Jimmy Savile

mikey4444 | 07:12 Tue 12th Aug 2014 | ChatterBank

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Just found this on the BBC News website and I thought it might be interesting to see how his death was reported, before we all knew that he was monster ::

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15507374

Some people on this clip will be squirming with embarrassment now I expect, although not all of them knew how awful he was. But some must have done.

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factor-fiction

Hi mikey.
I just spotted the same thing and was thinking of posting the something. This was in The Mail and was extremely gushing. It was less than a year later that the picture changed completely.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2055045/Jimmy-Savile-dead-DJ-Jimll-Fix-It-presenter-dies-home-aged-84.html

Mosaic

Hindsight is the most accurate science available.
Should we worry more about the ones still out there?

factor-fiction

One of the quotes in the Mail was from DLT

grasscarp

I have said on here before that I knew him and even met up with him once for the evening Found him interesting. He was clever enough to keep his tracks covered and only show himself in a good light. The sun newspaper tracked me down but told them it was totally nothing interesting.

Prudie

At least I suppose you didn't add all the gushing threads from here before we all knew, that would be mean - I would do it but I can't be bothered :-)
Mosaic is spot on, hindsight is a wonderful thing

mrs_overall

I agree that hindsight is a wonderful thing....and he is still dead

mikey4444

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Hindsight is indeed a much valued quality but in the case of Savile it seems that many people did know, including his colleagues and more importantly the Police, but decided to do nothing.

In a similar way the Cyril Smith was known about but left alone so that his appalling abuse continued unabated. It seems that for evil to thrive, all it takes is for good men to do nothing.

mikey4444

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He is indeed dead Mrs O but most of his victims are not. They must still be very puzzled, as we all are, that so much was known but so little was done.
I am not convinced that there are not some Saviles and Smiths still around, getting away with blue murder, and that is why we must learn from monsters like Savile. Otherwise history will continue to repeat itself.

grumpy01

In the case of Cyril Smith when all enquiries are completed there may be more revelations of more well known names.

mikey4444

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Oh there will be grumpy...have no fear of that. But first we need to get that long-awaited public enquiry off the ground. dave has still not appointed a replacement for Butler-Sloss. This affair has all the appearance of being kicked into the long grass, and it stinks.

By the way, if you haven't already read Simon Danczuk's book " Smile for the Camera...the Secret Life of Cyril Smith"...it will make you hair stand on end. A copy will be available in your local library.