Sir Cliff Richard brings successful case against the BBC

[Nate75]

nvm

 

[jpaul]

The high profile BBC publicity assault on Cliff was to provide a nice "White" and respectable Counter balance

This ... and redemption for Saville, Camila Batmanghelidjh.
The news organisations seems to think the British public want sensationalist OJ-Simpon or Jackson style coverage, or Laura Kuenssberg agressively interrogating May/Trump

 

[Orionaut]

This ... and redemption for Saville,

The thing is, back in the day, we (As Children/Young teens) all knew Saville was creepy as hell.

Standard issue Schoolyard threat in early/mid 70's "If you do not do what we say we will get Jim to fix you"

The fact that all the grownups at the time willfully ignored it is utterly incomprehensible.

(Or maybe not. Gay rights, PIE and campaign for civil liberties really were all in bed with one another back then and the idea of having high profile people in the media who bowled for the other team might actually have been seen as a benefit back then! ( )

 

[Chris Wilson]

PIE, not many will remember them on here I suppose.


The BBC can fund flying a helicopter for hours over Sir Cliff's gaff, after also presumably back handing the police, yet no helicopter over Newcastle, Telford, Keighley, Rotherham, Rochdale, Peterborough, Aylesbury, Oxford or Bristol. Cities and towns where child grooming and rape was well publicised by the brave, citing addresses, but ignored or given extremely scant coverage by the BBC. They come out of this stinking to anyone with a shred of impartiality.

 

[chroniclard]

This is turning out to be another rational balanced GD thread then.

 

[Chris Wilson]

This is turning out to be another rational balanced GD thread then.

I guess it depends on whether you think the BBC's coverage of grooming gangs was equally balanced with their coverage of Sir Cliff's alleged misdemeanour? I would say it was far from balanced. Cliff was fortunate enough to have the clout to challenge them. Abused kids in care homes undoubtedly lack similar resources. Given the evidential imbalance in these cases the BBC are once again showing troubling bias in their reporting.

 

[stopper]

Bloody well right he should have won his case.

The problem is though is that a lot of punters out there will still think that he's a sex offender. Once a sex offender, always a sex offender even if he was acquitted or no charges were brought forwards and no previous convictions. It's the mindset that some people have.

Being let off on lack of evidence doesn't mean he isn't one though, does it.

 

[Thekwango]

Bloody well right he should have won his case.

The problem is though is that a lot of punters out there will still think that he's a sex offender. Once a sex offender, always a sex offender even if he was acquitted or no charges were brought forwards and no previous convictions. It's the mindset that some people have.

Being let off on lack of evidence doesn't mean he isn't one though, does it.

your reply perfectly highlights what pawnless was saying.

 

[adolf hamster]

Nice to see someone's trying to set a precedent here, guilty or innocent is a matter for inside the courtroom not on the telly.

Hopefully this might make them think twice, although sadly it might only stop them doing it to people with clout.

 

[stockhausen]

Odd that the judge ruled that the botox geriatric had had his privacy rights infringed in a "serious and sensationalist way" and yet some nurse is accused of killing premature babies and her name and photo are splashed in a "serious and sensationalist way" all over the media without a word of criticism.

I guess she isn't a "National Treasure" . . .

 

[lunar]

Great news for sir Cliff.
Now watch the bbc pass on the fines and costs to the licence payer. Hence, no justice.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Odd that the judge ruled that the botox geriatric had had his privacy rights infringed in a "serious and sensationalist way" and yet some nurse is accused of killing premature babies and her name and photo are splashed in a "serious and sensationalist way" all over the media without a word of criticism.

I guess she isn't a "National Treasure" . . .

That's the real issue here, IMO. Cliff was entitled to anonymity prior to being charged (at the very least) and so is everyone else. That's why the ITV interview was so uncomfortable for Cliff last night; the media lost this case, not just the BBC.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Great news for sir Cliff.
Now watch the bbc pass on the fines and costs to the licence payer. Hence, no justice.

How would you like to see the fines paid?

 

[jpaul]

How would you like to see the fines paid?

for starters ...

Payment of contractual bonus in the BBC’s commercial businesses is subject to an agreed level of performance linked to financial metrics. The levels of profit performance attracting threshold, target and maximum bonus are set by the BBC ERC. No payment is made for performance below the threshold. Payment of 0-100% of the maximum opportunity is made between the threshold and the maximum targets.

the stories were syndicated ?

 

[scottomus0]

But seriously though, "I'd rather 10 guilty sex offenders get away with it, than one innocent person be accused"... WTF? wtf. wtf.

 

[jpaul]

did you see the itv interview ? .. the interviewer was putting words in his mouth to get him to try and justify the case .. his brief might have been more adept.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

for starters ...


the stories were syndicated ?

You have quoted an article regarding bonus payments, what's the link between that and who you would like to see pay the fine?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

But seriously though, "I'd rather 10 guilty sex offenders get away with it, than one innocent person be accused"... WTF? wtf. wtf.

Yes, that was a bizarre comment to make for sure.

 

[VincentHanna]

Cliff Richard said that?

 

[Nasher]

Yes, that was a bizarre comment to make for sure.

But he has a point. One innocent person ending up in prison is worse than a bunch of people getting away with it.

Anyway, I don't regret cancelling my licence last year at all. There is nothing on the BBC worth watching now. Comedy on it is non-existent and they don't want to pay for any of the decent shows.