@edlong does every STW thread need to have a ‘point’ ? Is expressing disgust at the acts of a ****ed up man not permitted ? Or was it not inviting enough to kick off some debate?
Fearne Cotton = Ian Watkin’s former lover/ girlfriend.
So very sad for those who where his freinds, probably most didnt believe what he had done,and that he was innocent, and will now be branded as similar to him by people who dont think things out.
So sad for the parents of the children and especially the children involved.
and so well done to the police in what must have been a truely horrific case.
dazh – Member
So in only 10 comments a thread about a sickening act of peadophilia turns into a discussion about the career of a Radio 1 presenter. *Applauds*
I think “presenter” is stretching it a little. But each to their own.
chipsngravy – Member
errrrr… to live out the rest of days in a painful manner. For which he would need to be alive. Death would be an escape.
Fearne Cotton = Career over.
So in your world, all women who had relationships with men who subsequently turn out to be paedophiles, should then be vilified because, you know, they must have known it was going on, mustn’t they?
But this is Fearne Cotton, who everyone hates, so it’s alright in her case.
Hindsight, as everybody knows, is 20:20 vision.
I just hope the child he abused will not remember what happened to them and the whole sick story can fade into history. This man deserves no more attention that has already been given. I hope he gets a terminal illness.
I actually really enjoy their music, well… I did… I’ve not listened to it since this all came out. They were bloody brilliant live as well. Saw them at the O2.
I can’t see how anyone can justify not locking him up for life without parole?
aside from the fact he needs to be punished, surely those urges never go away, and we (the public) need to be protected from people like him.
I reckon he’s in for a tough time in jail, even the other Paedos are going to take issue with what he’s been up to.
I can’t see how anyone can justify not locking him up for life without parole?
aside from the fact he needs to be punished, surely those urges never go away, and we (the public) need to be protected from people like him.
There is a fair body of evidence that suggests that ongoing non-judgemental treatment is the best way to protect society. Vengeance punishment just drives secretive underground offenders that are much harder to stop.
Not easy to apply though, there is probably no other crime which drives the want to see offenders suffer in horrible pain for eternity, to the same extent.
What if they could be cured? What if they could learn to control these urges? Should we cure them or should we skin them alive, burn them, infect them with terminal illnesses?
I think it’s tough on the other guys in the band. I like(d) them and have done for years, they made some good music but I doubt the others will ever enjoy any success again
not sure about the knee jerk reaction of deleting music or binning CDs though. I’ll put them away in a cupboard and think
I would have thought the other guys in the band should be able to carry on as normal, just that they couldn’t use the original band name. After all, tarring them with the same brush is as daft as doing so with Fearne Cotton.