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Gary L 05-10-2012 09:16

re: Operation Yewtree
 
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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701 (Post 35481585)
Young and from a different country ;) :)

She must have heard of Gary Glitter, then. (ANOTHER JOKE) !!!

danielf 05-10-2012 09:47

re: Operation Yewtree
 
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35481549)
That wasnt all you did though - you posted the link in a thread about Jimmy Savile and his alleged activities, thereby creating a link between Savile and that other person. That is extremely libellous. Please note that while the newspapers have managed to get an injunction lifted, none of them has yet published anything contentious. Unless and until they do, this website is certainly not going to "break" a story that could land us in court. And we appreciate your assistance in not repeating any libellous statements in your posts.

Presumably then, the fact that two national newspapers have printed that he's denied the claim means we can discuss it?

Chris 05-10-2012 09:57

re: Operation Yewtree
 
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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35481597)
Presumably then, the fact that two national newspapers have printed that he's denied the claim means we can discuss it?

If it's now 'out there' and those papers are prepared to defend it, that does take the heat off us somewhat. PM me a link - the thing that we need to be careful of here is the temptation to link any living person with actions similar to those apparently committed by Jimmy Savile. A lot of people seem confused on this point; so far the only newspaper reports I have seen have stated that an injunction about a potentially libellous report has been lifted, without actually saying what that libellous report might have been.

danielf 05-10-2012 10:06

re: Operation Yewtree
 
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35481603)
If it's now 'out there' and those papers are prepared to defend it, that does take the heat off us somewhat. PM me a link - the thing that we need to be careful of here is the temptation to link any living person with actions similar to those apparently committed by Jimmy Savile. A lot of people seem confused on this point; so far the only newspaper reports I have seen have stated that an injunction about a potentially libellous report has been lifted, without actually saying what that libellous report might have been.

PM sent. The two sources linked are quite specific. One has the person denying the claim. The other has the (lifting of) the injunction specifically lnked to the allegation. I suspect there will be more before the day is out.

Chris 05-10-2012 10:09

re: Operation Yewtree
 
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...sing-room.html

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...-third-1361473

Here are a couple of links for discussion. Please note that this is not an invitation for lurid speculation that goes even an inch beyond the very specific allegations that have been made in court because only what was precisely described in court is privileged information for which we can't be pursued for libel. Play nicely, folks.

danielf 05-10-2012 10:13

re: Operation Yewtree
 
Pity they aren't on the 'approved list' :erm: ;)

Gary L 05-10-2012 10:16

re: Operation Yewtree
 
Poor Freddie.

danielf 05-10-2012 10:18

re: Operation Yewtree
 
Is this a good time to mention hamsters?

Gary L 05-10-2012 10:22

re: Operation Yewtree
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35481621)
Is this a good time to mention hamsters?

Freddie ate my porridge :)

danielf 05-10-2012 10:43

re: Operation Yewtree
 
Joking aside, it's probably worth bearing in mind that the allegations against Freddie aren't that serious. Certainly not on a par with what's levelled against Savile and Glitter.

Pierre 05-10-2012 11:10

re: Operation Yewtree
 
Well then let it go to court, let the CPS bild a case against Glitter and Starr and arrest them.

Sparkle 05-10-2012 11:47

re: Operation Yewtree
 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...zannah%2BHills

Mail now reporting more than 40 woman and a man now claiming to have been abused. That's quite extraordinary for so many people to have been abused, with Savile still managing to bury it and avoid prosecution.

A single abuse allegation managed to bring down the mighty King of Pop (his reputation never recovered), I don't see why the UK is or would be any different.
I'm not accusing anyone of anything (they are the ones making the claim, not me) but I'm curious as to how many of these accusers would agree to a polygraph.

martyh 05-10-2012 12:00

re: Operation Yewtree
 
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Originally Posted by Sparkle (Post 35481657)

Mail now reporting more than 40 woman and a man now claiming to have been abused. That's quite extraordinary for so many people to have been abused, with Savile still managing to bury it and avoid prosecution.

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I would class that as beyond the realms of credulity

Mr_love_monkey 05-10-2012 12:14

re: Operation Yewtree
 
was it just me - or was anyone else left feeling sickened at the way Janet Street Porter (on question time last night) effectively absolved herself of any guilt through inaction simply by saying "I worked in a male dominated environment, and no body would have listened" - she seemed to have a lot of details about what was going on where - and she's kept quiet all this time?

danielf 05-10-2012 12:30

re: Operation Yewtree
 
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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35481662)
I would class that as beyond the realms of credulity

Again, it's not that different from what we've seen in the Catholic Church. Perhaps Savile wasn't as much of an authority, but he was a very famous and influential person.


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