Does Respect Stop at Death? By:  Kris Baker What price are you willing to pay for evidence of the paranormal? Is there anything that you wouldn't do to get proof that ghosts exist? Where do you draw the line? How do you decide where to draw the line? For me I treat those that have passed with as much respect as I would a living person. Sure it is always fun to get a reaction from people but you wouldn't go and cuss at them and call them names to get a reaction would you? You would not walk through Wal-Mart and start cussing at people that you do not know and accuse them of actions that you really have no idea if they did them or not just to see what type of reaction you will get. Some may look at you weird and just keep walking, others may say something back to you and others may walk up and punch you in face. I would bet that the majority would just keep walking (probably in search of the nearest Security Guard). So why would you think ghosts would react any different? I think you see where I am going here. I have seen this happen where ghost hunters are walking through a cemetery and start demanding ghosts to show themselves and telling them that they do not have the fortitude to do so. They are not directing this at any one ghost just any one that may be there and listening. I don't know about you but if I were a ghost I sure would not go out of my way to assist these people in getting the evidence they want. I believe in the old saying You can catch more flies with honey, than vinegar. The other side to this is that IF someone overheard you doing this, they WOULD tell people and this can really hurt your reputation as a paranormal investigator. We are in a very controversial field and a lot of times are not taken seriously. I know that a majority of paranormal organizations out there work hard to reach and maintain a professional image. When did being disrespectful to the dead become professional? It does not matter whom the ghost is, someone loved and cared about them. I don't know about you but I am not happy when someone purposely says things that hurt those that I love and care about. It is a fine line that we walk as paranormal investigators. There are no experts in the field and there is no right or wrong as it is not an exact science. But, I feel that respect is something that should be standard between the living and the deceased. So the next time you are at a cemetery remember that each person who was laid to rest there is someone's child.