I have been a lurker for the past few days on the Clarke/Straube forum. I started at page 1-80 then skipped to 260 and finally finished last night catching up, although, I'm sure I'm probably behind again. I am addicted to true crime. Lord forbid, if something should happen to one of my friends or family members, I would look awfully suspicious with all my true crime books, investigating magazines and my computer is loaded with tons of criminal cases, missing persons cases and forums. But I assure you, I am not a psyco or criminal...I'm pretty mild...until someone pisses me off. :-) With that said, I'm glad I made it here, look forward to "mocking" with you all.

welcome to Mock~~thankyou for joining~~

Thanks LadyCop for the welcome. Now how the heck do I change my avatar. It keeps saying its too large...I shrunk it the best I know how..still too large...

(02-20-2011, 10:00 PM)Watchful Eye Wrote: I have been a lurker for the past few days on the Clarke/Straube forum. I started at page 1-80 then skipped to 260 and finally finished last night catching up, although, I'm sure I'm probably behind again. I am addicted to true crime. Lord forbid, if something should happen to one of my friends or family members, I would look awfully suspicious with all my true crime books, investigating magazines and my computer is loaded with tons of criminal cases, missing persons cases and forums. But I assure you, I am not a psyco or criminal...I'm pretty mild...until someone pisses me off. :-) With that said, I'm glad I made it here, look forward to "mocking" with you all.

None of us would have known about any of this stuff if you hadn't told us.

Some shit is best kept to yourself, especially in here.

LC have we hit the forum quota on newbie idiots yet?

Can we just hit the newbies with the quota?

(02-20-2011, 10:46 PM)IMaDick Wrote:

(02-20-2011, 10:00 PM)Watchful Eye Wrote: I have been a lurker for the past few days on the Clarke/Straube forum. I started at page 1-80 then skipped to 260 and finally finished last night catching up, although, I'm sure I'm probably behind again. I am addicted to true crime. Lord forbid, if something should happen to one of my friends or family members, I would look awfully suspicious with all my true crime books, investigating magazines and my computer is loaded with tons of criminal cases, missing persons cases and forums. But I assure you, I am not a psyco or criminal...I'm pretty mild...until someone pisses me off. :-) With that said, I'm glad I made it here, look forward to "mocking" with you all.

None of us would have known about any of this stuff if you hadn't told us.

Thats why its an INTRODUCTION...thanks for the WELCOME IMaDick..by the way, great choice of user name.

(02-20-2011, 10:38 PM)Watchful Eye Wrote: Thanks LadyCop for the welcome. Now how the heck do I change my avatar. It keeps saying its too large...I shrunk it the best I know how..still too large...

you'll simply have to find something smaller, or use a program to shrink it, like tinypics.

http://mockforums.net/thread-4825.html

Thanks LC...but still having issues...

Because you are retarded.

Do we really have to presume innocence before guilt? Future serial murderer...j/s.

She won't fry. She's retarded.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...093256.htm:

Among the study's findings:

•The more frequently people watched non-fiction crime documentaries like "The First 48," the more fearful they were of becoming a crime victim. They also were less supportive of and less confident in the criminal justice system and said they believed the national crime rate was climbing.
•Frequent viewers of fictional crime dramas were not affected by the programming to believe they would become crime victims, and their support of and confidence in the criminal justice system also was unaffected by their viewing habits. Interestingly, though, the more frequently they watched crime dramas, the more certain they were in their support of the death penalty.
•The more often people watched crime coverage on the local news, the more they believed that the local crime rate was increasing.

ha..hell, I can go Avatarless..Retarded? I have been called worse. I ALWAYS presume guilt before innocence...does anyone ever do it any other way? When you are done with the name calling, initiation and mud throwing, can anyone suggest to this newbie the most interesting topics to cover? Been reading the Johnny and Lisa one but thats about it.

October 28, 2009

Researchers rest their case: TV consumption predicts opinions about criminal justice system

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - People who watch forensic and crime dramas on TV are more likely than non-viewers to have a distorted perception of America's criminal justice system, according to new research from Purdue University.

"Many people die as a result of being murdered in these types of shows, and we found the heavy TV-crime viewers estimated two and a half times more real-world deaths due to murder than non-viewers," Sarapin says. "People's perceptions also were distorted in regards to a number of other serious crimes. Heavy TV-crime viewers consistently overestimated the frequency of crime in the real world."

Viewers of crime shows also misjudged the number of law enforcement officers and attorneys in the total work force. Lawyers and police officers each make up less than 1 percent of the work force, but those surveyed estimated it at more than 16 percent and 18 percent, respectively, Sarapin says.

The viewing of crime drama also can shape opinions about the world in general, Sparks says.

"This kind of television viewing can lead to 'mean world syndrome,' where people start to think about the world as a scary place," Sparks says. "Some people develop a fear of victimization, and this belief can affect their feelings of comfort and security."

(02-21-2011, 01:23 AM)Watchful Eye Wrote: ha..hell, I can go Avatarless..Retarded? I have been called worse. I ALWAYS presume guilt before innocence...does anyone ever do it any other way? When you are done with the name calling, initiation and mud throwing, can anyone suggest to this newbie the most interesting topics to cover? Been reading the Johnny and Lisa one but thats about it.

I believe the thread titles are listed under the main forum headings.

I'm not a mother bird, so I won't regurgitate the information.

Are you are reporter? Is that what you mean by "cover?" Or did you just mean read?

(02-21-2011, 01:23 AM)Watchful Eye Wrote: ha..hell, I can go Avatarless..Retarded? I have been called worse. I ALWAYS presume guilt before innocence...does anyone ever do it any other way? When you are done with the name calling, initiation and mud throwing, can anyone suggest to this newbie the most interesting topics to cover? Been reading the Johnny and Lisa one but thats about it.

depends on your interests, just look at home page and pick a forum. look through the topics in each forum.

what exactly is 'issue' with avatar?

Thanks Cracker..and no, not a reporter.

(02-21-2011, 01:30 AM)Lady Cop Wrote:

(02-21-2011, 01:23 AM)Watchful Eye Wrote: ha..hell, I can go Avatarless..Retarded? I have been called worse. I ALWAYS presume guilt before innocence...does anyone ever do it any other way? When you are done with the name calling, initiation and mud throwing, can anyone suggest to this newbie the most interesting topics to cover? Been reading the Johnny and Lisa one but thats about it.

depends on your interests, just look at home page and pick a forum. look through the topics in each forum.

what exactly is 'issue' with avatar?

On the chance of sounding "retarded", I am not a computer whiz by no means. Still having issues with my avatar download being too big. I'll figure it out...eventually!

(02-21-2011, 01:32 AM)Watchful Eye Wrote: Thanks Cracker..and no, not a reporter.

Just giving the newb a lil' crap.

Welcome to Mock.

Anything LC posts is pretty good. I enjoyed the Haley Dunn thread, but am a little upset there is not closure. I had to let it go for now...

(02-21-2011, 01:36 AM)Watchful Eye Wrote: On the chance of sounding "retarded", I am not a computer whiz by no means. Still having issues with my avatar download being too big. I'll figure it out...eventually!

What kind of avatar do you want? We can help.











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