Sir Cliff Richard's Home Searched

[upthecreekyetagain]

BBC headline

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28790718

[rose2008-2008]

Well they will be able to keep each other company. What with Rolf Doodling things for his mates inside,,,what will Cliff Do??. Sing Summer Holiday?. Lets hope hes not of to Prison for his Summer Holiday!!.

[evoman3957]

Been hiding in the Shadows all these years has He..............................get it !!

[astrologica]

Rose.....again, you are assuming guilt before he has even been charged! Yet again, we have a RICH celebrity accused of sexual offences dating back 30 years or more. Yet again, we have to ask...why have they not complained before?. The more we see of this type of arrest and accusation, the more it looks like a witch hunt. And I am not trying to defend Cliff Richard....I am not a fan, and have no opinions about him whatsoever. I just find all these arrests and accusations very disturbing and worrying.

[cee-dee]

I wonder if the infamous Elm Lodge guest house and the equally infamous guest list will get looked in to? Hello Kitty?

I suppose the injunction that was in place will prevent any mention of Kitty at the moment?

[**bustysinclaire**]

It is so sad, when people feel the need to report and bring the news of these incidents to the for before people have been charged and a verdict passed, whether they are eventually found guilt or not...................................The damage to to those involved surely is something that should not be done..................Just let the law do it's job and stop salivating like a pack of wolves is my opinion.......................I am talking about the media in the most part here and not trying to offend anyone, but perhaps it should be directed to us all. Politely as I know non of us are a pack of wolves like the media. insert smiley xxx

[al**bear]

I was going to bump my thread that included that subject CeeDee

[cee-dee]

Go on then. I dunno if a pic of the guest list would go down well though?

[i-am-legion-too]

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@cee-dee wrote:

Go on then. I dunno if a pic of the guest list would go down well though?

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Why not? It's appeared in MSM, so no reason why it shouldn't be reproduced here

Some background.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Guest_House_child_abuse_scandal

List.

http://thefreedomagenda.wordpress.com/2013/12/19/the-mary-moss-elm-guest-house-vip-paedophile-party-...

[**caution**opinion_ahead]

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@**bustysinclaire** wrote:
It is so sad, when people feel the need to report and bring the news of these incidents to the for before people have been charged and a verdict passed, whether they are eventually found guilt or not...................................The damage to to those involved surely is something that should not be done..................Just let the law do it's job and stop salivating like a pack of wolves is my opinion......................

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I agree.

[merehazle]

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@**caution**opinion_ahead wrote:

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@**bustysinclaire** wrote:
It is so sad, when people feel the need to report and bring the news of these incidents to the for before people have been charged and a verdict passed, whether they are eventually found guilt or not...................................The damage to to those involved surely is something that should not be done..................Just let the law do it's job and stop salivating like a pack of wolves is my opinion......................

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I agree.

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Yes, absolutely. look at the uncalled for ridicule on here up their a bit. Absolutely disgraceful.

[sir_arthur_strebe-grebling]

The BBC thinks this is the most important 'news' in the world today, the lead item on their 1 o'clock 'news' and on their website.

Pity they didn't pay as much attention when they were giving Jimmy Savile the run of their premises to carry out his foul deeds.

[silvermalc]

What a **bleep**y thing to say !!

[upthecreekyetagain]

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@**bustysinclaire** wrote:
It is so sad, when people feel the need to report and bring the news of these incidents to the for before people have been charged and a verdict passed, whether they are eventually found guilt or not

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The principle sounds good as does the suggestion that individuals in such cases should be granted anonymity.

The problem with surrounding cases in secrecy is the danger that justice will not be seen to be done which can lead to justice not being done.

In addition there have been numerous examples over the years where pre-arrest/pre-trial publicity has led to evidence coming to light that otherwise wouldn't be made known which has helped to prove guilt or innocence..

[joe_bloggs*]

I noticed Cliff Richard was reported as saying:

 "However, the police attended my apartment in Berkshire today without notice, except, it would appear, to the press."
Call me cynical,but I wonder if someone has had a "good drink" out of this?

[electric*mayhem*band]

The first contributor to dive in here - no surprise there tho' - had the man almost banged up in prison, without a mention of him being arrested or charged. In fact I'm not even sure at that point he'd even been interviewed. My advice to her would be take a deep breath, count to ten, and to curb her enthusiasm for the morbid.

Before the mob has Richard's head on a pole, maybe it would be wiser to await the outcome of this incident.

[ronnybabes]

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@rose2008-2008 wrote:

Well they will be able to keep each other company. What with Rolf Doodling things for his mates inside,,,what will Cliff Do??. Sing Summer Holiday?. Lets hope hes not of to Prison for his Summer Holiday!!.

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Did you have Bill Roache, (Ken Barlow) Michael Le-vell, (Kevin Webster) Freddie Starr, Jim Davidson, and Dave Lee Travers, (who despite not being found guilty is still under investigation) banged up as soon as the Press reported the alleged offences, and the Police had just commenced their investigations?

[lambsy_uk]

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Did you have Bill Roache, (Ken Barlow) Michael Le-vell, (Kevin Webster) Freddie Starr, Jim Davidson, and Dave Lee Travers, (who despite not being found guilty is still under investigation) banged up as soon as the Press reported the alleged offences, and the Police had just commenced their investigations?

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Quite!

[lambsy_uk]

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@joe_bloggs* wrote:
I noticed Cliff Richard was reported as saying:

 "However, the police attended my apartment in Berkshire today without notice, except, it would appear, to the press."
Call me cynical,but I wonder if someone has had a "good drink" out of this?

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Yes I noticed that bit at the end of his statement, no interview conducted or charge brought and yet the press are all over it!

[upthecreekyetagain]

It is easy to criticise the media for reporting the police action and it would be just as easy for those who believe that they are wrong to do so not to read those reports.

Obviously not as easy to ignore TV and radio reports but it is clear from the details in the criticism posted on this thread that at least some have been reading what's been posted online and in the papers.