Quote Originally Posted by On Balance View Post
The issue is, do you believe in everything in print, whether in a newspaper or on social media sites.

People are taken in by the media hype, BBC etc, social media. The Nicola Bulley case, someone on this site said they felt for the husband. A few days later they had him down as the killer of her. Was that fair?

We do not know if this is man is suffering metal health issues or not. As Baggie Al says, his medical history will tell. Has he committed any crimes? Time will tell.

I agree it all sounds sordid, but, and here is the but. Let the process conclude and then you can deal with it. If he has done what they say, it’s awful. His career is finished and the process will decide whether any criminality has occurred. If it hasn’t, then it may be a matter between two people. As sick as that appears, in todays society that is where it ends. I’m not supporting him, I’m saying let the process finish before you set the village thugs on him.

For the record I don’t like it one bit. Just so people don’t try to twist what I say.
I completely get what you’re saying and I don’t actually disagree at all.

My main point is this though, he’s “depressed” because he’s been found out…….we’re talking self pity here along with a massive dollop of self preservation and the ridiculous hope that he can salvage his half a million £ a year career.

I won’t be at all surprised to see him reappear in a few months time with a documentary about mental health and an attempt at redemption by laying his soul bare to the public.

This fawning over media personalities does my head in, this isn’t the downfall of a great surgeon or social leader of great standing or someone who’s devoted their life to others……this is a bloke who reads an autocue for Christ’s sake.

It’s been made out to be like some massive national statesman has fallen from grace!

Do me a f e c kin favour, this man is a gnat bite on the a r s e of an elephant in relevance to anyone of true importance or value on a national basis.

I hope his career is toast.

I also hope his hard drive gets properly checked.

And once again, what about these young adults and the junior staff at the BBC who are now coming forward, where’s the apology and thought for them?

I might be an older middle aged white bloke who’s been dragged up in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s but there’s no way on this planet I would ever make comments to any women, let alone a 17-20 year old about her physical appearance as proved by messages now seen by the BBC.

A few years ago when I was in my early 50’s I was out having a meal with my best friend, he had a reputation as a ladies man.

He was the same sort of age as me and started flirting with the obviously 20 year old age range waitress.

I could see she was uncomfortable and I felt just the same so I made an excuse to go to the loo and out of his eyeline I apologised to her on his behalf.

I later told him that I felt he was making a fool of himself.

I no longer speak to him, a 25 year friendship came to an end.

I also found out that one of my employees had made inappropriate s e x u a l comments to a 40 odd year old lady driver for Royal Mail.

My employee was around 50 at the time.

She told one of my other staff what he’d said, he told her that he wanted to a h a g her and not to worry about him recently having been released from prison for committing r a p e……he laughed as he said it thinking he was cool and funny.

I later found out about it and later that afternoon when she called to pick up from us I personally went over to her and apologised and she was grateful that I had.

Next morning he was sacked.

I know that I have a certain reputation on here but I am a straight down the middle person.

I don’t dodge issues or fudge situations like the BBC are doing.

Sod the fact he’s checked himself into some top clinic……the BBC need to get a grip, deal with this in his absence and suspend without pay and then fire him once he’s home.