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Originally Posted by Caff
Exactly.
Whether dead or alive a perpritrator of a crime, if found guilty, should be punished in a fitting way. In this case peoples memory of him might change.
Similarly, someone accused of crime of which they were innocent, and executed/incarcerated, may be exonerated - whether they living or dead.
Whatever the outcome, those that loved, admired or knew him as a friend will have new worriess. Mud sticks.
I'll wait for the outcome.
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They could take away his Knighthood, if that's possible.
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Originally Posted by Chris
I came across a columnist earlier in the week who more or less alleged a conspiracy of silence amongst 'luvvies' anxious to protect one of their own and suggested that had he been a Catholic priest both he and his former employer would have been hung, drawn and quartered by now.
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It's well known that the Catholic church have been covering up such things for years
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Originally Posted by Russ
Absolutely. Back in the 70s (and to some extent the 80s) Saville was a very powerful entity. And in an industry where reputation and perception is everything, anyone breaking ranks and making allegations about him would be committing career suicide if not backed up by similar powerful names. It could even be argued that these silent people should share some of his alleged guilt.
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Good points.
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Originally Posted by chris9991
Surely he couldn't have done it all on his own. At the very least other people appear to have known something wrong was happening at the time. Their failure to act may have meant more children being abused.
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Indeed. There was another comedian from the 70's and 80's who is alleged to have been doing the same things as Saville at the same time. He has only been referred to as "F".
There was the guy who claimed that his jokes were funny because of the way that he told them, but I can't think of any others from that era, but I was very young at the time.