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Thread #141144   Message #3418030
Posted By: Musket
11-Oct-12 - 08:26 AM
Thread Name: Obit: RIP Sir Jimmy Savile of BBC [2011]
Subject: RE: 2011 Obit: RIP Sir Jimmy Savile UK disc jockey
A bit of a mental leap to say his nephew knew he abused children so you are sure they all did.

Righteous indignation is one thing, but applying it to assumptions is another. Family of perpetrators of crime are a form of victim, as their world comes crashing down through no fault of their own. If anybody here had concerns that a famous relative may live up to the rumours you hear, how many of us would report to the police? Really?

No, even the nephew is a victim because like everybody else who has only just come forward, he knew that it would be you versus a man on a pedestal made of solid gold, with a wall of society and pandering media surrounding it.

That's the issue here. Not that Saville was a monster and abused his position for his sexual lust. The issue is that it was easier to put up with him than to crucify a role model in the public's eye.

And that is why this is such a story versus the next monster, and there are some in court all the time. Saville hits the headlines because he was protected by all and sundry, and all and sundry are examining their conscience right now.....