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FWIW I shed no tears for Jim Davidson, the guy is a scumbag.
But. He hasnt been charged with anything.
Being arrested is not an offence.
It does not mean you are guilty.
However, it does throw a cloud of suspicion over him. A massive one. Which as someone back up the thread says, it will stick to him like shit on a blanket.
Is that fair? It is "justice" ?
Look at what happened with Christopher Jefferies (that is Jo Yeates' landlord in Bristol), the guy gets arrested in a high profile case and his character gets assassinated, he's wrongly labelled as a rapist and a murderer, which must have been extremely traumatic for him.
I think that people, even if they are arrested, should be granted anonymity, until they are actually charged with the crime, and then have to go to court. Why ? Because guess what, the wonderful police services in the UK get it wrong sometimes, they fuck it up, they arrest innocent people, they convict innocent people.
In today's world, with people repeating shit via Twitter, FB, and forums, the merest hint of an accusation can be built up into guilt in a matter of hours. Lord McAlpine being a prime recent example.
Victims of sexual crimes are rightly entitled to anonymity.
(As abhorrent as it might sound to defend them in any way) Those accused of such crimes should also be granted anonymity, until a charge, or even a conviction, comes about. Because shit sticks, and if a person is innocent, it isnt 'justice' to them.