Jeremy Clarkson suspended from BBC

Cosimo · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:09

Freefaller said:
I miss the old days when you'd have a punch up, go for a pint afterwards, and that would be that. *sigh*

I bet you had lots of fights.

McBain · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:10

scorza said:
Can't believe they didn't have any sandwiches waiting for him after he'd finished filming. Poor effort from the BBC there.

Indeed absolute disgrace, anyone would go windmilling.

Freefaller · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:11

Cosimo said:
I bet you had lots of fights.

OF course not, I'm not a Neanderthal

Hades · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:12

snips86x said:
First Offence? Where the hell did you get that from?

Nah - he's useless and want him gone!

Surely the programmes editors and producers are responsible for those, not the actors/presenters?

dannyjo22 · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:12

Freefaller said:
Irrespective of the facts, I want to see TG.

Freefaller said:
I miss the old days when you'd have a punch up, go for a pint afterwards, and that would be that. *sigh*

This surprises me tbh, you have always painted yourself completely the opposite in other threads and your attitude to violence. You would normally be a lot more balanced, until you knew the facts.

Thankfully times have progressed a little at work.

Cosimo · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:12

Freefaller said:
OF course not, I'm not a Neanderthal

Hmmm...

Yaayuh! · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:13

The guy's a douchebag (JC) and this suspension should have happened a while ago.

However, i like Top Gear, i want to see the episodes.

Freakbro · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:13

Castiel said:
Storm in a teacup I suspect. I've worked in industries where is a bit more 'physical' than the average bod working in a quiet office. Motor racing etc is one such industry.

What's Jeremy Clarkson got to do with the motor racing industry? He's a 54 y/o middle class buffoon who is a jourrnalist/TV presenter of a car show working for a public broadcasting service.

A large part of my work is with a company in the real motorsport industry and as 'physical' as it might be, punching work colleagues isn't acceptable :confused:

Hell, one of my employees is in an ongoing court case (as the accused) due to punching someone who broke into our unit during the night at one round and that was self defence and defending our property!

ElliorR · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:15

That's what men were good at where women were not. Men used to fall out and it was over in no time and everything back to normal but with women, well can women just get over things that quickly? I think we've all got anecdotal evidence that suggests otherwise

Alas, times seem to be changing.

Unlike a few here I'll wait to see what actually happened before condemning him. This is also why I think jury service isn't a system we should have any more, people are far too quick to make thier minds up without finding out what actually happened.

FARGO · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:16

What will Dave show in the future?

Yaayuh! · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:18

FARGO said:
What will Dave show in the future?

More Storage Hunters

Cosimo · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:19

"Punch someone, what me, never"

Uther · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:20

neil_g said:
Good lord a petition to save the job of a man accused of punching a coworker? Really?

And I expect to see the petition bandwagon up to 250k before long, signed by people who would usually be outraged by thuggery, but hey, its JC so that's alright then... :rolleyes:

Terminal_Boy · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:24

Cosimo said:
No, Boris for PM and Jezza for President.

Where do I vote for my Dream Team?

Amp34 · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:44

V F said:
The masses said this about Countdown. Now look at it.

Does countdown still exist? I know there is an 8 out of 10 cats version but it's certainly not countdown!

Freefaller · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:44

Apparently it was a male producer the BBC have said. Not that it makes punching anyone at work more legitimate - but for a lot of people that will be more acceptable.

Terminal_Boy · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:48

Woden said:
Replace all three of them imho.
Dale Winton, Will.I.Am and Cilla Black

My dream line-up for the first episode of my new show: "The Great IED Defuse-Off".

deuse · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:50

Cosimo said:
"Punch someone, what me, never"

I bet someone parked in his place with a ELECTRIC CAR :eek:

cheesyboy · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:51

Uther said:
And I expect to see the petition bandwagon up to 250k before long, signed by people who would usually be outraged by thuggery, but hey, its JC so that's alright then...

Who are we expecting to be "usually outraged by thuggery"?

We talking DM readers?

Amp34 · 11 Mar 2015 at 08:52

knip said:
Just wondering, would people be less outraged if it had been a female producer he had gone to punch?

I love Top Gear, but if any of us had done this, we would expect to be suspended from work whilst an investigation took place.

Has the sex of the producer been released?

As for the question, the likelyhood is there would have been far more uproar about him hitting a female producer than male. Whether that's right or not is up to you to decide.