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How would Sherlock Holmes fare by hadji 2007-07-10 18:21:37
with modern detectives? How accurate was his portrayal in contrast to detectives of his own time?

Doyle's portrayal was that most (not all, but most) detectives of the time were bumblers, and Holmes was quite the exceptional mind. Is this how it really was?

Modern forensics is almost frighteningly advanced, but how do the reasoning and deductive skills of modern detectives rate? Generally speaking, are today's detectives bumblers, adequately average, or could they give Holmes a run for his money?
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  Holms MIGHT give Gill Grissom a run by joecrouse2007-07-10 18:28:35
  Holmes would fail the academy. by CynicalRyan2007-07-10 18:30:13
    That just meant he was sophisticated. (n/t) by toysbfun2007-07-10 18:34:37
      Just means he was a junkie. (n/t) by CynicalRyan2007-07-10 18:39:00
        How did it compare with a bottle of by toysbfun2007-07-10 18:51:49
          Similar to smoking. by CynicalRyan2007-07-10 18:58:48
            Thought he smoked opium in his pipe... (n/t) by rook_mtl2007-07-10 19:51:13
              No. Cocaine was his only by Silverfire2007-07-10 22:54:09
                Not true. by RetiQlum22007-07-10 23:19:02
  IIRC, Holmes trained himself in what would have by toysbfun2007-07-10 18:33:38
  I have two words for you: by Arivia2007-07-10 18:35:28
  Neat by Snate2007-07-10 18:46:35
  Badly; worse. by werehatrack2007-07-10 19:40:54
    Good analysis, but to clarify one thing, by hadji2007-07-10 20:08:43

 

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