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...Extra-Strength Tylenol. Waves of tampering complaints have since swept the nation. But for all the hysteria, true tampering -- deliberately altering a product to endanger random victims -- remains a rare crime. "More than 90% of reports of product tampering turn out to be false alarms," notes forensic psychiatrist Park Dietz of Newport Beach, California, who is a consultant...
...others, the motives are more unusual. "Security guards have placed foreign objects in products, such as a razor blade in a tomato, to impress supervisors with their vigilance," reports Dietz. "They're similar to the ) volunteer fireman who sets a fire and then discovers it." The strangest motive, though, may be the need to gain sympathy as a victim. "Just as some people induce signs of illness in themselves to enjoy the benefits of the patient's role, others fake tampering to enjoy the benefits -- emotional support, nurturing -- of the victim's role. Such people will also stage their...
...Each nationally publicized incident generates on average 30 more seriously disruptive crimes," declares Dietz, who would like to see news organizations limit their coverage of tampering. He points out that the initial Pepsi report occurred while Washington was saturated with news accounts of the June 8 sentencing of Joseph Meling, who was convicted of putting cyanide in cold capsules in an attempt to kill his wife; she survived but two others died...
...bizarre arguments to assert insanity. Last year, for instance, a Florida forensic psychiatrist who was charged with bribery unsuccessfully argued that he was driven insane by his years of work with criminals. "Being a forensic psychiatrist for a long time is not a mental defect," declares Dr. Park Elliott Dietz of Newport Beach, Calif. Usually, defendants must have a defined mental illness. Moreover, it has to be directly linked to the crime. "Someone may have schizophrenia or manic-depressive illness, but that doesn't mean they didn't know what they were doing or couldn't control their conduct," explains...
...Tunstall 8-11 0-0 16; Margaret Fucha 7-13 7-11 21; Kathleen Hill 3-7 1-3 7; Janet Firlings 6-15 4-9 16; Michelle Paguard 3-10 3-5 9; Shelly Weaver 4-7 0-0 10; Elaine Harper 2-7 1-2 7; Heather Dietz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals...