Mind control expert Derren Brown has played Russian roulette "live" on television despite fierce criticism that the stunt was tasteless and irresponsible.
The showman pulled the trigger of a Smith and Wesson four times before correctly predicting the fifth chamber as containing the live round.
The performance, shown on Channel 4 "as live", with a short time delay in case of tragedy, has been roundly criticised by senior police officers and campaign groups.
It comes in a week when gun crime has gripped the nation leaving two people dead and several others injured in a series of street shootings.
Brown carried out the stunt at a secret location outside Britain because gun laws would not permit such actions here.
Irresponsible
He was joined by a carefully selected member of the public, who he picked from 12,000 candidates, who loaded the bullet into the chamber.
The TV star then attempted to predict which of the six chambers on the weapon contained the bullet by listening for clues in the volunteer's voice as he read out the numbers.
Throughout the hour-long show, both he and Channel 4 aired warnings that the stunt should not be repeated by any member of the public.
But Chief Superintendent Rick Naylor, of South Yorkshire Police and vice-president of the Police Superintendents' Association, said the show was irresponsible.
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The showman pulled the trigger of a Smith and Wesson four times before correctly predicting the fifth chamber as containing the live round.
The performance, shown on Channel 4 "as live", with a short time delay in case of tragedy, has been roundly criticised by senior police officers and campaign groups.
It comes in a week when gun crime has gripped the nation leaving two people dead and several others injured in a series of street shootings.
Brown carried out the stunt at a secret location outside Britain because gun laws would not permit such actions here.
Irresponsible
He was joined by a carefully selected member of the public, who he picked from 12,000 candidates, who loaded the bullet into the chamber.
The TV star then attempted to predict which of the six chambers on the weapon contained the bullet by listening for clues in the volunteer's voice as he read out the numbers.
Throughout the hour-long show, both he and Channel 4 aired warnings that the stunt should not be repeated by any member of the public.
But Chief Superintendent Rick Naylor, of South Yorkshire Police and vice-president of the Police Superintendents' Association, said the show was irresponsible.
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30500-12810833,00.html