I called in at my local shop this morning and noticed that all the "red tops" were running stories on the landlord involved in the investigation to the very sad story of the murdered Bristol resident. The headlines suggested the chap was almost inevitably the guilty party simply because of his alleged history. Of course, if he is involved then I would hope justice will be done but if he is innocent, what of these headlines?? Is such reporting classed as being in the public interest??
Noted the news tonight but the papers were out out 7 this morning!!!!
Newspapers care little about justice or respect for people, they exist to make their proprietors money.
Thing is, we do enjoy a relatively large amount of press freedom in the UK, but sometimes this can be exploited by journalists seeking sensational headlines, to the detriment of objectivity and rationality. Papers are often so close to breaking the Law, that it's often difficult to see where the actual 'truth' really lies.
Sadly our media-obsessed society means that many people prefer salacious gossip and tittle-tattle to facts and consideration.
He's been released on bail
.....and without charge. Which suggests that the evidence at this stage is not exactly overwhelming ?
Maybe the tabloid editors should pass their information to the police.
Let's see what the papers run tomorrow as the presses may already have started rolling prior to his release?
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Or even the guilty verdict.
The reporting has been so bad the [url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/31/medialaw-ukcrime ]AG has had to step in[/url] to warn reporters to essentially wind their necks in. It's astonishing certain papers have got away with what they have done so far. As in my eyes they have already prejudiced any possible trial of the alleged suspect.
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Let's see what the papers run tomorrow as the presses may already have started rolling prior to his release?
POSTED 10 MINUTES AGO # EDIT
As in release on bail
I wasn't aware eccentricity, bisexuality (if you're a bloke) or homosexuality (also if you're a bloke) were illegal in the UK but looking at the articles about Jeffries in the Sun I appear to be wrong.
Makes you wonder what they'd write about blokes who meet other blokes in the woods at weekends, sometimes wearing lycra.
the thing you have to remember about newspapers is that they're b*****ks.
Newspapers make most of their money by selling advertising space to companies like supermarkets, sofa companies, car companies, etc.
we don't pay to watch tv adverts*, so why do we buy newspapers?
(*actually, we do don't we? - if we subscribe to sky that is, Rupert Murdoch is a genius, a git, but a clever git)
if you want journalism, don't look for it in newspapers, you'll only find adverts for mobile phone ringtones, wrapped up in something eye-catching.
I cannot see how a fair trial can be had now,(if he is charged)all the papers were convinced they had the right man yesterday,even got ex-pupils to throw mud about sexual suggestion,which strangely have only now come to light.
Any one else noticed that he does look remarkably like Judy Dench ?
I wasn't aware eccentricity, bisexuality (if you're a bloke) or homosexuality (also if you're a bloke) were illegal in the UK but looking at the articles about Jeffries in the Sun I appear to be wrong.
Aah but you forgot about his blue hair. Clearly a psycho. Case closed.
A few years ago, I watched a documentary where a female Guardian reporter spent a week working at The Sun. When she told her Sun reporter mentor, that there wasn't enough time to get the story before the presses rolled, he told her to "just make it up". She asked if that wasn't a tad unethical? He said:
"You've got me confused with someone who gives a ****, darling...".
As seems to be way the press they make their unfounded allegations, a year on settle out of court for the said allegations, publish a 2 line apology hidden away in the next days edition, then move on and start again.
Very sad state of affairs when the press do this, if i was his lawyer i would be logging all this as ammunition for his defence (if required i hasten to add) to use in the courtroom or to gain financial compensation as a result of the misreporting and undue allegations.
Suspect some results from forensics are pending and we may have i hope a conclusion to this sad case soon.
so, a week on and the witch hunt of the landlord appears to have fizzled out. Possibly because there was no merit in it???
No it was all true............he is definitely guilty of hideous comb over crimes which outrage public decency.
No one should be allowed to get away with that.
I'm a bit confused as to what they published - AFAIK they didn't say "he's done it", they just said he's a suspect, didn't they? Maybe I missed some of it.
once he was arrested the press went to town a bit on his background, digging up stories from ex-pupils saying he was obsessed with death etc etc etc.
They almost took the place of judge and jury.
it was when there were said to be inconsistencies in the versions (one of which was his) of the story about the lass leaving her flat - I'd not seen or heard of the landlord at that point but my 1st thought was to string him up ( 😉 )
AFAIK they didn't say "he's done it"
No, STW did that 8)
"freedom of the press", freedom to do what? to be controlled? To control? That's not freedom! etc...
Buying a certain newspaper is like buying into an episode of eastenders, you just want a bit of drama to make yer day more interesting.
best haircut i've ever seen. i shall be eternally grateful to the gutter press for bringing it to my attention.
I took some people on the Jo Yeates murder tour last weekend. Did it by car in about ten mins. Just happened that it was the way we were driving home after doing the far more worthwhile tour of Banksy stencils. Coppers wouldn't let me up the country lane on the other side of the suspension bridge though. Spoilsports.
I hear that Heather Mills is a suspect as one sock is missing.
be fair kimbers a mere 17 years after the event they did apologise for Hilsborough
It's shocking what they did to this guy. His reputation is ruined now. I hate the tabloids.
their behavior looks even more erroneous now.
They don't care. They've sold their papers, the likes of Murdoch etc have go their money, they're not bothered.
I notice they've held off on the character assassination with this latest suspect though...
Perhaps awaiting the mobile-phone taps?
I'd really like the landlord to sue them for invasion of privacy, libel or whatever he could make stick. Chances are he's hoping that everyone forgets about him. Remember kids, eccentricity is a clear pointer you're a murderer.
He could bend them over in the libel courts, surely - maybe the police as well for releasing his details. A guy named as an early suspect in the Madeleine Mcann case who got the tabloid treatment did similar.
The police don't usually release details until someone is charged. Eg, all the press releases about this dutch chap say simply 'a 32 yr old man', up until the latest one where the news is that he has been charged, which names him. (I can't find the Chris Jeffries press releases to double check, but I wouldn't have thought the police named him).
The info the papers get after someone is arrested is more likely to have come from neighbours, electoral roll, all sorts of places. I mean, the press know what house is being searched, it's not hard to find out who lives there.
Ignore the the latest developments - they've obviously got the wrong geezer.
If this isn't the face of a murderer, then what in the name of baseless prejudice is ?
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Bit of a thread resurrection.....but in answer to the OP apparently No.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13371918
Good on him hope he gets some £££s from those barstewards
"..lawyers for Mr Jefferies launched separate libel and privacy claims against the Sun, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Daily Express and Daily Star."
Good! Go to town on them.
the papers are also being done by the CPS for contempt of court I think.
He's also suing the police for unlawful imprisonment I read yesterday.
good.. I hope that some seriously heavy new legislation gets put in place.. that whole episode was an abominable abuse of journalistic power..
I hope he gets a ton off the feds and the papers. Poor guy imagine going through that when you have done f all.