Caroline Flack

Tragic.

 

Innocent until proven guilty @Frank Castle. The alleged victim of the attack didn't want to press charges. There will be a tabloid feeding frenzy on this now but we'll probably never know the truth. I do wonder if the police may have been looking for a showcase prosecution which may not have been dealt with the same if she'd not been famous

 

Clearly a tragic story. I think Frank has a point though. If it were a Male TV presenter who'd been accused of assaulting his girlfriend, I dont think the narrative would be as sympathetic.

I do think theres a much bigger question to be asked about shows like Love Island and what it does to the psychology of those involved, and who watch. Its toxic.

 

Not sure about that. Paul Gascgoine clearly suffers mentally. But still is revered.

 

I honestly hate the media ripping into people's lives. What a terrible society we have become.

 

The Sun especially. Fcking ghouls.

 

I'd say pitied more than revered, but I take the point.

 

What about ITV? It’s not often I agree with Katie Hopkins but she’s right on this. They dropped Caroline like a tonne of bricks but kept Ant on his big wages despite for me committing a shocked crime in drink driving. they have stuck by Phil despite his cheating claims and almost ruining his wife’s life.

 

difference is that Ant admitted it all and pleaded guilty so the news cycle ended quicker. During which time Ant wasn’t on the payroll.

As for Phil has it been shown that he has cheated on his wife, and even if he has it isn’t illegal.

if she had pleaded guilty the news cycle would have moved on to the next story

 

And what if she was found not guilty?

 

People blame the media but we're the ghouls who lap it up.

 

True enough, we're a vile species. We all slow down to look at a car crash.

 

then whom knows ITV may have taken her back.
We will never know now

 

plus the celebrities use the media to publicise things and themself so build up the interest in them

 

I can't help but think if the CPS hadn't taken the injunction to stop her seeing her boyfriend, she'd still be alive. Feels like that plus media intrusion has pushed her over the edge.

It smacks of a show trial. A colleague of mine has been unfortunate enough recently to be a victim of stalking and harassment. The criminal justice process has been a joke with very little duty of care for my friend. It's only really been her persistence which has resulted in a prosecution about 15 months later.

Yet it in this case they seem to have seem to have been gunning for her, when even the alleged victim wanted it dropping.

 

Yes, your last sentence sums it up exactly, I think.......

 

they are following new guidelines introduced to make sure the huge number of prosecutions weren’t dropped due to the victim of domestic violence withdrawing cooperation. If they feel there is still enough evidence and it was a serious case they now prosecute. I’m guessing his call to 999, injuries etc were enough evidence.

if they had not prosecuted against these new guidelines due to her sex and fame there would have been complaints, they can not win.