Comments on: Evil, Evil and Funny http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/01/13/evil-evil-and-funny/ English, Rationalist and Liberal Conservative Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: mark http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/01/13/evil-evil-and-funny/#comment-1184 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:07:03 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/01/13/evil-evil-and-funny/#comment-1184 Thanks James, At least I'm not alone here. Considering that even if he had been found innocent in a court he would have been subject to vilification in the media, and possibly violence and intimidation, I would not blame someone for wanting to avoid a trial if they were innocent. There could be more to this but for all we know he was viewing images of 17 year old girls, believing them to be adults. If the offence relates purely to girls (especially fully developed ones) then there is probably little danger in him working as a PE teacher with boys only. Also, I agree that the person <b>convicted</b> of abuse should not be allowed near children. Thanks James,

At least I’m not alone here. Considering that even if he had been found innocent in a court he would have been subject to vilification in the media, and possibly violence and intimidation, I would not blame someone for wanting to avoid a trial if they were innocent.

There could be more to this but for all we know he was viewing images of 17 year old girls, believing them to be adults. If the offence relates purely to girls (especially fully developed ones) then there is probably little danger in him working as a PE teacher with boys only.

Also, I agree that the person convicted of abuse should not be allowed near children.

]]> by: James Hellyer http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/01/13/evil-evil-and-funny/#comment-1182 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:27:48 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/01/13/evil-evil-and-funny/#comment-1182 Actually he always maintained his innocence, and while accepting a caution can be seen as an addmission of guilt it doesn't actually change the point that he was never convicted and that many people accept cautions as its the least troublesome option. It also doesn't address the fundamental point that looking at something is very different from doing. Does looking at pronography make a man become a rapist? Actually he always maintained his innocence, and while accepting a caution can be seen as an addmission of guilt it doesn’t actually change the point that he was never convicted and that many people accept cautions as its the least troublesome option.

It also doesn’t address the fundamental point that looking at something is very different from doing. Does looking at pronography make a man become a rapist?

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]]> by: Gav http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/01/13/evil-evil-and-funny/#comment-1174 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:57:43 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/01/13/evil-evil-and-funny/#comment-1174 He was cautioned. If someone does not fight a caution they are accepting their guilt. I will never be convinced (without new evidence) that this man has any right to be near children. He was cautioned. If someone does not fight a caution they are accepting their guilt. I will never be convinced (without new evidence) that this man has any right to be near children.

]]> by: James Hellyer http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/01/13/evil-evil-and-funny/#comment-1173 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:58:24 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/01/13/evil-evil-and-funny/#comment-1173 My takes a little different. The person convicted of abuse shouldn't be allowed near children, while the PE teacher is potentially a different matter. He was never convicted and there's no evidence that suggests he's a danger to the public. People who are on the register shouldn't work with children, I'm just uncertain as to whether he should be on the register. My takes a little different. The person convicted of abuse shouldn’t be allowed near children, while the PE teacher is potentially a different matter. He was never convicted and there’s no evidence that suggests he’s a danger to the public. People who are on the register shouldn’t work with children, I’m just uncertain as to whether he should be on the register.

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