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Originally Posted by Niamh.
Yeah but loads of people don't connect it to him still because it wasn't in any papers or on TV and still I wouldn't say much about it because I can't be 100% sure it was about him either
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Oh yeah, its definitely much preferable. The way we do it here does lead to (and I hate this term generally but no other way of putting it..) witchhunts sometimes.
Main one that comes to mind, Cliff Richard. Now, personal opinions aside, theres no proof he did anything at all wrong at all, But because the raid was publicied everywhere, many people now think he did as 'why would the police raid without evidence' etc. Yeah, I think the BBC paid him compensation, but the damage is done. Also a knock on effect of all that publicity, could well be that chancers see an oppurtunity to muddy the waters a bit and try for some compensation themselves by making allegations. On the other hand, some genuine victims could feel they can come forward now and end up being blamed for being chancers...either way, the publicity does noone any good. Except gossip mongers.