24 Hours In Police Custody

[sp1814]

An amazing edition tonight...and extremely difficult to watch...but...

Did anyone see the final interview with the paedophile who was openly admitting being turned on by images of children being raped?

Is it me, or were the questions being asked by the two police officers...ummm...not right?

It just seemed that the questions being asked were not pertinent to the case.

I hope some others saw thing, because whilst I have zero sympathy for the man in question, the questioning just seemed...wrong.

[Mamyalynne]

I agree the questions weren't pertinent in the legal sense,however it seemed as if they were genuinely trying better (if it is possible) to understand why.


He was surprisingly forthcoming.

How they keep so calm is a credit to them.

[Mamyalynne]

The treatment programme too,not that I know how effective that is.

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divebuddy

Yes, I tried to guess what he'd get and got it totally wrong (I thought he'd get a custodial sentence).

I assume that it was suspended because he 'only' downloaded the images, rather than made them.

And yes - you're probably right...I suppose because of his profession, they had a duty to find out exactly how far his interest went.

The most uncomfortable hour's viewing of the year...

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divebuddy

Now, I'm glad you mention that, because I was a little thrown by the explanation of 'making'.

If I remember correctly, the policewoman said that 'making' (in this context) was the same as downloading on to a computer.

I'm almost certain that's how it was explained to the bloke who was interviewed at the end.

However, with the doctor, it seemed that the definition of 'making' was extended to actually making (ie. taking) the pictures.

I think the problem with rescinding his licence is that it would only cover the UK. I don't know if there are protocols in place for other countries to perform international checks.

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divebuddy

Incidentally, this wasn't the the most grim programme in the series.

The worst one was the sexual assault episode.

Newfound respect for every police officer who has to deal with that after seeing that episode.

[sp1814]

Aside from the victims (obviously), I feel a hell of a lot of sympathy for their family.

...especially the kids.

[sherrardk]

I love this programme, but have only just started watching this episode. How the police officers keep their cool with some of them is impressive.

[trt]

What bit we saw of the doctor he looked Asian, and he would easily get work in India or Thailand etc, where he could get false documents.

As for the other bloke, and the one year old baby, sick.

[Svejk]

Those officers didn't come across as very professional to me. Perhaps they were acting out for the cameras. They seemed more interested in expressing their disgust than listening to, possibly empathising, with the man which might have led to his revealing more than he did.

[Svejk]

^Although he seemed determined to plough on with his 'mea culpa' in the face of their obvious distaste, I'd imagine most suspects would clam up when faced with it.

[trt]

Svejk,

I thought they were trying to much about getting the sordid details out, as they knew the bloke was surprisingly open about his behaviour and maybe because the camera was there.

They seemed to take his actions personally, which cops are not supposed to do, especially on camera.