I had fun writing the Forensic Science Urban Legends because these “believe it or not” stories remind me of village gossip of my childhood.
Forensic Science is Not Always About Serious Stuff
I had plenty of fun writing the Forensic Science Urban Legends and Forensic Science T-Shirts articles. I mean, who says forensic science always has to be about serious stuff?
But it really did get me thinking about how wide the topic really is.
When I started writing Forensic Science articles I made a list of articles I could write about DNA profiles and fingerprints and toolmarks – all the CSI related topics because that is what immediately comes to mind when one thinks of Forensic Science.
But as I have been writing and reading and researching, I have come upon heaps of other stuff related to forensic science, like the material that led to the Forensic Science Urban Legends and Forensic Science T-Shirts articles.
Forensic Urban Legends are Not the Same as a Hoax
I having been thinking a lot about urban legends or “tall tales” or “believe it or not” stories and trying to work out the fine line that separates them from hoaxes. I think one has a look at all the definitions of what is a hoax, they agree that it is the intention to deceive or trick.
Forensic urban legends may also be mostly untrue, but I don’t think they are purposely created with the same intention that hoaxes are created. Maybe there is merely a degree of difference.
For me, urban legends are more like believe it or not stories – sometimes weird and whacky stories; odd, unusual and well, often bizarre.
Village Gossip
I grew up in the country in a small town and I guess I enjoy these forensic science urban legends because they remind me a lot of the village gossip and stories I grew up with as a child.
