Clarkson Suspended by BBC

[JoeMercer'sWay]

thing that's puzzling me is if he's punched someone, why is he not facing police questioning and assault charges? Surely if you were on the end of an assault, you'd go to the police as well as your employer, not just to your employer to get him sacked? So why over a week after the event has he not been questioned?

Perhaps it hasn't been reported to the police.

so instead of reporting an assault to police, and Clarkson being punished by law, they've seen fit to only report it to the BBC, so that he gets suspended and maybe fired.

Sounds like vindictiveness rather than seeking justice...either that or there's nowhere near enough to the incident to warrant police intervention, and therefore his job under threat.

seen this before where a guy sued a week before going to the police, for me that sort of thing stinks of vindictiveness and opportunism rather than genuine harm.

 

[DelToro]

thing that's puzzling me is if he's punched someone, why is he not facing police questioning and assault charges? Surely if you were on the end of an assault, you'd go to the police as well as your employer, not just to your employer to get him sacked? So why over a week after the event has he not been questioned?

Perhaps it hasn't been reported to the police.

so instead of reporting an assault to police, and Clarkson being punished by law, they've seen fit to only report it to the BBC, so that he gets suspended and maybe fired.

Sounds like vindictiveness rather than seeking justice...either that or there's nowhere near enough to the incident to warrant police intervention, and therefore his job under threat.

seen this before where a guy sued a week before going to the police, for me that sort of thing stinks of vindictiveness and opportunism rather than genuine harm.

The BBC is the employer.

Plenty of workplace assaults and other indiscretions (e.g.petty theft) are dealt with as employment issues within the workplace without any need for them to become criminal issues.

Suspensions of senior managers etc are normally communicated within organisations because word would get out anyway.

 

[foxy]

Perhaps it hasn't been reported to the police.

so instead of reporting an assault to police, and Clarkson being punished by law, they've seen fit to only report it to the BBC, so that he gets suspended and maybe fired.

Sounds like vindictiveness rather than seeking justice...either that or there's nowhere near enough to the incident to warrant police intervention, and therefore his job under threat.

seen this before where a guy sued a week before going to the police, for me that sort of thing stinks of vindictiveness and opportunism rather than genuine harm.

The BBC is the employer.

Plenty of workplace assaults and other indiscretions (e.g.petty theft) are dealt with as employment issues within the workplace without any need for them to become criminal issues.

Suspensions of senior managers etc are normally communicated within organisations because word would get out anyway.

Not always, especially in the Public Sector, it's usually hush hush.

 

[DelToro]

so instead of reporting an assault to police, and Clarkson being punished by law, they've seen fit to only report it to the BBC, so that he gets suspended and maybe fired.

Sounds like vindictiveness rather than seeking justice...either that or there's nowhere near enough to the incident to warrant police intervention, and therefore his job under threat.

seen this before where a guy sued a week before going to the police, for me that sort of thing stinks of vindictiveness and opportunism rather than genuine harm.

The BBC is the employer.

Plenty of workplace assaults and other indiscretions (e.g.petty theft) are dealt with as employment issues within the workplace without any need for them to become criminal issues.

Suspensions of senior managers etc are normally communicated within organisations because word would get out anyway.

Not always, especially in the Public Sector, it's usually hush hush.

Not in my experience.

Having worked extensively across both public and private sectors I would suggest that the public sector tends to be more open with its employees.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Clarkson is everything the BBC hate, being an absolute lad, being white, avoids towing the Politcally Correct line, oh and he's British.

The BBC is, in the main, a white, uber middle-class organisation and the first 'B' in its title means they share another common bond with Clarkson.

 

[DelToro]

Clarkson is everything the BBC hate, being an absolute lad, being white, avoids towing the Politcally Correct line, oh and he's British.

The BBC is, in the main, a white, uber middle-class organisation and the first 'B' in its title means they share another common bond with Clarkson.

Buggery?

 

[foxy]

Clarkson is everything the BBC hate, being an absolute lad, being white, avoids towing the Politcally Correct line, oh and he's British.

The BBC is, in the main, a white, uber middle-class organisation and the first 'B' in its title means they share another common bond with Clarkson.

