HomeMany thanks to Julian who, in response to my post “Police Sent on Hypnosis Courses“, reminded:
Hailing from the UK, I wouldn’t take this story too seriously, and I agree with your comments and the others here. Our judicial system is just as cautious as the US.
Start by looking at this.
A story like this appears in the press simply because the press will always aim to sensationalise even the most trivial of stories, to sell newspapers.
I know this and normally when I read things written by US papers I try to double-check to make certain the story isn’t an isolated one. For some reason, this seemed to be straightforward information and I simply neglected to dig deeper.
According to the Daily Mail
A spokesman for Cheshire police said: ‘Cheshire Constabulary do not utilise any form of hypnosis techniques. The views expressed in the Police Review are the personal views of PC Mark Hughes and not the view of the Cheshire Constabulary. Furthermore, the training is not funded by Cheshire Constabulary.’
Thanks again, Julian, and to everyone else who commented. I do love comments ;)