Well, almost so. In 1995 Duncan Scott, New Mexico senator, was sick of psychologists and psychiatrists being used as witnesses in court. So naturally, he proposed a bill stating that all within this profession must, to put it simply, dress as wizards. To be honest, I’d vote this bill through, and apparently, all of Senate would too. It was about to be passed to house, but sadly, it was shot down.
“When a psychologist or psychiatrist testifies during a defendant’s competency hearing, the psychologist or psychiatrist shall wear a cone-shaped hat that is not less than two feet tall. The surface of the hat shall be imprinted with stars and lightning bolts. Additionally, a psychologist or psychiatrist shall be required to don a white beard that is not less than 18 inches in length, and shall punctuate crucial elements of his testimony by stabbing the air with a wand. Whenever a psychologist or psychiatrist provides expert testimony regarding a defendant’s competency, the bailiff shall contemporaneously dim the courtroom lights and administer two strikes to a Chinese gong […]”
I don’t know about you, but talking to Dumbledore about my day has a pretty calming feeling to me. Perhaps if we got some more support, we could make this into a reality! Just kidding, but in all truthfulness, I think it would be degrading for the people that work in the noble professionalism of helping others.
Well, we’ll never know. In the meantime, however, I have to meet up with my doctor, the Hobbit.