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30 Jun 15
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BBC regional television news pages report a rape in Berkshire near the Bar Indigo nightclub in Windsor.
The BBC, as usual, didn't bother to us the the description of the alleged attacker, as given by the police.
Guess what a google search revealed?
The BBC, as usual, didn't bother to us the the description of the alleged attacker, as given by the police.
Guess what a google search revealed?
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Two rapes?
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Google search gives as the top result a BBC article clearing stating the suspect is black
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BBC regional television news pages
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How surprising is it when a format with more space for text gives more info
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We've had this debate before.
If you recall, I proved that they can go to a 3rd page whenever they want. I have seen some new reports where the 3rd page only contains one or two words. I've seen reports when somebody famous dies that run for 35 pages. 'Not enough room' is a feeble excuse. ================================================================== David Burke, 37, absconded from prison recently. The BBC had no problem describing him as 'White, 5 feet 7 inches tall, and being of stocky build.' They got that on the 2nd page with no problem. |
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Why bother with this stuff, Spelling, life is too short, there are better things to be concerned with....if you want to change BBC reporting policy, email them.
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deaf leopard?
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An arrest has been made.
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Why bother with this stuff, Spelling,
As I explained to naydam, if the BBC didn't keep doing it, I'd have nothing to moan about concerning them, would I? |
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You'd probably think of something
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You can join me on my hobby horse if you like - the BBc $punking their sporting budget up the wall on Formula 1
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What's the problem about giving out an accurate and fullest description possible of a person who is a danger to the public ?
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No idea Alun, I can't take bbc news seriously any more, so never watch it now.
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rogerthebutler
30 Jun 15 16:04 You can join me on my hobby horse if you like - the BBc $punking their sporting budget up the wall on Formula 1 I don't like Formula 1 either, I may join your next thread. |
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alun2005
30 Jun 15 16:05 What's the problem about giving out an accurate and fullest description possible of a person who is a danger to the public ? Any responsible news corporation would publish and be damned. The BBC and the Guardian are not in that party. |
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Would have thought the police would want a full description published. PC gone mad?
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Indeed.
Cracks me up when I get accused of being a 'Daily Mail' reader. 'All it prints are lies' - say the luvvies  I've lost count of the times I've posted that I don't buy newspapers, and haven't done so for at least the 21st century. Cryoftruth, one of the resident nutjobs on politics, had the gall to quote a Mail report yesterday, because it suited his idea of the truth. I asked him countless times last year 'If it prints nothing but lies, why do you read it?' He never answered once, the moron. |
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I stand by my statement but there was an attempt at a joke in there. (I don't think anyone actually says 'PC gone mad' anymore.)
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If the BBC say a white man is wanted for a crime - u can assume he is white.
If the beeb do not say enthicity of perpetrator, then one must assume he is black. |
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Yes, it's perfectly clear...black and white, you might say.
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Anyway, it's the British Grand Prix this weekend...all get yer little flags out! Come on, Lewis!
 Makes you proud to be British, it does. He look a bit sun-tanned lately. Suits him. Oh! come on the other one, as well! |
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tobermory 30 Jun 15 12:49
How surprising is it when a format with more space for text gives more info spellingandgrammarchecker We've had this debate before. If you recall, I proved that they can go to a 3rd page whenever they want. I have seen some new reports where the 3rd page only contains one or two words. I've seen reports when somebody famous dies that run for 35 pages. 'Not enough room' is a feeble excuse. tobermory look on there this morning. 'Benefit cuts risk child poverty rise' 3 pages for this items of news, with only 3 words on page 3. There's plenty of room for descriptions if they wanted to add to a 2 page report. |
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An advert has appeared on Facebook this morning.
Its a comical advert where dogs are used as ball boys for tennis players. Venus Williams practices tennis with dogs. What? One of the dogs had a racket and was returning her serve? Of course not, there was another player, it was Svetlana Kuznetsova, but as she's blonde and white, perhaps the person who made the comment couldn't see her in the bright sunlight.  |
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Can't stand Lewis Hamilton or any other male who wears studs in his ears...he looks just like one of those bling rappers. The world would be a better place if they were all annihilated.
