One reason I hole up as much as I do and don't watch or read much news or any "reality" tv is to avoid the stupid people.

Couple that with my tendency to defend everyone and to always give the benefit of the doubt . . . sigh.

I have to believe the smart or at least well-intentioned people outnumber the rest. Or at least I really want to.

(The CSI thing doesn't surprise me).

Of course we can't blame filmmakers and tv showrunners for the fact that some people erroneously believe what they put out there is fact. (Can we? Is there a line somewhere?)