05:00Actually, I work the Crimestoppers hotline at my l...Actually, I work the Crimestoppers hotline at my local police department and oftentimes we DO take names, addresses and phone numbers. It depends on what type of information they are providing. At least a third of the time the people that call into Crimestoppers testify at trial in this State. I can't speak for other states. <BR/><BR/>Also, more than half the calls that come into Crimestoppers are bogus calls. Crackpots abound. Especially if the case is very high profile. Everyone and their mother is calling in and pointing blame on any number of people; because they're slow, they're odd or because someone has an ax to grind against them.<BR/><BR/>While it is true that Crimestoppers has helped over the years it can also be a hinderance. And to claim that Crimestoppers has helped to solve millions of crimes is more than a bit of a stretch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-51983604832447560852009-01-10T11:48:00.000-05:002009-01-10T11:48:00.000-05:00Hey, fleastiff - One column cannot possibly take o...Hey, fleastiff - <BR/>One column cannot possibly take on all the ills found in our criminal justice system. Gimme a break! <BR/><BR/>I wrote about ONE episode of ONE of the many crime shows on the air today. It perpetuated the FALSE idea that if you phone in a tip to CRIME STOPPERS you will be outed as a tipster (notice I didn't say snitch, which to me is a pejorative term)<BR/><BR/>That would NEVER happen. Crime Stoppers takes no names, no phone numbers, no id - so there is no way a Crime Stoppers tipster could be outed. Taken in that context the rest of your questions are moot. <BR/><BR/>Are there some skells out there who try to live off reward money - yeah. I wasn't addressing THEM at all in my column. I was addressing the millions of good citizens who, over the 30 years of Crime Stoppers,have phoned in tips to help solve millions of crimes.Diane Dimondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141106400831458239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-73327607754191332242009-01-10T11:35:00.000-05:002009-01-10T11:35:00.000-05:00Why shouldn't we hold entertainment TV to high sta...Why shouldn't we hold entertainment TV to high standards? I don't see a need to "dumb" it down for the audience.<BR/><BR/>The TV industry needs to give the viewers some credit for intelligence. And provide quality programming. Just because the network execs are in a rut with what they "think" we want, doesn't mean they have to follow the usual formula. <BR/><BR/>TV viewing may be an escape from reality, but that doesn't mean it has to be an alternate universe.Jan Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709096924012665773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-736803601536095622009-01-10T04:49:00.000-05:002009-01-10T04:49:00.000-05:00"Look, I’m a writer. I value the First Amendment, ..."Look, I’m a writer. I value the First Amendment, character development and all that. What I don’t value is lazy writing that leaves the wrong impression when the real facts are so compelling."<BR/><BR/>Real facts?<BR/>Okay. What part of your blog entry addressed the issue of danger to a snitch when a snitch's identity gets learned by the police or defense lawyers? A Hollywood writer's unrealistic device of making it a crime-stopper's snitch is hardly relevant to the issue of danger to the snitch.<BR/>What part of your blog entry dealt with the available facts concerning those who snitch to crime stoppers are often friends, relatives and fellow criminals of the people they turn in for drinking and drug money?<BR/><BR/>Some darned TV show with a crime neatly solved between commercials is hardly going to be realistic. Would people watching TV for entertainment really want to see realism? Should a TV show be required to emphasize that a cold-case squad's actual purpose is to provide a soft gig for a detective to serve out his twenty amidst dusty archives rather than a more arduous gig? Should a TV show be required to reveal that those who loiter outside a bar and phone in license tags of drunk drivers for a small cash reward often spend that reward in a bar and then drive home drunk?FleaStiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837830811566745662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-22780277856367113392009-01-09T23:52:00.000-05:002009-01-09T23:52:00.000-05:00Atta' Girl! That's why I love this site...so many ...Atta' Girl! That's why I love this site...so many feisty readers! <BR/>Pass the address on, please. ~ DDDiane Dimondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141106400831458239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-32349501717869514742009-01-09T23:47:00.000-05:002009-01-09T23:47:00.000-05:00I guess as long as Horatio whips off his sunglasse...I guess as long as Horatio whips off his sunglasses before uttering a profound truth, then it's good TV. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for the address for Jerry B. I will send a note to remind him that with sky high TV ratings comes great responsibility.Jan Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709096924012665773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-40276536041296369262009-01-09T20:52:00.000-05:002009-01-09T20:52:00.000-05:00I ALWAYS say that to my husband when we watch, "He...I ALWAYS say that to my husband when we watch, "Hey...what's the lab guy doing out in the field questioning suspects?" <BR/>As a long time TV person I can see a LITTLE poetic license in a drama show...but not an out and out lie...Like, not painting CrimeStoppers to be a program where tipsters can get burned! ~ DDDiane Dimondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141106400831458239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-74598080820889169882009-01-09T19:40:00.000-05:002009-01-09T19:40:00.000-05:00I have been wanting to say this for years, and I w...I have been wanting to say this for years, and I will write to Mr. Jerry Bruckheimer. <BR/><BR/> I will tell him that CSI's don't interrogate suspects. Many CSI's don't even have college degrees. <BR/><BR/> His shows often make the "cops" look like idiots, and the "real" heroes are the CSIs.cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717256091553930518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-32166549750650007602009-01-09T11:38:00.000-05:002009-01-09T11:38:00.000-05:00You know, most of the time when I see these kind o...You know, most of the time when I see these kind of mistakes on these crime genre dramas I just snicker and let it go. But, Crime Stoppers is just too important a crime fighting tool to have let THAT episode go un-commented upon! <BR/><BR/>If you saw it and were upset you can write to Jerry Bruckheimer here: <BR/><BR/>Mr. Jerry Bruckheimer<BR/>Jerry Bruckheimer Films<BR/>1631 Tenth Street<BR/>Santa Monica, California 90404Diane Dimondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141106400831458239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-74332107519343701312009-01-09T07:38:00.000-05:002009-01-09T07:38:00.000-05:00Great post. --Anonymous--Sadly, a lot of people d...Great post. <BR/><BR/>--Anonymous--Sadly, a lot of people don't have enough "common sense" to realize this is for entertainment. You're excusing social responsibility and the fact that this could be used s a scare tactic to further deepen the mistrust for the legal system in communities of color.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-23236567976226445722009-01-09T01:14:00.000-05:002009-01-09T01:14:00.000-05:00Agree... I don't watch any of the CSI shows. I'd l...Agree... I don't watch any of the CSI shows. I'd like to think most people have common sense to realize these shows are for entertainment purposes only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-64238647038882912752009-01-09T00:57:00.000-05:002009-01-09T00:57:00.000-05:00Bravo!Bravo!Stacy Dittrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167535980120085251noreply@blogger.com