Need help with homicide (this is worth reading besides)

[Brian-M]

One documented instance of where she was right. Just one. That's all we ask. We're still waiting.

With all the predictions she makes, she has to be right some of the time, if only by chance. After all, a even broken clock tells the right time twice a day.

Maybe her failure to give accurate predictions could count as a psychic talent.

 

[ExMinister]

Sylvia Browne is a heroic and noble person sacrificing herself in the service of others. If only we had more Sylvia Brownes. You people should be ashamed of yourselves. Sylvia Browne is a saint and God himself has granted her this great gift so that she may unselfishly give of herself to others and make the world a brighter place for us all. Additionally, she is a stunningly beautiful woman with a grace and elegance barely matched in nature. Every bit as lovely on the inside as she is on the outside. That in this universe such a creature should live and breath.

I'll go along with the part in bold.

 

[desertgal]

Sylvia Browne is a heroic and noble person sacrificing herself in the service of others. If only we had more Sylvia Brownes. You people should be ashamed of yourselves. Sylvia Browne is a saint and God himself has granted her this great gift so that she may unselfishly give of herself to others and make the world a brighter place for us all. Additionally, she is a stunningly beautiful woman with a grace and elegance barely matched in nature. Every bit as lovely on the inside as she is on the outside. That in this universe such a creature should live and breath.

Oh, come ON. Look, if you want to believe in her 'abilities', that is your choice. But, jeez, give the "angel on earth" shtick a rest. She isn't a saint, she doesn't unselfishly give of herself, she's hardly stunningly beautiful, and she's a human being, not the reincarnation of Mary Magdalene.

Her lack of authenticity has been exhaustively documented, unlike her self proclaimed, much touted proof of authenticity.

 

[desertgal]

Hispanic isn't a racial definition, but a social one. It refers to anyone who comes from a Spanish-speaking country. Therefore, you could easily have a blond/blue-eyed Hispanic person.

I agree, but I have to question whether SB looks at it that way. One has to wonder if she actually meant a blue eyed, blonde Hispanic, or, if she views Hispanics as a racial definition, if she actually did make a blunder.

 

[billydkid]

Oh, come ON. Look, if you want to believe in her 'abilities', that is your choice. But, jeez, give the "angel on earth" shtick a rest. She isn't a saint, she doesn't unselfishly give of herself, she's hardly stunningly beautiful, and she's a human being, not the reincarnation of Mary Magdalene.

Her lack of authenticity has been exhaustively documented, unlike her self proclaimed, much touted proof of authenticity.

I guess I should have included a smiley. I was being sarcastic. I take forgranted that most people in here know me.

 

[desertgal]

I guess I should have included a smiley. I was being sarcastic. I take forgranted that most people in here know me.

Sarcasm noted and appreciated.

 

[billydkid]

I'll go along with the part in bold.

That is the joke, thank you very much. The woman is a hideous troll and yes she is as lovely inside as she is out.

 

[ExMinister]

That is the joke, thank you very much. The woman is a hideous troll and yes she is as lovely inside as she is out.

Yeah, I know, I was being snarky too.

 

[Eliz Bathory]

This guy is in the news again.
www [dot] nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/news.apx.-content-articles-CMH-2008-12-02-0018.html
Sorry, can't post proper links yet.

From the story: "Police arrested a Henrico County man early Monday and charged him with felony child neglect and driving under the influence after he was seen at a bar with his 9-year-old son."

Unlike Sylvia, if I was the mother I would not approve of this way to raise my child.

 

[sthomson]

WILLIAMS: Back to you over this way. Yes, ma'am? She'll hold it. Yes, ma'am?
Unidentified Woman #8: Hi, Sylvia. I just wanted to know, where do you see my career going? I'm going to school right now to get my master's. Where do you see me?
Ms. BROWNE: In therapy.
Woman #8: Do you see me...
WILLIAMS: Do you see her in therapy, or as a therapist?
Ms. BROWNE: No. Getting into therapy work. Helping people, working with people.
Woman #8: Do you see me teaching?
Ms. BROWNE: I see you doing therapy.
WILLIAMS: That's what she sees.
Ms. BROWNE: Doing therapy, not in therapy.
Woman #8: OK. But you--because I'm going to school right now for teaching.
Ms. BROWNE: I don't give a rat's whatever. What I'm trying to tell you is you get into therapy.
WILLIAMS: And on that note, please welcome Tom. Where's Tom? See, wait. I got to say it. It's so funny. Now, before--before every show that we do here, I'm sorry, but I'll let the audience at home in on this, I go through a whole list of rules, OK? One of those things I say is that you came a long way to ask Sylvia questions. If you came this far away, don't come here to have her validate what you say. Listen to what she says.
Ms. BROWNE: That's what I always say to them on the phone if they argue with me, `Why did you spend your money to call me?'
WILLIAMS: Don't bother calling!
Ms. BROWNE: If you know the future, why do you call me?
WILLIAMS: And you know, speaking of that, this person doesn't know the future, and didn't know the--

