The Late Jimmy Saville

[anotheoldgit]

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Although I disliked Jimmy Saville during his life time, is it fair that all these allegations are now coming to the surface now he is dead?

/// ‘I was angry that everyone kept saying how great he was.’ Now, she says she wants to see him stripped of his knighthood posthumously. ///

One has to ask why in all those years hasn't this woman and all the others come forward before with their stories?

[squarebear]

Quite so but it certainly motivates a lot.

[Mamyalynne]

sigh.........

[emmie]

no it doesn't, i would not have stood in court for all the tea in china about my abuser, many don't you know.

[ummmm]

I wouldn't have done it as a teenager. As an adult I would. Seeing him portrayed as saintly must be gutting.

[sp1814]

It would not be right for Jimmy Saville to be posthumously stripped of his knighthood, because he has not been proven guilty of these allegations.

Personally, I believe these women, because as has been pointed out...there are way too many similarities in their stories for them to have all made it up (for whatever reasons).

Also, please be aware that the press hold back on many stories for a numbers of reasons - sometimes its because a story cannot be substantiated*.

Other times it's because of the national affection for the person in question - I happen to know some pretty hair-raising stuff about a crisp-loving tv sports presenter that would make you drop your teacups in shock...

...the papers know his rep, but because he's now a national treasure, there isn't the willingness to print the allegations against him.

[sandyRoe]

And the libel lawyers, Sue, Grabbit & Run, are always hovering in the background.

[sp1814]

ummm - thing is...would you have the courage to do that with absolutely no evidence to back it up, and with no knowledge that there were other girls in your position?

Let's say you went on record and alleged abuse, and had to go to court. Saville would be in the position to hire lawyers to tear you to shreds and from then on, if he were found innocent, from then on, some would regard you as a money-hungry fantasist.

[emmie]

sp, you can't say who it is, but you have totally given the game away. I won't say his name but surely anyone could guess.

[sandyRoe]

Gary, Link is there to that crisp chomping chap?

[Mick-Talbot]

So that's two from match of the day who should be locked up then?

[cazzz1975]

joey barton hinted about knowing similar things about that person on twitter a few months ago when they had a spat.

[tonyav]

Salt and ..........

[squarebear]

sp - you need to be careful about what you say on here. If this certain presenter or his associates happen to check in here and see that, they may not be best pleased. Do you want me to delete your post?

[Mick-Talbot]

I had a good look in my closet yesterday and only found a few packets of crisps.’

Read more: http://www.metro.co.u...onsense#ixzz28FMhGgkT

[jackthehat]

And surely *that* is the point!!????

SP knows that 'something' is true but litigation is a messy business if you don't have a bottomless wallet...........and most of the public would be disinclined to believe things said against 'the s'leb', in any case.

Which brings us right back to Savile....

[ummmm]

Sp - it's really hard to say. I think it's his death that has made them come forward. The way he's been portrayed by the media as saintly. I 'think' I would have said something while he was living.

[rockyracoon]

Sp, you must have heard the same stuff as my husband about the crisp lover.

I was molested as a child, I didn't tell anyone for weeks as I thought I'd get told off by my mum, my mum was not an ogre and to this day I have no idea why I thought I'd be in trouble, in the end I told a neighbour who immediately told my mum. The police came, questions were asked and an arrest was made, fortunately the dirty bastard admitted it, got a fine and had to move away, he snuffed it soon after, good job. A week after the arrest my mum walked into the local newsagents where another neighbour was telling anyone that would listen that it was all the little lolita's (yes, a 7 year old me) fault for getting John (the dirty bastard) in trouble. People attitude towards victims of sexual assault beggars belief sometimes, don't know whether I should feel pity for them or just glad that they've never had to suffer an ordeal at the hands of a predator. Remember, not everyone has the strength to be open all of the time.

[Mick-Talbot]

99% of people seem to think JS was/is guilty.........If Jimmy had made a few catchy pop songs do you think that number would fall significantly?

[Duncer]

Gary Glitter made quite a few catchy songs, but I think he is guilty.

[anotheoldgit]

/// no it doesn't, i would not have stood in court for all the tea in china about my abuser, many don't you know. ///

No one is talking about standing up in court Em, we are talking about selling their stories to newspapers, and you can't say that doesn't happen, just look in any celebrity gossip stories.