Follow up

[patgund]

Did some tracking on the LA Times article I posted last night.

Turns out they misquoted the part about "Trekkies", but not by much.

http://www.corante.com/importance/archives/2005/04/28/la_times_claim_about_pedophiles_wrong.php

"He claims they were misquoted, or if that figure was given it was done so jokingly. Of course, even if the figure was given jokingly, shouldn't the Times' reporter have clarified something that seems rather odd? Shouldn't her editors have questioned her sources?

Nevertheless, Detective Lamond does claim that a majority of those arrested show "at least a passing interest in Star Trek, if not a strong interest."

They've arrested well over one hundred people over the past four years and Det. Lamond claims they can gauge this interest in Star Trek by the arrestees' "paraphenalia, books, videotapes and DVDs." I asked if this wasn't simply a general interest in science fiction and fantasy, such as Star Wars or Harry Potter or similar. Paraphrasing his answer, he said, while there was sometimes other science fiction and fantasy paraphenalia, Star Trek was the most consistent and when he referred to a majority of the arrestees being Star Trek fans, it was Star Trek specific."

So, while the part about "all but one in the last four years was wrong", the people investigating still seem to see a link here. Which makes me both sad and disgusted.

Comments

[cahwyguy.livejournal.com]

I picked up a copy of the Times recently. They had a full page of corrections to stories. They have really gone down in the accuracy department.

[tepintzin.livejournal.com]

Who *doesn't* have a passing interest in Star Trek?

[digital-panther.livejournal.com]

Unfuckenbelivable.

Star Trek..the new cause for the ills of the world...pardon me while I go look for my digital thumb to get off of this chickenshit planet.

Preferably before the sci fi witch hunts start.

Till Anon,
Kuro...the annoyed.