The compo-culture is not a media invention at all.   It's being driven by vultures Lawyers who have an eye on making money for themselves. You never used to see adverts for firms professing to be "real" Lawyers and the like. Now they're ramming com-pen-say-shun in to the face of everyone. OK, I know that at one time Lawyers were not allowed to advertise but it's driving people towards sue,sue SUE.   They're going after people in the hope that they'll settle rather than go on the Costa-Fortune to fight them.   Now, perhaps you'd consider and respond to my point which is something no-one seems to have thought of before?:-   If we're not careful..... some victims of a repeat criminal (who's not loaded) will start thinking along the lines that "if the previous victim had reported the crime, I wouldn't have been a victim so I think I should sue THEM".......   I'll add to that to illustrate with an example of what I mean.   15 year old Miss "A" is a victim of Mr "X" and she doesn't report it or mention it to anyone and just gets on with her life and goes on to forge a successful career and by age 50 is quite wealthy.   Mr "X" is finally exposed and his case publicised leading to twenty more victims coming forward because his last victim, Miss "U" was found in a distressed state and the public appeals by the cops for information finally identified Mr "X" after which, the other victims came forward after recognising the photo-fit and artists impression formulated by Miss "U".   After the case comes to Court and Miss "A" waving her right to anonymity, a bright spark Lawyer spies his chance and with his eye on loadsa-munny, persuades Miss "U" to sue Miss "A"...........   A work of fantasy? I wouldn't bet on that.