And yet they didn't - none of them - why? I don't get it...
...were other people in power part of it? Turning a blind eye?..
Doesn't add up...
Posted By: Dandy Highburyman on October 23rd 2012 at 15:26:32
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- I was slightly nervous about how the Savile story had become a BBC story (General Chat) - norway, Oct 23, 14:56:51
- Surely for "BBC" read "one man"? His decision? (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Oct 23, 15:03:08
- seems that the non reporting after his death (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 23, 15:01:52
- This ^ He was allowed to get away with it for years with a lot of people now saying that (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 23, 15:08:01
- The whole of Fleet Street knew about it, just trying to pin all on the BBC to get the heat (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 23, 15:09:21
- Oh I agree, no end of people could have brought him down. (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 23, 15:10:19
- And yet they didn't - none of them - why? I don't get it... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 23, 15:26:32
- you have to remember this all happened in a different (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 23, 15:41:56
- Not 5 years ago it wasn't... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 23, 16:08:28
- fair point if just 5 years ago (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 23, 16:35:09
- Not 5 years ago it wasn't... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 23, 16:08:28
- Savile was litigious, prob lack of victim testimony and no desire to go looking for it (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 23, 15:30:40
- That's never bothered the liked of The Sun before... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 23, 15:33:10
- Maybe his establishment connections saved him from investigation? (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 23, 15:37:38
- Knew Thatcher didn't he? (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Oct 23, 15:43:29
- Yes, maybe: something stinks (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 23, 16:09:24
- I read that a tabloid was going to expose him and he basically said, if you do that's all (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 23, 16:12:59
- Yes, maybe: something stinks (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 23, 16:09:24
- Knew Thatcher didn't he? (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Oct 23, 15:43:29
- Maybe his establishment connections saved him from investigation? (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 23, 15:37:38
- That's never bothered the liked of The Sun before... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 23, 15:33:10
- you have to remember this all happened in a different (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 23, 15:41:56
- I agree with you. and me (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 23, 15:12:08
- And yet they didn't - none of them - why? I don't get it... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 23, 15:26:32
- Oh I agree, no end of people could have brought him down. (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 23, 15:10:19
- The whole of Fleet Street knew about it, just trying to pin all on the BBC to get the heat (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 23, 15:09:21
- This is the key passage though (General Chat) - norway, Oct 23, 15:05:55
- Do you think he meant "not too young" (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 23, 15:10:28
- Yep. That's the attitude that allowed him to get away with it for so long. (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 23, 15:09:26
- Apparently he used to answer his phone with (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 23, 15:13:35
- This ^ He was allowed to get away with it for years with a lot of people now saying that (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 23, 15:08:01
- "killing" the story seems criminal now,but isn;t the issue the fact that the beeb let this (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 23, 15:01:28
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