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WELL DONE THE BBC
(They must read this forum) Regional news pages SURREY Woman sexually assaulted walking along an alleyway in Guildford. The attacker was black, in his early 20s, with black curly hair and wearing headphones. He is about 5 feet 5 inches tall and of a slim build. Didn't hurt, did it? |
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That didn't last long.
 8 minutes later, in Slough. A teenage girl was sexually assaulted while a man apparently filmed the attack with a camera attached to his sunglasses and a cable leading to his bag. The 15 year old girl was touched from behind as another man approached her. There is no description of either man on the television news page. However, in the Slough and Bucks Observer... The man who carried out the sexual assault is described as black, aged between 40 and 45, with short hair. He wore a grey cardigan. The second man was also black, 5ft 6ins, and of a similar age. He wore a grey coat style top, dark cargo bottoms, dark walking boots, with sunglasses. He was carrying a bag. |
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Well what do you know?
Guess which one of the above two reports has been removed, after less than a day, from the BBC television news pages. While the other one is till there. I read these pages every day as I don't buy newspapers. I know it's rare for stuff to be removed at all over the weekend, unless something critically urgent comes up, like a mass bombing, plane crash, death of a prominent politician, etc. And that goes on the main news page, not the regional pages. If you go back on this thread you'll see another case of the BBC describing a wanted criminal as black. As I posted it I joked to my wife that whoever put it on there would get the sack. As the post on that occasion also proved, it was removed within 6 hours. |
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Probably found out he was pink.
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Spelling - you're doing a great service exposing the leftie (tax payer funded) twats for what they are..
But as we all know, racism is only one way.. |
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Todays BBC Manchester news
Heavily pregnant Rochdale woman held at gunpoint by MASKED burglars. The 28 year old's 9 year old daughter was also threatened by a gang member with a knife at the home in the Turf Hill area. The three BALACLAVA wearing burglars stole cash, jewellery and a mobile phone. No description are given on the page. As you'd expect, IF they were wearing balaclavas. I looked online...as is my wont. Lo and behold, masks, balaclavas or sacksover their heads, please yourselves, but the gunman was asian and the man with the knife was black. And there were another 3 men outside. |
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spellingandgrammarchecker
04 Jul 15 12:48 Well what do you know? Guess which one of the above two reports has been removed, after less than a day, from the BBC television news pages. While the other one is till there And the other one, with no descriptions, was STILL there this afternoon. |
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revealed that the ghost of sir jimmy was the rapist?
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I look forward to the day when they describe sportsmen and women accurately too. Would they consider mentioning that one well-known women's champion has a cracking set of jugs and a massive derriere?
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As I read the BBC news daily, and I have a pretty good memory, I don't recall seeing the result of this trial on the Manchester news page last week.
Man condemned harem of sex slaves to ordeal of control, rape and torture as part of evil [b]14-year campaign to 'sleep with as many women as possible'[/b] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3131833/Man-condemned-harem-sex-slaves-ordeal-control-rape-torture-evil-14-year-campaign-sleep-women-possible.html |
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tobermory 30 Jun 15 12:49
How surprising is it when a format with more space for text gives more info spellingandgrammarchecker 01 Jul 15 11:54 tobermory look on there this morning. 'Benefit cuts risk child poverty rise' 3 pages for this items of news, with only 3 words on page 3. There's plenty of room for descriptions if they wanted to add to a 2 page report In the last 6 days: NYC parade for World Cup heroes. - 3 pages - with just 3 words on page 3. Nation remembers 7/7 bombing victims - 3 pages - with just 7 words on page 3. FBI appeals in web 'sextortion' case - 3 pages - with just one word on page 3. Girl found dead with mum "wonderful" - 3 pages - with just 2 words on page 3. Kite surfing death accidental - 3 pages - with just one word on page 3. Loads of room |
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Lots of budget reports on the BBC, one of which runs to over 30 pages.
Loads of room |
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Paul Williams went missing from a nutters hospital, as reported on this forum last year, but despite the fact it was a 'manhunt for a dangerous criminal' the BBC television news pages never gave a description.
Williams who was described elsewhere as a bald black man, 6ft 3 inches tall and of a large build, was arrested in December. It took until today to decide that he should be ordered back to the nuthouse. No rush then. I'll give it a year, he'll be out again. |