It was pre 1980s, it was completely different back then. Now it's a hot bed for liberals, biased news and excessive political correctness rife with positive discrimination and diversity quotas. If the BBC was a private channel then fair enough, but it's funded by an enforced tax and is a public broadcaster.

 

[101toMR]

Clarkson is everything the BBC hate, being an absolute lad, being white, avoids towing the Politcally Correct line, oh and he's British.

The BBC is, in the main, a white, uber middle-class organisation and the first 'B' in its title means they share another common bond with Clarkson.

It was pre 1980s, it was completely different back then. Now it's a hot bed for liberals, biased news and excessive political correctness rife with positive discrimination and diversity quotas. If the BBC was a private channel then fair enough, but it's funded by an enforced tax and is a public broadcaster.

Yup.
That about covers it for me too.
You've only got to read the BBC website to see just how sickly they are about the news and media.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Clarkson is everything the BBC hate, being an absolute lad, being white, avoids towing the Politcally Correct line, oh and he's British.

The BBC is, in the main, a white, uber middle-class organisation and the first 'B' in its title means they share another common bond with Clarkson.

It was pre 1980s, it was completely different back then. Now it's a hot bed for liberals, biased news and excessive political correctness rife with positive discrimination and diversity quotas. If the BBC was a private channel then fair enough, but it's funded by an enforced tax and is a public broadcaster.

I think I speak with some authority on this subject, as my ex-wife is a BBC producer, and whilst your point about the political leanings of many in the BBC carries a degree of force it remains an inveterately white, middle-class institution to its very core and within that will certainly be a significant number people who sympathise with Clarkson and to some extent share his view of the world. To suggest it is entirely infested with Lefties would be wholly wrong.

That said, I'm not a big fan of the BBC in many respects. It is ridiculously self-important and the way it is funded probably needs looking at, but it still has a very important role to perform in our society.

 

[SWP's back]

It's really upsetting the yoghurt knitters that he's popular and might get away with it.

Good on him.

This is absolutely the best thing about Clarkson, his ability to send the easily offended into a frenzy. Which he does regularly meaning the soft cocks get more and more offended. It's hilarious knowing he's doing it just to troll them.

So punching a co-worker is acceptable is it?

Yes.

 

[SWP's back]

thing that's puzzling me is if he's punched someone, why is he not facing police questioning and assault charges? Surely if you were on the end of an assault, you'd go to the police as well as your employer, not just to your employer to get him sacked? So why over a week after the event has he not been questioned?

I don't know anyone that's run to the police for getting a slap to be honest.

 

[foxy]

The BBC is, in the main, a white, uber middle-class organisation and the first 'B' in its title means they share another common bond with Clarkson.

It was pre 1980s, it was completely different back then. Now it's a hot bed for liberals, biased news and excessive political correctness rife with positive discrimination and diversity quotas. If the BBC was a private channel then fair enough, but it's funded by an enforced tax and is a public broadcaster.

I think I speak with some authority on this subject, as my ex-wife is a BBC producer, and whilst your point about the political leanings of many in the BBC carries a degree of force it remains an inveterately white, middle-class institution to its very core and within that will certainly be a significant number people who sympathise with Clarkson and to some extent share his view of the world. To suggest it is entirely infested with Lefties would be wholly wrong.

That said, I'm not a big fan of the BBC in many respects. It is ridiculously self-important and the way it is funded probably needs looking at, but it still has a very important role to perform in our society.

Why is it most topical quiz panels and QTs are made up of left wingers selected by editors who happen to be ex Guardian? Then spend the whole panel show mocking UKIP?

I'm not a kipper (UKIP voter), I have my own views on them but for supposedly an " politically impartial" broadcaster they don't half show their true colours at times.

I can give plenty of examples, even daily articles and broadcasting in the news. Selective and includes heavy use of PC terms.

 

[SWP's back]

Clarkson is everything the BBC hate, being an absolute lad, being white, avoids towing the Politcally Correct line, oh and he's British.

Plus don't forget a bully who thinks that his 'fame' entitles him to be all of the above!! As the report from a few posts ago states, the BBC have already been slated for allowing the highly paid people to bully others!!

Everyone is entitled to be white, not PC and British.

Except the French.

And the NHS isn't as entertaining as Top Gear and Id hope voting would be more important than a petition in that regard.

