Views on the BBC approach to protecting their media star?

[Yorick]

FB was originally for US college boys.

Letting the great unwashed have access to it was like giving a kid a hand grenade.

The internet in general was developed so that scientific institutions could share data easily, or so the history goes.

It all went downhill from there

I thought it so we can all get easy access to videos of naked ladies?

Obvs

[Mr. Dazzle]

The internet in general was developed so that scientific institutions could share data easily, or so the history goes.

It all went downhill from there

I thought it so we can all get easy access to videos of naked ladies?

I think you'll find it was originally designed for watching cat videos.

The "I can has cheezeburger?" image macro is older than the work experience kids we have in the office now

[DefTrap]

I thought it so we can all get easy access to videos of naked ladies?

I was going to say, the first job I had (early 90s) which gave me regular access to email and internets, virtually the first email I got was a (work!) circular of porno. I think the cats came later.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

The internet in general was developed so that scientific institutions could share data easily, or so the history goes.

It all went downhill from there

As far as I know the early version (mid 70s) was developed for the US military, my first experience of it was in the late 80s when it was used for communications between banks, all the account details were sent in plain text back then.

[Docca]

Jon Kay (no, me neither) is getting a lot of raised eyebrows for taking leave at short notice

[Skub]

Jon Kay (no, me neither) is getting a lot of raised eyebrows for taking leave at short notice

Perhaps he merely has a mischievous sense of humour.

[Ant]

Going back to my original point, are we getting more intelligent or less ?

Certainly more insular.

Mention anything that seems a bit out of scope for the average person and they've been so well conditioned to not ask questions that they'll accuse you of being a conspiracy nutter.

I find people in less well developed countries to have a better developed sense of reality.

Add to that, that the issue here now is the news paper who broke the story, rather than the real issue being what the story is.....

For the left, most things are well out of scope and in contrast they're less bothered about the welfare of the boy and more focussed on slagging off the breaker of the news.

[DefTrap]

Well, it's a tricky one because on one-hand you have the media who are fighting, desperate to be the first to expose any wrong-un. Publicity rather focuses the minds of dithery institutions who I am sure would rather sort this out themselves before involving the police. So yeah full marks for being on the case, and it makes a change from tits and marxists anyway.

But on the other hand the traditional media, and social media, isn't really bothered who gets caught in the crossfire. I've heard at least half a dozen names so far, and numerous public denials. But this is the modern world - any fecking dipshit can flap their lips about because "they have a right to an opinion" and not doing so somehow gets you labelled a sheep.

But yeah crack on pedo-shaming. I'm not sure what this has to do with politics, mind.
EDIT: Although if you look at the front-pages of 'right-wing-rag' (I think that's the correct term) news websites (DM, Sun, Express) it's littered with articles about pedos, trannies, immigrants - so it's easy to see who is driving the hysteria here.

[Ant]

Crikey, they've named him.......

His wife made a statement and asked for privvy see (the news said that, think they meant privacy).

[Horse]

Detectives from the Met Police have ended their assessment into the allegations and determined there is no evidence of a criminal offence

[Ant]

Detectives from the Met Police have ended their assessment into the allegations and determined there is no evidence of a criminal offence

That was quick, must have already looked through his devices for the alleged photos.

[KungFooBob]

I told you all it was him.

[Horse]

I told you all it was him.

Who? (Spelling)

[KungFooBob]

I told you all it was him.

Who? (Spelling)

EXACTLY!

[Mr. Dazzle]

Kinda wish I'd had it at 50/1 now.

[irie]

I think my view is that the BBC are doing the right thing here: wanting to keep names out of the news until an investigation can be completed.

I also think that the organisation has had a bit of a bumpy ride with regards to its staff and engaging in dubious acts- so might have also forgiven then if they'd have come out more on the transparent, front foot.

Thoughts?

My thoughts?

What a load of bollox.

Another huge institution past it's sell by date and not fit for the purpose, just like the NHS.

[Dodgy69]

Thank god Blobbies in the clear.

[DefTrap]

Given that there is apparently no evidence of wrongdoing, you'd have thought the mob would back off a bit.

But yeah, unlikely. Trial by mob and yeah throw the Beeb under the bus while you're there.

[Ant]

Given the Beebs history of harbouring sexual predators, I think they've thrown themselves under the bus. Another publicly funded organisation who'll get away with doing as they like whilst turning a blind eye.

[KungFooBob]

As long as what he did he didn't do for more than ten seconds at a time, then he's golden.