I don't understand why the psychic business is legal... it's a major scam...

[Arcadio]

I've seen dozens of psychic businesses all over the city, and they all offer fortune-telling, palm reading, tarot card reading, etc... and people pay for that...

Is that even legal? If it is, why are they allowed? What's stopping anyone from opening a psychic business just to take advantage of gullible people?

 

[nace186]

it's call entertainment.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

because they have a disclaimer.

 

[tk149]

Originally posted by: Arcadio
I've seen dozens of psychic businesses all over the city, and they all offer fortune-telling, palm reading, tarot card reading, etc... and people pay for that...

Is that even legal? If it is, why are they allowed? What's stopping anyone from opening a psychic business just to take advantage of gullible people?

The TV ads usually say in small print "for entertainment purposes only."

Why shouldn't they be allowed? They provide a service, customers pay for it. Even if it's a crappy service, it's still a service (entertainment).

 

[waggy]

yeap they tell you its intertainment. not there fault idiots think its real

 

[feralkid]

Bush era C.I.A hired psychics to locate Osama Bin Ladin. How dare you call it a major scam.

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: Arcadio
Is that even legal? Yes. If it is, why are they allowed? Because it's entertainment. What's stopping anyone from opening a psychic business just to take advantage of gullible people? Nothing.

See bolded.

 

[Jeeebus]

Originally posted by: Arcadio
I've seen dozens of psychic businesses all over the city, and they all offer fortune-telling, palm reading, tarot card reading, etc... and people pay for that...

Is that even legal? If it is, why are they allowed? What's stopping anyone from opening a psychic business just to take advantage of gullible people?

I see... annoyingly obscure posts in your future.

 

[nakedfrog]

Televangelism is legal. No reason dial-a-psychic shouldn't be.

 

[DAGTA]

People have a choice on how they spend their money. I find it a waste of money to spend $300 on a close seat a sports game but some people consider that entertainment.

 

[nickbits]

i used to run a psychic web site. i sold readings on ebay and had "great feedback". WIN

 

[AreaCode707]

Because it's not the government's job to force idiots to save their money.

(Obligatory non-funny "that's why they allow religion" comment before anyone else says it.)

 

[Modelworks]

If I offer you something for money and you agree to pay for it, it is not a scam. It is legal because you can't prove the psychic is wrong or right.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Arcadio
I've seen dozens of psychic businesses all over the city, and they all offer fortune-telling, palm reading, tarot card reading, etc... and people pay for that...

Is that even legal? If it is, why are they allowed? What's stopping anyone from opening a psychic business just to take advantage of gullible people?

No one's won a lawsuit to stop them, it's been attempted. They have a pretty good lobby of their own.

 

[Barfo]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: Arcadio
I've seen dozens of psychic businesses all over the city, and they all offer fortune-telling, palm reading, tarot card reading, etc... and people pay for that...

Is that even legal? If it is, why are they allowed? What's stopping anyone from opening a psychic business just to take advantage of gullible people?

No one's won a lawsuit to stop them, it's been attempted. They have a pretty good lobby of their own.

Besides, they see the lawsuits in advance and have years to prepare for them.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Televangelism is legal. No reason dial-a-psychic shouldn't be.

BAM! :shocked:

 

[MrWizzard]

Originally posted by: feralkid
Bush era C.I.A hired psychics to locate Osama Bin Ladin. How dare you call it a major scam.

..........

 

[nanette1985]

Originally posted by: nickbits
i used to run a psychic web site. i sold readings on ebay and had "great feedback". WIN

Why did you stop?

 

[OCGuy]

I knew you were going to say that, Harcadio.

 

[krunchykrome]

if people are stupid enough to give them their money, let the psychics take it

 

[HardcoreRobot]

you dont understand why a person should be able to spend/invest/donate/burn/gamble their hard earned money however they see fit?

 

[gar3555]

Originally posted by: feralkid
Bush era C.I.A hired psychics to locate Osama Bin Ladin. How dare you call it a major scam.

alright...who left the gate open to P&N?

 

[actuarial]

Originally posted by: AreaCode707
(Obligatory non-funny "that's why they allow religion" comment before anyone else says it.)

I don't think it's ever meant to be funny!

Seriously though, religions and psychics should not be compared. While they both give predictions as to the future, only one demands you live in a certain way, and psychics don't charge nearly as much as religions do, and are at least up front about the entertainment factor.

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: gar3555

Originally posted by: feralkid
Bush era C.I.A hired psychics to locate Osama Bin Ladin. How dare you call it a major scam.

alright...who left the gate open to P&N?

Oops, sorry.

During the term of a certain elected official, a certain government agency hired psychics to locate a certain person of interest. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: Arcadio
I've seen dozens of psychic businesses all over the city, and they all offer fortune-telling, palm reading, tarot card reading, etc... and people pay for that...

Is that even legal? If it is, why are they allowed? What's stopping anyone from opening a psychic business just to take advantage of gullible people?

No one's won a lawsuit to stop them, it's been attempted. They have a pretty good lobby of their own.

didnt mrs cleo get sued really bad... and i think there was another of the big ones that got sued.