Look, my opponent doesn't need to prove the tape exists--Randi admits it does, and it would be disingenuous of me to demand my opponent prove what I am already fairly sure is true.
Can you provide a link to the alleged admission? It is not ingenuous to ask for proof of claim -- it is stupid
not to.
What I need is proof that the tape was made for the Rumson PD.
What you need first if proof of the tape itself. Subpoena the Rumson PD for the alleged artifact.
I know it wasn't illegal--my opponent has already played the fact that it wasn't at the time for all the sleaze he can conjure up--and I know it has no bearing on anybody's rightness or wrongness.
So what's the point? If nothing's wrong, then why try to "fix" it?
Right now, I'm doing this for me, because I respect and idolize James Randi and I want to prove to myself beyond the slightest shadow of a doubt that the man I seek to emulate in all things was not soliciting teenage boys for sex.
First, you can not prove that something did not happen. May as well try to prove that G-d does not exist.
Second, the burden of proof is on the person making the positive claim. That person is your alleged opponent.
Third, if your alleged opponent was merely trying to make you doubt Mr. Randi, then he has already won the conflict.
Fourth, you are asking a bunch of website members to provide evidence that something did not happen -- why not contact Mr. Randi instead? I'm sure that his lawyers would especially love to hear from you regarding any attempt to defame Mr. Randi.
I mean, there has to be documentation, case files, court records of the tape being used to convict somebody, anything--right?[
Subpoena the Rumson police for the evidence. Of course, you'll first have to convince a judge that you have the need-to-know, and that might take some doing. For that you will need a good lawyer, rather than a bunch of website forum members, to do your dirty work for you.
Please, I'm not one of those just-looking-for-the-truth trolls, I genuinely am just looking for the truth, for the sake of my own peace of mind.
Evidence, please? Your story seems improbable, and full of holes.
I've been approached a few times by investigative reporters who claimed that they only wanted to "uncover the truth" about my company's operations in order to "defend" us against some nasty rumors that we had not heard of before. Previous to that, there was always someone who would want to do the same regarding operations inside whichever military base or on board whichever naval ship I happened to be assigned to at the time -- always claiming to be supportive in trying to suppress one or more previously unknown, yet nasty rumors form an anonymous source.
It turns out, without exception, that these people were fakes. They were looking for confirmation of something --
anything -- that they could report in a negative way reminiscent of the sleaziest kinds of tabloid journalism.
I strongly suggest that this smear campaign be brought fully to light. I further suggest that protecting the source of these rumors regarding an alleged sex-tape amounts to condoning their actions in smearing Mr. Randi's good name.
... something that I'm sure any professional "psychic" might do to divert attention away from his or her own scandalous behavior ... n'est-ce pas?
