New UK Law Will Force Psychics to Prove It

The above screencap comes from an April 18, 2008 article at Reuters.com (find it here: http://www.reuters.com/…8720080418 )



Apparently, the UK has passed a new law that will force psychics, healers, and the like, to prove they're for real or use disclaimers that explain away their services as being entertainment. This has prompted a protest outside the UKPM's house and it's prompted Carole McEntee-Taylor, a professional "healer," to say: "If I'm giving a healing to someone, I don't want to have to stand there and say I don't believe in what I'm doing."



Hm, laws that make them prove they're for real or admit they're for entertainment purposes only? I think the US should pass laws like that for politicians.



Of course, some critics of the law in the UK do raise an interesting point, that this flips the old "innocent until proven guilty" thing on its ass. This new law demands that they prove they are innocent of fraud. The thing is, wouldn't they have to repeal all laws requiring permits and licenses if this were true?



For instance, a drivers license is required to prove that you're not guilty of being untrained behind the wheel of a car. It proves that you are the safe driver you claim to be. You are assumed to be clueless about driving until you get a license.



What about permits for protests in public places like parks or on sidewalks? It's assumed that you will commit a crime, like start a riot or something, and therefore they need to have contact information for you so they can come and arrest you for the crime you will commit.



Sure, all of these requirements for licenses and permits do seem reasonable, but they do violate that whole "innocent until proven guilty" thing, don't they?



Personally, I think psychics and all business people should be required by law to provide what they promise to provide, whether it's predictions about the future or a beer that really does taste great and is less filling.



Of course, if laws forcing businesses to do that were passed, we'd see the end of all corporations.
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