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48 posts & 23 voices | Started 4 months ago by romster | Latest reply from geetee1972

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romster - Member

Don't know if anyone has seen this or mentioned it yet but parents and people please read on if
You are interested.

I put my neck on the line and sent the twitter account a message saying exactly what I thought prior to the revelation of the experiment, the neck on the line bit comes from me forgetting I was logged in using my business account oooops!!

I was absolutely sick at the amount of people who condoned his account and showed support for his up and coming "comeback", it was almost as though they didn't know his history.

http://glitterontwitter.tumblr.com/

What's your opinions?

Posted 4 months ago #
Nick - Member

I'd start by not panicking, and then by educating my children.

Posted 4 months ago #
MSP - Member

20,000 followers, I bet most of them were hurling abuse at the account so much so as to make it unusable in any practical sense. The "experimenter" won't tell you that though as they want to portray themselves as a guardian of public morality, and everyone else as morally corrupt in need of his/her guidance.

Posted 4 months ago #
TandemJeremy - Member

Well over the top in a daily wail style IMO,

Dunno what on earth they thought you were going to prove.

Posted 4 months ago #
jamiep - Member

Posted 4 months ago #
M6TTF - Member

Lol that's brilliant

Edit: I also think what the person did to highlight the issues was excellent!

Posted 4 months ago #
nealglover - Member

Serafinowicz is a genius, pure straight faced comedy as always

Posted 4 months ago #
romster - Member

Still a message to be heard aside of all the "other comedy stuff" though.......right?

Posted 4 months ago #
bobfromkansas - Member

Nope.

Posted 4 months ago #
yesiamtom - Member

far worse people have got off scott free for far worse crimes.

Its odd he took such afront to the positive comments, some people like his music and are brave enough to say it. Im pretty sure none of them said they would rape a child?

Posted 4 months ago #
romster - Member

Really Bob? No kids? Or all grown up?

Posted 4 months ago #
terrahawk - Member

I think we'll all be better off forgetting about GG. He's a ****.

Posted 4 months ago #
romster - Member

That's a fair point tom, but to continue to follow and support him after his conviction is absolutely wrong IMO. Would you continue to pay a man wages if he worked for you and was convicted of the same crime?

Posted 4 months ago #
romster - Member

I'm all for That terra, I was just intrigued to hear opinions on the "social experiment" side to this one.

Posted 4 months ago #
bobfromkansas - Member

Yes , got kids. Don't see that is relevant though. Would I not have a valid opinion without them? But the account would have been unusable for any malevolent purpose, Twitter is a public space, its self regulation would appear to work. Seems all too much about the guy who created the account rather than a justifiable experiment. By that I mean, it has been labelled as an experiment, what was the conclusion; nothing new, or particularly valid imo.

Posted 4 months ago #
bobfromkansas - Member

Actually on second thoughts I think the experiment did work, but that is with an assumption that it was an experiment into rabble rousing.

Posted 4 months ago #
romster - Member

Haha nice one Bob.

Posted 4 months ago #
Houns - Member

Lolz @ frankie Boyle

Posted 4 months ago #
romster - Member

Frankie Boyle was why I stumbled across the Glitter page!!!!!

If this whole thing gets just one parent to properly protect their child online then it was worth it IMO.

Posted 4 months ago #
MSP - Member

If this whole thing gets just one paediatrician removed from our streets then it was worth it IMO.

Posted 4 months ago #
Junkyard - Member

Hypocrisy bounds on this Pete Townshend was convicted but seems to escape the vitriol and the Who still tour

+1 for what Terra said

Posted 4 months ago #
Lady Gresley - Member

I have Gary Glitter's autograph (from many, many, many years ago) - would it be worth anything if I sold it do you think?

Posted 4 months ago #
joeydeacon - Member

The way I see it someone created the account as a joke, it spiraled out of control, and so rather than get exposed and take the resulting flak, they decided to try and take the moral high ground and present it as if they were trying to highlight a serious issue. Completely pointless - making it illegal for paedophiles to access the internet will make no difference whatsoever - it's not as if they were scared of breaking the law prior to their conviction(s).

And yep as pointed out above, the same people who act outraged over Mr Glitter will quite happily watch a Polanski film, listen to The Who & R Kelly.

Posted 4 months ago #
dogbert - Member

always makes me laugh that people still talk in hush tones about Gary Glitter, almost making out that he stalks the earth like a 40 foot robotic overlord of kiddy fiddling. But then if it helps parents sleep better at night knowing they've protected their kids a little better by buying into fear mongering while their 12 year old is setting up a date with a convicted sex offender on Facebook through their totally unmonitored web access then good luck to them.

And yep as pointed out above, the same people who act outraged over Mr Glitter will quite happily watch a Polanski film, listen to The Who & R Kelly.

Couldn't have put it better myself

Posted 4 months ago #
druidh - Member

dogbert - Member
always makes me laugh that people still talk in hush tones about Gary Glitter, almost making out that he stalks the earth like a 40 foot robotic overlord of kiddy fiddling. But then if it helps parents sleep better at night knowing they've protected their kids a little better by buying into fear mongering while their 12 year old is setting up a date with a convicted sex offender on Facebook through their totally unmonitored web access then good luck to them.
The vast majority of sex offences against young children involve family members. The whole internet thing is a complete red herring.

Posted 4 months ago #
DezB - Member

I'd happily listen to a Gary Glitter song.

Posted 4 months ago #
druidh - Member

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvtRkarV5wM

Posted 4 months ago #
DezB - Member

Classic

Posted 4 months ago #
GlitterGary - Member

You bunch of Fascists. DezB, thanks for the support.

Posted 4 months ago #
konabunny - Member

I'd happily listen to a Gary Glitter song.

People like you make me sick. Stoning's too good for you.

Posted 4 months ago #
DezB - Member

yeah, I'd get stoned to a Gary Glitter song *nods*

Posted 4 months ago #
Junkyard - Member

The whole internet thing is a complete red herring.

well its not completely a red herring but it is not the greatest risk.

Posted 4 months ago #
romster - Member

I'd happily listen to a Gary Glitter song.

Would you be just as happy buying one?

Posted 4 months ago #
druidh - Member

Do you look at the criminal record of every employee of every company you have to deal with and then make a value judgement on whether or not you want to spend money with them?

Posted 4 months ago #
cynic-al - Member

So peadophiles and drugs cheats deserve more punishment than the law doles them out according to what I read on here...

...what about rapists?

Posted 4 months ago #

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