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Originally Posted by martyh

It's daft because in one sweeping statement you have removed any obligation of the BBC ,stoke mandeville etc of any responsibility for ignoring the rumors and basically giving Savile the opportunity to continue his sordid behavior by not investigating him and listening to patients and guests .So yes very daft ,i will even go as far as to say ignorant of the wider implications so there should be no "moving on"



By telling everyone to "move on" you are saying that nothing can be done for the victims .Well yes there is, plenty.The victims can be heard and more importantly believed for the first time in their lives .Other people who are living and still working with children may be outed ,attitudes towards troubled kids may change and for all we know given the attitude that seems to be prevalent in organisations such as the BBC this sort of abuse may still be happening which would explain why people who are high up are stumbling over questions they should really have the answer to ,so again there should be no "moving on".



Well up to now at best he has shown gross incompetence and his grasp of the importance of the problem has been dire ,at worst he has used his position as (at the time) program planning director to protect the BBC from criticism and possible criminal proceedings



The victims have every right to be heard and believed ,they also have every right to see people who turned their backs to protect the likes of Savile and Glitter face justice or at least public humiliation

Well put. In the past I have wondered about things you post but this is well said