I know this is off topic, but I just have to say -- what a piece of work these two are, Browne and Williams I mean. Not only is Browne a cold reader, she's a TERRIBLE cold reader.

 

[kittynh]

oh my ED!

Great job there. I mean he's a drug dealer... how did he even get custody of the kid?

 

[EeneyMinnieMoe]

Here's a link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28017060/

Ah, I see our boy Thomas has been very busy finding the real killers of his girlfriend!

What in the world is wrong with this man?

Granted, there are many places in the world where it's perfectly acceptable to take a child to be a tavern (although it depends on what kind of place it is). My own parents and other extended family members did take me and my sister with them once in a while when they grabbed a drink.

Still, if quite probably murdering his girlfriend and dealing drugs wasn't enough to make him lose custody of his son, this should be it.

Edit: Was anyone else offended by Sylvia's "I don't give a rat's whatever" comment? Way to handle someone when they tell you that your prediction is wrong.

 

[Seanette]

I guess I should have included a smiley. I was being sarcastic. I take forgranted that most people in here know me.

On behalf of any other newer posters who don't yet have everyone in here figured out, thanks for clarifying.

 

[Lonewulf]

So... a guy comes up saying that the police "don't have anything on me"... and Sylvia immediately spins a story of some Hispanic gangsters that are REALLY to blame.

I have a question: Doesn't Sylvia Browne's organization claim that she doesn't always get her predictions right? That there's room for failure? I know that this is a "get out of jail free" excuse, to excuse the "few times" (hah!) she gets things wrong, but...

Even assuming Sylvia were telling the truth (Yes, yes, I know, might as well accept that the moon is made of gray swiss cheese...), wouldn't there still be something immoral about saying who is and isn't guilty of a crime (and by that effect, making the person you're talking to out to be innocent), simply on account on the chances of failure?

She'd be disgusting even if her lies were reality.

 

[Moochie]

Sylvia Browne is a heroic and noble person sacrificing herself in the service of others. If only we had more Sylvia Brownes. You people should be ashamed of yourselves. Sylvia Browne is a saint and God himself has granted her this great gift so that she may unselfishly give of herself to others and make the world a brighter place for us all. Additionally, she is a stunningly beautiful woman with a grace and elegance barely matched in nature. Every bit as lovely on the inside as she is on the outside. That in this universe such a creature should live and breath.

Well, I'm only 58, and I'm tellin' you bro', if I were 100 years older I'd marry me that there gal!


M.

 

[Chimera]

Edit: Was anyone else offended by Sylvia's "I don't give a rat's whatever" comment? Way to handle someone when they tell you that your prediction is wrong.

This struck me as was the nastiest part of her reading. I can't believe people put such stock into what she says when she is such an abusive old hag.

Not that this has anything to do with anything, but I think it's interesting that the boyfriend said to Browne, "There was nothing on me," not "I didn't kill her." Interesting choice of words, seems like a callous way to refer to being accused and tried of killing his girlfriend. Maybe it's just me, but he seems more angry that they went after him with no evidence, not that they went after him.

Yes, the way he worded this makes me think he is guilty.

 

[EeneyMinnieMoe]

So... a guy comes up saying that the police "don't have anything on me"... and Sylvia immediately spins a story of some Hispanic gangsters that are REALLY to blame.

Do you notice that besides it always being a "dark complected" or Hispanic killer (and on one occasion, a "Cuban-looking" kidnapper and on another, a "mulatto" who was also a homosexual), there is always "a female" who is really to blame?

Take that sad story of that teenager in Delaware who murdered his stepmother that Sylvia inserted herself into. His mother comes on wanting to know who else could be to blame and Sylvia tells her "a female" put him up to it.


Well, the murder of Carrie Ann was briefly profiled in this 2007 book:

http://books.google.com/books?id=UO...oJHrBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result

And, as far as I can tell, there have been no new developements on it in years. No one ever charged besides the boyfriend.