Re: A Reporter Questions Rokke

[BLHamrick@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 7/16/2003 5:21:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM writes:







This may sound like a silly question, but why doesn't

someone just ask him to prove he has health problems

associated with his exposures?  The burden of proof is

on him.







It's not a silly question, but as another poster has pointed out, demanding "proof" of his claimed illnesses is generally seen as "attacking" a victim.  It never goes well.  In addition, there is no "proof" for some illnesses.  If someone says they're sick or in pain, one can run a million tests and never find a cause for it, but that does not prove they're not sick.



Did DU cause Rokke's claimed illnesses?  I think that's about as likely as a midnight visit from the tooth fairy, but unless there is a substantial effort put into a campaign to counter his misinformation on DU health effects and his credentials at every turn by a variety of reputable sources (i.e., agencies, industry, academia and professional societies), then his ilk will continue to win the information war, because they are willing to speculate wildly and dramatically, with little regard to facts or references, simply because they can.



Barbara