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Current Talk '03 II / Re:Why Does The End of 1840 Make Me Feel That The Cast/Writers Stopped Caring??
« on: November 24, 2003, 03:19:12 AM »I think a simple google search on "self-incrimination" would provide you with evidence to the contrary.
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Realism and accuracy went out the window when this became a witchcraft trial.
Sadly, we learned during Leviathans with Philip that the DS writers apparently couldn't have cared less when it came to dealing with the realities of the law. Dramatic license (i.e. a witchcraft trial in the 19th century) is one thing when it's used to make the circumstances surrounding a case more exciting for the audience. And the dramatic effects of any fictional court case are bound to be heightened. (Although, I found it interesting that Amy Brennerman remarked on Regis and Kelly last week that on Judging Amy they try to stay away from her character constantly pounding her gavel because real judges rarely seem to do that (Brennerman's mom is the judge the series is loosely based on), while fictitious judges seem to use their gavels at every conceivably opportune moment - particularly on the soaps - as Kelly Ripa was only too happy to point out from her days on All My Children.) But I totally agree that completely throwing the reality of the law out the window along with the way law enforcement really operates is quite another thing.