The_Animus
26th October 2007, 01:06 AM
As many of you know, on April 1st it was announced that the JREF was going to be taking a more aggressive stance. As we've seen, it seems there has been difficulties.
I thought that for an aggressive stance the JREF should hire lawyers to sue various psychics, homeopathy sellers, etc. Whether it's Sylvia Browne's charms, or her giving medical advice, she should be sued for being a fraud. The same goes for the homeopathy sellers. However, Jeff Wage made a comment in this thread...
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?p=3092429#post3092429
The JREF has considered legal measures of this sort, but we are simply not funded well enough to mount a serious legal campaign. It's not a matter of guts, it's a matter of having enough money to navigate the legal system.So I thought it would be interesting to see how many people would be willing to donate to a fund set up for this purpose through the JREF.
I know you can already donate specifically to the JREF, but this would be for people who want the donation to go specifically towards taking legal action against these leeches.
So without further delay, vote and comment.
If you believe you'd donate, you can also feel free to state how much you think you'd be willing to donate.
I would probably donate as much as $100, which for me is a decent amount.
I thought that for an aggressive stance the JREF should hire lawyers to sue various psychics, homeopathy sellers, etc. Whether it's Sylvia Browne's charms, or her giving medical advice, she should be sued for being a fraud. The same goes for the homeopathy sellers. However, Jeff Wage made a comment in this thread...
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?p=3092429#post3092429
The JREF has considered legal measures of this sort, but we are simply not funded well enough to mount a serious legal campaign. It's not a matter of guts, it's a matter of having enough money to navigate the legal system.So I thought it would be interesting to see how many people would be willing to donate to a fund set up for this purpose through the JREF.
I know you can already donate specifically to the JREF, but this would be for people who want the donation to go specifically towards taking legal action against these leeches.
So without further delay, vote and comment.
If you believe you'd donate, you can also feel free to state how much you think you'd be willing to donate.
I would probably donate as much as $100, which for me is a decent amount.