Illusionist goes ahead with Russian roulette stunt (Darwin??)

Mind control expert Derren Brown is going ahead with his Russian roulette stunt despite critics branding it sick and irresponsible.

Viewers will see Brown point a loaded pistol at his head and pull the trigger.

It will be shown on Channel 4 "as live" with a short time delay so the screen can be blanked if it goes horribly wrong.

Some 12,000 people volunteered to load a single bullet in one of six numbered chambers of the Smith and Wesson handgun.

Brown, 32, will ask the chosen person to count from one to six.

Using "sophisticated psychological techniques" he claims that he will be able to tell from their voice which chamber contains the bullet.

Rick Naylor, Chief Superintendent of South Yorkshire Police and vice-president of the Police Superintendents' Association, said the show was irresponsible.

"I'm flabbergasted," he said. "It sends entirely the wrong message.

"This is just a stunt. You're going to get copycat kids doing this and we're possibly going to end up with some tragedies."

[joedancer]

It's a trick...

You know, I have often wondered why, in our culture that sex should not be seen (on film, on records, on tv, on billboards) but violence is okay??? It is not at all unusual in Europe to see naked women on billboards or on tv commercials...

[Bertha Venation]

[vraiblonde]

Originally posted by joedancer
It is not at all unusual in Europe to see naked women on billboards or on tv commercials...

Are you in Europe? No. You're in the US.

Do we aspire to be a bunch of loser countries like they have in Europe? No. We like our superpower status.

So there.

[joedancer]

Are you in Europe? No. You're in the US.

Do we aspire to be a bunch of loser countries like they have in Europe? No. We like our superpower status.

So there.

So, loser means that sex is okay and violence is not?

Originally posted by joedancer
So, loser means that sex is okay and violence is not?

No... I think violence is ok and sex is not! Get with the program JD!

[Penn]

Originally posted by joedancer
So, loser means that sex is okay and violence is not?

Wait a minute! Don't they have both in Ridge?

[jazz lady (Premo)]

LONDON - A magician apparently "played" a deadly game of Russian roulette with a loaded pistol on a television show despite criticism the stunt could lead to copycats.

The show by self-styled "psychological illusionist" Derren Brown was broadcast on Channel Four television, which said there would be a slight tape delay so transmission could be quickly ended if he blew his head off.

Brown carried out his stunt in an unnamed foreign country on Sunday, since handguns are illegal in this country.

A volunteer, picked by Brown from 12,000 hopefuls, put a bullet in one of the gun's six chambers. Brown then said he was reading the volunteer's mind to determine where the bullet was before putting the gun to his head.

Twice Brown put the revolver to his head and squeezed the trigger. On the third shot the illusionist pointed the gun away and fired. The chamber was empty.

After several minutes of silent contemplation Brown fired at his head and then quickly fired the live round into a wall of sandbags.

Police had earlier labelled the stunt "deplorable" and called for the show to be stopped, saying there were fears someone might copy it.

Britain has been shocked by a spate of gun attacks in the past week, including the fatal shooting of a jeweller in a family-run shop, the daylight machine-gunning of a man on a street and the shooting of three other men the following day.

Channel Four and Brown denied the Russian roulette stunt was irresponsible. The illusionist said it was designed to show the dangers of guns.

but he's still a dumbazz...