Russell Brand

[royfromaus]

Tried putting up a link....

[bobbinwales]

The instruction to be  called Sir Gulliver1 is even more pathetic...clearly taking another dig at LadyCG. But you responding is what turns him on...he'll be thrilled

[naomi24]

//The police have said they have had now reports of any kind against him.//

 

If these women are so upset, why is that?

[barry1010]

I don't know.  Fear of consequences, maybe.  Shame.  Protecting their privacy, job prospects.  They don't want their parents/family to know.  Can't face the investigation and possible trial. 

Reporting rape to the police is traumatic for many.  Reporting a hugely wealthy and famous man like Brand must be daunting - money talks and buys very expensive lawyers.

[naomi24]

Regardless of all that, they are 'reporting'.

[ynnafymmi]

Methinks Bob Geldof had him sussed back in 2006.(Not that im a fan of either).

[royfromaus]

Probably wasting my time but here goes.

https://x.com/ShaykhSulaiman/status/1703261934013841839?s=20

 

[naomi24]

^Ouch!

 

(Your link works.  Hurrah!).

[royfromaus]

I've never liked Brand's humour but if you listen to it you will know exactly the type of bloke he is...why any self respecting woman would go near him is puzzling.

But this does look like a witch hunt in order to get him deplatformed.

[royfromaus]

Posted from my phone...I really hope I don't have to use the phone ever time I want to post a link 

[LadyCG]

It certainly bears all the hallmarks of a witchhunt.  

 

What pleasure people derive from destroying the lives of others I'll never understand.  

[naomi24]

roy, try mentioning the problem here. 

 

 

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/AB-Editors-Blog/Question1849404.html

 

Most issues seem to be getting sorted out.

[sp1814]

Just as an FYI a mate of mine who used to work for a rape crisis centre told me that many women don't report rapes because

a) they fear it becoming their defining 'thing' (eg. yeah - she was that one who got raped,

b) the likelihood of a conviction is so vanishingly small - 1% as at 2022

c) the length of time a case takes to get to court (on average 817 days).

d) How will the accusation affect their relationships. With my family, with my kids? "Will I be seen as a victim".

When you're accusing someone famous, there's an added pressure. Will your anonymity be endangered? 

Also, if you've been raped you have no idea whether you were the only one or whether there is evidence of a pattern of behaviour.

This may be why these allegedly assaults have gone unreported until now. By the way - if this were a witch hunt, wouldn't have have started a loooong time ago? 

[naomi24]

//if this were a witch hunt, wouldn't have have started a loooong time ago? //

 

Not necessarily.  There's no time limit for people falling in and out of favour.

[sp1814]

naomi24

Just like there should be no time limit on accusations of rape, grooming and sexual assualt.

[sp1814]

This narrative that Brand has put forward - that this is a witch hunt by the mainstream media to shut him up - it loses credibility because there are multiple accusers.

 

 

 

[choux]

Well done, roy. From your link, the (alleged) researcher from The Times says "For instance, we are worried about our messages being shared more widely."

So they should be.

[choux]

SP, there may be a number like the one in roy's link who were contacted but did not "fit the narrative" for Dispatches. We may never know.

[Ellipsis]

A different narrative is that it's hardly to do with Russell Brand, it's much more to do with the virtuous Murdoch press having another dig at the evil BBC.

[Redhelen72]

There were multiple accusers in the Noel Clarke case, the man lost his career, his business and police confirmed no case to answer.  But it leaves him where exactly his reputation is ruined.

[sp1814]

Ellipsis

The BBC?

Wasn't Rusell Brand more CH4?