Clarkson

Chipper3 said:
From what I've seen Mr Clarkson has NOT been sacked, he's simply not having his contract renewed when it runs out - the two are quite different.

Being sacked (dismissed) would have meant him not getting paid to the end of his contract, the way things stand he will not be working but will still get paid to end of that contract. So for now UK license payers are gong to be footing the bill for him and his two side-kicks with no shows currently planned, a bizarre decision at best, especially for such a money spinner.

Given the results of the disciplinary hearing I wonder why the BBC felt it wasn't OK to sack him, he could hardly have claimed unfair dismissal? If (as has been suggested) the BBC wanted rid of him they could have announced they weren't renewing his contract at any point anyway without all of this.

Now that the level of the verbal and physical attack has come out shouldn't he have been dismissed?

An(other) example of mismanagement at the BBC?

An(other) example of wasting license payers fees?
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Management let him go gently instead of just sacking him for gross misconduct!
 
DavidM said:
Management let him go gently instead of just sacking him for gross misconduct!
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He's definitely been treated much more gently than the guy he assaulted!!

For what he did he should have been sacked.
 
Not condoning what he did but if all the damage he did in the 30 second attack was cut the guys lip Clarkson must fight like a little girl. I've had worse just for grab a$$;&g a woman from the slap I got. JIM
 
the bbc have scrapped 6 programs from the arts .because they cannot afford to make them .
top gear paid with its earnings to make other programs like these .
they would let all that go because some one threw a hand bag
 
Googy said:
the bbc have scrapped 6 programs from the arts .because they cannot afford to make them .
top gear paid with its earnings to make other programs like these .
they would let all that go because some one threw a hand bag
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Absolutely they should.just because Jimmy Savile raised Millions for charity gave him no right to do what he did.where do you draw the line and who is going to judge.why should somebody be allowed To hit someone ,and others think it's right.what if it was a woman,child or disabled person ,are you allowed to hit them ?
 
As I said Hugh, I don't condone anyone smacking anyone else but if this proves to be a preconceived plan gone wrong, as I believe, it wasn't assault except to our intellegence. JIM
 
hard top said:
Nothing wrong with a smack in the gob, go and play some rugby.......
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Yes he should try rugby but I'm afraid rugby isn't what it used to be,not really allowed.I used to play and have the dentures to prove it.i gave up when one of my team mates was paralysed in a match.love the game but what we played was a free for all
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Yep, I know a bloke that got paralysed when a scrum collapsed, I am not a big chap but I was fast but stopped playing after I was no longer so fast and got flattend all the time, haha......
 
I'm sure Clarkson of all people don't make a habit of just hitting people. He must of been provoked, for all we know the presenter disserved the slap.

There will always be 3 sides to every story, Clarkson's, Presenters and the truth........
 
Ask yourself in all honesty what would make you slap someone ?risk a court case, criminal record ,it escalating into a brawl and potentially seriously injuring someone.I don't mind saying if I started I a fight someone would end up in hospital and I don't like it there.Im not going to slap anyone over a raw steak.
 
I totally agree Miller I'm trained in various forms of martial arts and "If" it was to go any further a court would throw the book at me. But I still would not hesitate if provoked.

You say over a raw steak, is this a fact in the Clarkson case? again I fail to see why anyone would throw a punch purely on that fact.
 
Lee said:
I totally agree Miller I'm trained in various forms of martial arts and "If" it was to go any further a court would throw the book at me. But I still would not hesitate if provoked.

You say over a raw steak, is this a fact in the Clarkson case? again I fail to see why anyone would throw a punch purely on that fact.
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Yes we all would, but surely it would only be as a threat to you or your family,otherwise walk away it's not worth it l
 
miller1098 said:
Yes we all would, but surely it would only be as a threat to you or your family,otherwise walk away it's not worth it l
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In an ideal world you would walk away but its always down to the nature of the individual.
 
We had the All Blacks Sevens team over here last year training for the Glasgow Commenwealth games at a rugby club in a village just up the road from me called Castricum.
You do not walk away from these guys, you stand stock stil in total terror, go very white and say 'yes sir, no sir'......

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As I said Hugh, I don't condone anyone smacking anyone else but if this proves to be a preconceived plan gone wrong, as I believe, it wasn't assault except to our intellegence.
hard top said:
We had the All Blacks Sevens team over here last year training for the Glasgow Commenwealth games at a rugby club in a village just up the road from me called Castricum.
You do not walk away from these guys, you stand stock stil in total terror, go very white and say 'yes sir, no sir'......

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And those guys are probably to be the least likely to provoke anything while they're out, most likely some wanna be going out for them!
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Lee said:
In an ideal world you would walk away but its always down to the nature of the individual.
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An ideal world,that's what we should all be aiming for.for us and our children ...bit deep I know but been to the hospital a few times in the last couple of weeks an it makes you think about stuff.just because someone's nature is violent I still maintain that it should be the accepted standard that you walk away. I don't think you can make an excuse "that's his nature" he's always been a wife beater,rapist,bully.i know that's taking it to the extreme, but if you don't tolerate the small things it doesn't get to be a big thing
 
oldcarman said:
As I said Hugh, I don't condone anyone smacking anyone else but if this proves to be a preconceived plan gone wrong, as I believe, it wasn't assault except to our intellegence.

And those guys are probably to be the least likely to provoke anything while they're out, most likely some wanna be going out for them!
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Hence the term Gentle Giant, but often someone smaller with a point to prove will try to provoke a response to show how "Big" he is to his mates.These would be the ones very difficult to walk away from because they will keep following to get what they want.

Tony.
 
I've been on the other side a few times too many and like Lee have training. Unfortunetly, some people are aggressive and one needs to protect one's body. I was taught that in those situations to use enough force to insure the other party stays down long enough for me to GTFOT!! JIM
 
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