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02-10-2012, 01:18 PM | #101 | |||
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02-10-2012, 01:22 PM | #102 | |||
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The onus is on the prosecution to prove that someone is guilty, it is not the job of the defence to prove someone is innocent. This though, is another trial by tabloid. We have them a lot in the UK.... and unfortunately the person accused is dead and we will never know for sure whether he was guilty or innocent. Last edited by Livia; 02-10-2012 at 01:23 PM. |
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02-10-2012, 01:25 PM | #103 | |||
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you are making it an impossible situation, by saying that anyone who does make the claims is just doing for attewntion, and anyone who makes the claims anonymously are not credible. don't you see how you're creating a damned if you do damned if you don't scenario?
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02-10-2012, 01:27 PM | #104 | |||
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Why now though? Why? There's nothing that can be done now, and by not coming foward at the time they put other women in danger, if what they are saying is true.
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02-10-2012, 01:28 PM | #105 | |||
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He is dead. There is nothing they can gain by coming forward now. It is too late. |
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02-10-2012, 01:29 PM | #106 | |||
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If they made these accusations before he died, They'd be accussed of trying to extort him. Picking on an old man, a natiuonal treasure They arn't asking for money. They didn't sue him. They just want the truth to be known, and they arn't looking for anything in return.
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02-10-2012, 01:30 PM | #107 | |||
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02-10-2012, 01:31 PM | #108 | |||
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Haven't the allegations floated around for a while but because of who he is there's never been anything to really come of it, it's true that as Alex said very few women actually report rape and very few cases that go to courts end in a guilty verdict, it'd be understandable if they thought pursuing the whole thing previously would only cause more grief
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02-10-2012, 01:32 PM | #109 | |||
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02-10-2012, 01:33 PM | #110 | |||
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02-10-2012, 01:33 PM | #111 | |||
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02-10-2012, 01:33 PM | #112 | |||
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02-10-2012, 01:35 PM | #113 | |||
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guess what, children arn't abused by people on camera, you can't expect children to be tape recording every second of the day to prove their abuse. This concept you have that it's not okay to tell the truth about being abused unless you have it all on camera or some kind of PROOF, how do you PROVE child abuse Livia???
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02-10-2012, 01:37 PM | #114 | |||
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Maybe because he would have sued them if they'd screened it during his lifetime? And if they have tangible evidence that could have been produced while he was alive and able to face prosecution, they should be done for attempting to pervert the course of justice.
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02-10-2012, 01:38 PM | #115 | |||
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Well, exactly. There is no evidence they can produce now, it's just their word versus someone who cannot answer back. I really don't want to cast aspersion on people who claim to be victims of sexual abuse when they were children, because that is a truly awful experience and I really do feel for them if they are telling the truth - but the timing of this and the fact they've gone to the media smacks of attention seeking, not help seeking.
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02-10-2012, 01:38 PM | #116 | |||
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I think it'd be a bit different for someone like Jimmy though, who was one of the most loved characters in the country and had been knighted not just by the Queen but by the Pope
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02-10-2012, 01:39 PM | #117 | |||
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So I ask again... why now? |
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02-10-2012, 01:40 PM | #118 | |||
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No one should be feeling sorry for JImmy Saville, he got away with a lot, and the fact that he never had to answer these allegations, i'm sure he's grateful for.
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02-10-2012, 01:40 PM | #119 | |||
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I understand what you mean but I just don't think the media are scared to take someone down like that. They love to build people up and tear them down again.
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02-10-2012, 01:41 PM | #120 | |||
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Let's face it... is there anyone here who didn't think he was an odd-bod? Rather than a national treasure, he was treated as a bit of a joke, wasn't he. But that doesn't mean he's necessarily guilty.
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02-10-2012, 01:42 PM | #121 | |||
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But then on the other hand - what if he did nothing to these women? He didn't 'get away' with anything, he didn't have to answer allegations because there weren't any and now he's dead and people are dragging his name through the mud. Why wait until he's dead? They've had what, forty years to come forward with this information? I just don't think I believe this, it's my gut feeling.
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02-10-2012, 01:43 PM | #122 | |||
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And this is the point of my argument. You don't know for sure whether he's guilty of not... you're assuming. And there's nothing he will ever be able to do to clear his name.
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02-10-2012, 01:43 PM | #123 | |||
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well according to this there were people who raised questions, and they were ignored.
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02-10-2012, 01:45 PM | #124 | |||
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02-10-2012, 01:45 PM | #125 | |||
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Esther Rantzen's not exactly the most reliable of sources, she's notorious for jumping on bandwagons and stirring up the pot - both rightly and wrongly in equal measure, off the top of my head. I think I'll wait until more information becomes publicly available before I post in this thread again - but I think it's important to not write Jimmy Savile off as a sex offender before anything's even been confirmed or denied.
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