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Well at least i haven’t advocated hanging them ’til they twitched like kippers.
(BTW… do kippers twitch????)
Actually i’m as pure as the driven slush – but that’s another story.
Fact is that I am not a member of the Royal family, I’m not an internation public figure, and most important of all…………….. i only played Rugby, I didn’t shag half the England team.
Maybe you should just keep your money in your own pocket. Giving it to an African charity is supporting theft and gross corruption – it will only line the pockets of some corrupt tin pot dictator anyway.
What’s the point….. what they don’t take, they steal. In a very short while they’ll all be dead from AIDS anyway.
@rossylass wrote:
………………so what a wonderful legacy she left to us all……..
Yes didn’t she? Refresh my memory, wasn’t she the woman who slept around with a cavalty officer here and there, the occasional pop star and of course half the English rugby team???
Didn’t she end up shagging Dodi Fayed round the Mediterranean (amongst others) and generally making an unseemly exhibition of herself?
Yes she sure left a legacy alright.
@Mr Bigstuff wrote:
BTW, David Ben Gurion, Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shmir and many others were all wanted men during the days of the British mandate. They were all branded as TERRORISTS by the authorities.
Along with many other (now respected) world figures) like Jomo Kenyatta and Nelson Mandela to name but a few. it is a badge of honour these days to have been branded a terrorist and imprisoned for it.
Jenny, there are two other tacks you can take.
Firstly you can write to the Editor of the papers concerned and invite them to print a correction / retraction of their story. They will undoubtedly refuse to do this as since when did the Media allow the facts to get in the way of a good story??? However, by offering them an opportunity to correct the misleading impression that they have deliberately given, and by them refusing or declining to do so, you may leave yourself an opportunity to take step 2 which is:….
Step 2:…. you can consider another Tort – called Defamation of Character. Whilst they might have used ”allegedly” a lot in the stories (and therefore avoided a libel on your friend), you can take the view that the story ”when considered as a whole” was such that your friend’s character or good name was defamed (or brought into disrepute).
This you will say has caused him loss and damage as his hitherto good name has been ”impugned” and you should seek an amount that they should pay by way of compensatory damages.
OK they will kick & squeal a lot but I bet they will not wish to defend a Court action and will most probably settle with him out of court.
Actually there are tha Libel laws that can be used to protect your friend.
If the media have published statements about him that are untrue AND have caused him material damage then he can sue for the Tort of libel.
You need to be very clear that the media have published an actual statement saying that ”he did…..” rather than ”allegedly he did…..”. The former is a statement of actuality or fact whereas the latter is simply an allegation that they are reporting.
Generally the media are really clever at reporting allegations in such a way that on a first or quick reading they appear to be facts but on a more careful reading are simply a report of allegations made by a third party.
If you think he has a case then best advice is to contact a solicitor and discuss it with him/her.
@tadpole wrote:
@forumhostpb wrote:
NO !!! …. but certain Bears can delete naughty user’s posts…. !!!
:roll: If it makes you feel better, then by all means delete away. Its a forum not real life. :twisted:
WHAT !!!!!! Are you mad ????? Of course it’s real life….. this is both the present AND the future.
Get a grip ffs !!!
@tommy-toxen wrote:
..the police could frame an innocent person just to keep the public happy
Oh yes of course. Do you suppose they just pop down to Asda or Tesco and select somebody at random from the nearest queue? Maybe somebody buying rolling tobacco as they are bound to be a criminal.
Don’t worry about evidence – we’ll just nick some from the evidence room and say that it belongs to this case. Oh and we’d better sort out thge CPS as well. Don’t want all those dozens of case officers and lawyers looking too hard at this stuff.
Actually Tommy you’ve given me an idea to save loads of money. All the Police have to do is to arrest any old person and simply tell them ”it’s your turn mate” and fit them up for the next crime to be reported. No need to investigate any more crimes – just fit up someone.
@tommy-toxen wrote:
..the police could frame an innocent person just to keep the public happy
Oh yes of course. Do you suppose they just pop down to Asda or Tesco and select somebody at random from the nearest queue? Maybe somebody buying rolling tobacco as they are bound to be a criminal.
Don’t worry about evidence – we’ll just nick some from the evidence room and say that it belongs to this case. Oh and we’d better sort out thge CPS as well. Don’t want all those dozens of case officers and lawyers looking too hard at this stuff.
Actually Tommy you’ve given me an idea to save loads of money. All the Police have to do is to arrest any old person and simply tell them ”it’s your turn mate” and fit them up for the next crime to be reported. No need to investigate any more crimes – just fit up someone.
