The Passion Movie - Question

[Lynne Henderson]

With all due respect, Michael, my experience and knowledge of the
socialscience of trauma and child abuse suggests such testimony could easil
ysurvive a *Daubert* hearing and be admissible.
And do sugges that qualified psychologists and psychiatrists who work with
trauma and suggest that exposure to violent images showing a beloved or even
more important figure is "BS" is both misguieded and cruel.  We have plenty
of evidence that a child seeing a parent physically harmed or killed is
traumatic, and images may have the same effect.
Sincerely
Lynne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael MASINTER" <masinter at nova.edu>
To: "Lynne" <hendersl at ix.netcom.com>
Cc: <conlawprof at lists.ucla.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: The Passion Movie - Question


> This seems pretty easy; we entrust parents, not the state, to decide what
> is and is not appropriate for their children to view.  Were this issue to
> surface here (it won't), I am confidant that our ACLU affiliate would be
> eager to represent the parents.
>
> At least under the federal rules of evidence, psychologists who think the
> movie would be traumatic (or harmless) would not likely survive a Daubert
> challenge; this kind of opinion is an example of what gives BS such a bad
> name.
>
> Michael R. Masinter 3305 College Avenue
> Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, Fl. 33314
> Shepard Broad Law Center (954) 262-6151
> masinter at nova.edu Chair, ACLU of Florida Legal Panel
>
> On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Lynne wrote:
>
> > >From what I have read--and I have not seen the film, nor do I intend
> > to--many parents are taking relatively young--10 or younger--children to
see
> > the film. (In Las vegas, some parents had a 5 year old with them, and I
> > think a 3 year old) The film is very violent, and involves the killing
of ,
> > well, Christ.  A number of psychologists have noted that this could be
> > extremely traumatic for children, more than, say, seeing Bambi's mother
get
> > shot or Nemo's mother being killed. An article here did note that some
> > children seemed very upset after the movie.
> >      Could a prosecutor prosecute a parent for abuse or neglect for
bringing
> > a small child?  Could a theater be prosecuted for admitting young
children,
> > even if parents are there?  Or, more likely, could someone get an
injunction
> > against admitting small children, though they are accompanied by their
> > parents?
> >
> > Prof. Lynne Henderson
> > Boyd School of Law--UNLV
> > 4505 Maryland Pkwy
> > Box 451003
> > Las Vegas, NV  89154
> > 702-895-2625
> >
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