 

[DelToro]

It was pre 1980s, it was completely different back then. Now it's a hot bed for liberals, biased news and excessive political correctness rife with positive discrimination and diversity quotas. If the BBC was a private channel then fair enough, but it's funded by an enforced tax and is a public broadcaster.

I think I speak with some authority on this subject, as my ex-wife is a BBC producer, and whilst your point about the political leanings of many in the BBC carries a degree of force it remains an inveterately white, middle-class institution to its very core and within that will certainly be a significant number people who sympathise with Clarkson and to some extent share his view of the world. To suggest it is entirely infested with Lefties would be wholly wrong.

That said, I'm not a big fan of the BBC in many respects. It is ridiculously self-important and the way it is funded probably needs looking at, but it still has a very important role to perform in our society.

Why is it most topical quiz panels and QTs are made up of left wingers selected by editors who happen to be ex Guardian? Then spend the whole panel show mocking UKIP?

I'm not a kipper (UKIP voter), I have my own views on them but for supposedly an " politically impartial" broadcaster they don't half show their true colours at times.

I can give plenty of examples, even daily articles and broadcasting in the news. Selective and includes heavy use of PC terms.

If the BBC is so left wing why the fuck does it spend so much time prattling on about the Royal Family.

I couldn't give a shit if the Duchess of Cambridge has morning sickness or afternoon flushes or even if she is giving the corgis hand jobs (to be fair that might be worthy of the news).

It is a deeply conservative institution.

 

[101toMR]

Clarkson is everything the BBC hate, being an absolute lad, being white, avoids towing the Politcally Correct line, oh and he's British.

Plus don't forget a bully who thinks that his 'fame' entitles him to be all of the above!! As the report from a few posts ago states, the BBC have already been slated for allowing the highly paid people to bully others!!

Everyone is entitled to be white, not PC and British.

Except the French.

And the NHS isn't as entertaining as Top Gear and Id hope voting would be more important than a petition in that regard.

It's a crime to be white or middle class sometimes isn't it :-)
I have never seen so many people who don't watch a program get so worked up about it.
It's fantastic.

 

[Damocles]

We have one side declaring the BBC to be a leftist organisation and giving a few examples, and another side declaring it to be a rightist organisation and giving it a few examples.

That seems pretty balanced to me.

 

[Damocles]

It's a crime to be white or middle class sometimes isn't it :-)
I have never seen so many people who don't watch a program get so worked up about it.
It's fantastic.

No, not even a bit. White male, upper/middle class people run the entire world. They are the heads of almost every major corporation, almost every major seat of Government in the Western world, and almost every picture of authority in all literature, media, TV and radio. It is a society built by them and for them.

I know your comment was somewhat tongue in cheek but it minds me up when the most powerful section of society complains that now they only have 95% of the power rather than the 100% that they used to have.

 

[urmston]

I'm just pleased about the whole sorry mess which does not reflect well on the BBC at all.

There's no good way out of this for the BBC. I just hope it screws up further in the disciplinary process and damages its credibility and reputation even more.

 

[101toMR]

It's a crime to be white or middle class sometimes isn't it :-)
I have never seen so many people who don't watch a program get so worked up about it.
It's fantastic.

No, not even a bit. White male, upper/middle class people run the entire world. They are the heads of almost every major corporation, almost every major seat of Government in the Western world, and almost every picture of authority in all literature, media, TV and radio. It is a society built by them and for them.

I know your comment was somewhat tongue in cheek but it minds me up when the most powerful section of society complains that now they only have 95% of the power rather than the 100% that they used to have.

Doesn't it wind you up when white middle class people use that very same dynamic to try to prove a point and in this case trying to prove unsuccessfully that the BBC is right wing?
Wouldn't it be fun if the BBC were infested with poor from any background and point of view? Cheap reality shows that pander to the populist needs and frivolous shows about buying houses and how to turn your junk into cash.
Oh wait, isn't that what they already show, no wonder the high brow Cheshire set are livid.

 

[101toMR]

I'm just pleased about the whole sorry mess which does not reflect well on the BBC at all.

There's no good way out of this for the BBC. I just hope it screws up further in the disciplinary process and damages its credibility and reputation even more.

How is this going to impact on the BBC's business model?
You'll pay your license fee and bloody well like it.