Are these elements of CSI completely inaccurate?

[Mo0o]

-Forensics scientists carrying guns
-Them interrogating suspects
-Them doing the follow up investigations

 

[brigden]

Yes.

Also, why hasn't anyone on the TV show "Lost" grown a beard or lost weight?

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: brigden
Yes.

Also, why hasn't anyone on the TV show "Lost" grown a beard or lost weight?

The Iraqi guy has a pretty gnarly beard.

 

[mdchesne]

it's TV, if they actually showed what forensics do, the viewers would be asleep

 

[Train]

They might carry guns in some depts, just for safety's sake, but they never interogate suspects. Thats the detectives job. They simply gather evidence.

 

[gnumantsc]

That's not true about Lost though. Hurley gained weight, it must be from not eating 😉

 

[MX2]

I am more sick of CSI than I am of Paris Hilton and Ashley Simpson....believe or not

 

Originally posted by: Mo0o
-Forensics scientists carrying guns

Generally not. Most states have a forensic lab run by the state police that handles most, if not all chemical/biological specimens. Thus, the patrol officers and investigators process the crime scenes and the police lab scientists perform the testing in the labs.

Originally posted by: Mo0o
-Them interrogating suspects

Again, see above. The interrogations are done by the investigators who generally don't handle evidence except to transport it to the forensic labs.

Originally posted by: Mo0o
-Them doing the follow up investigations

Same as above. This is usually handled by investigators and patrol officers.

 

[sjetexas]

Beard thing hasn't bothered me....not hard to imagine someone got ahold of some razors in luggage. Those can last a long time before being completely worthless (still been less than 2 months). I question Jack's short haircut staying so consistant more than anything.

 

[sharkeeper]

Quincy > CSI.

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Quincy > CSI.

:thumbsup:

You must be old. Like me 😛

My pet peeve is when blurry security video footage is enhanced to yield a crystal clear image.

 

[TallBill]

I wouldn't see why they wouldn't carry a gun. Heck, our RTO (radiotelephone operator) carries.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman

Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Quincy > CSI.

:thumbsup:

You must be old. Like me 😛

My pet peeve is when blurry security video footage is enhanced to yield a crystal clear image.

Or rotated through 90 degrees and titled upwards to give a full-face picture. :roll:

 

[austin316]

How come Jack Bauer never uses the bathroom in 24?

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: austin316
How come Jack Bauer never uses the bathroom in 24?

WINNER

 

[Atomicus]

Originally posted by: gnumantsc
That's not true about Lost though. Hurley gained weight, it must be from not eating 😉

sorta like a dead cow with methane buildup

 

[Pliablemoose]

LOL, the real forensic folks are lab geeks that never leave their lab, and the tests that they do can take months, but on CSI, they get results in hours...

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: sjetexas
Beard thing hasn't bothered me....not hard to imagine someone got ahold of some razors in luggage. Those can last a long time before being completely worthless (still been less than 2 months). I question Jack's short haircut staying so consistant more than anything.

they have shown episodes where there were haircuts being given and people shaving. most of the guys do have a beard, which could be trimmed with a scissor. if they kept showing the characters shaving and cutting their hair and figuring out how to wipe their butts, the show would be sorta lame, no?

 

[0roo0roo]

well much of the characters have expertise/do tests that probably are done by individual specialists. plus they take weeks.. and are sent off to the fbi or whatever. but that would seriously slow down the show😉 and plus they don't have jerry bruckheimer budgets. he bought real equipment as props lol🙂 real csi's probably are pretty bitter.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Mermaidman

Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Quincy > CSI.

:thumbsup:

You must be old. Like me 😛

My pet peeve is when blurry security video footage is enhanced to yield a crystal clear image.

Or rotated through 90 degrees and titled upwards to give a full-face picture. :roll:

Rising Sun.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
-Forensics scientists carrying guns
-Them interrogating suspects
-Them doing the follow up investigations

Quincy FTW!!!!

 

[Babbles]

I used to work in a private forensic laboratory, and needless to say anything I encountered in the real world was nothing at all in any sort of fashion close to CSI. I knew some people who worked for a city forensic laboratory, and none of them were sworn officers and therefore did not have a badge or a gun. However some sworn officers were involved with that police division, but they were not scientists.

I have watched maybe a total of 45 minutes of CSI over the past many years because it is so ridiculous. I watched a few minutes just recently, and had to roll my eyes and change the channel.