Apparently, the jury pool in Minnesota didn’t heed their parents’ warning not to believe everything they see on TV:

No one has proved the effect, but the huge audiences that popular dramas such as “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” are drawing are worrying some prosecutors so much they have begun changing their courtroom tactics.

Judges and attorneys around the Twin Cities say prosecutors are now routinely asking questions about the television shows during jury selection — and at times striking prospective jurors from serving on trials because of the perceptions they say the crime dramas are causing.

Frankly, I’m not surprised people are demanding fancy-schmancy re-enactments and computer demos. People want absolutes, they want incontrovertible evidence. These same people like their TV endings tidy and their heroes kicking the bad guys’ asses.

Well wake up, Minnesotans. TV ain’t real life, and forensics is only as good as the techs who collect it. And I don’t know about you, but I don’t want my tax dollars spent on pricey re-enactments unless it’s a murder trial. Priorities, people. Gil Grissom would be so disappointed in ya’ll.