Dont go there - we dont need the Kevin Spacey fans in here too lol..
The Huw Edwards situation
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Dont go there - we dont need the Kevin Spacey fans in here too lol..
Isn't that the exact basis of the society we live in? That's exactly what laws are for. So far it appears this person was an adult. An adult can make their own decisions even if you disagree with the morality of their decision.
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Quite amsuing that werewolf is excusing one of those as just "the behaviour of a presenter BEFORE they were hired by the BBC". I wonder what this reporter said exactly..
2021: Tala Halawa controversy
In May 2021, the media reported that Tala Halawa, who joined the BBC in 2017 and was reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, had posted anti-Israel and anti-Semitic tweets in 2014. Among her postings, Halawa had tweeted "#Hitler was right" and "Zionists can't get enough of our blood".[248][249] As Halawa was reporting on the 2021 Israeli-Palestinian Crisis, doubts about her credibility as a neutral and objective reporter were raised.[249] In June 2021, the BBC announced that Halawa no longer worked for the BBC without providing further details.[250][251] Halawa later issued a written statement, in which she blamed her dismissal on "external pro-Israel interest groups," and "pro-Israel censorship campaigns", and said that she had been dismissed due to the desire to "eliminate Palestinians from public life." She also said in the statement that she had been targeted by “pro-Israel groups” because she had “recently published a video report for the corporation about celebrities being criticized trolled and canceled for supporting Palestinian self-determination”.[252]oh!
1st point - two wrongs dont make a right..
2nd point - THE BBC complaints were made to THE BBC and reported by THE BBC, nothing to do with The Sun, and following the correct process
Go and send a sleazy message to a female boss - HR won't mind as its just 'banter' lol..
And your point is?
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He'd let off the righties and send down the lefties.
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That would be sexual harassment, which is against the law. Please try another example.
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Nice straw man.
Let's try this again - if it happens between consenting adults and isn't illegal - I've highlighted the important parts for you to make it easier. Abuse can often cross in to the illegal but even if it doesn't, it wouldn't be between consenting adults. So no, I'm not ok with abuse but, on the same sort of theme, I am ok with people being into BDSM if they, and their partner, are legally consenting adults.
And the net result is that the activity is uncovered by the investigation.
Well then THE BBC will be reporting Huw to the police for that then.. as there are multiple complaints..
Jimmy is chuckling in his grave at your naivety.
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no you would likely get disciplined or maybe even fired.............. as is the correct thing to do.... if it crossed the line even more to actual threatening or continual harrasment then the plod would (I hope) take an interest and prosecute.
but spreading the story all over the media *before* the investigation is concluded and when there is still doubt over a persons guilt or not is wrong.... even IF ultimately he is guilty .
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Exactly and that is why Huw is still suspended and will get sacked.
They are not going to say well its ok because its not illegal crack on are they lol..
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It's because "it's a BBC scandal" when what happened was BEFORE she was employed by them, when the BBC found out they acted.
It's amazing how many "BBC scandals" involve stuff that happened outside of work, in the persons private life, or before they were employed by the BBC, and in some cases decades previously or whilst they were working at another broadcaster.
IIRC the BBC (and a lot of other companies) started to tighten up and check more of of potential employees social media stuff a few years, but given those tweets were from 7 years before the BBC employed her, how far back and how many of a potential employees social media accounts do you expect them to check? (and then we get into the "scandal" about the "BBC cancelling staff over private comments" and "wasting tax payer money on pointless checks" and "BBC invades staff privacy").
More apathy..
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