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AIBU to think that if you email a pic of your genitals to a child, then you are indeed a "sick paedo"?

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MmeLindor. · 28/06/2011 15:31

I am shocked that the Times journalist Graham Spiers's posts on Twitter.

GrahamSpiers Graham Spiers
Everyone condemns what Craig Thomson has done. But he is no ?sick paedo? and the rest of it. This is what the internet does to kids today.
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GrahamSpiers Graham Spiers
I feel sorry for Hearts? Craig Thomson, as deplorable as his actions have been. This kid, in the internet age, took a dire wrong turning.
3 hours ago

He later said that he is not defending the Hearts player, who has been put on the sex offenders register for emailing young girls story here

From that article it is clear that the footballer was grooming the girls, that he knew for sure how old they were. How can anyone say that he "took a wrong turn".

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bibbitybobbityhat · 28/06/2011 18:14

Carry on - am hiding this.

Pagwatch · 28/06/2011 18:13
AnyFucker · 28/06/2011 18:12

I am notorious for it

Don't be like me

Do as I say, not as I do

Or no pudding < glares >

AnyFucker · 28/06/2011 18:11

aww stop it

I thought it was only me that got into rucks that have absolutely nothing to do with the subject of such a serious thread

Pagwatch · 28/06/2011 18:11

Grin at AF being thread mum.

floyjoy · 28/06/2011 18:09

She started it, AnyF.

bibbitybobbityhat · 28/06/2011 18:08

Yes, sense of humour utterly bypassed.

Casually stating that everyone in a given profession would not be revolted by what this journalist has said on Twitter, let alone what the perpetrator himself has done, and infact would probably defend them both - sorry but I cannot see the humour in that AT ALL.

Lazy lazy stereotyping. Perhaps you could apologise for it?

Pagwatch · 28/06/2011 18:08

I'm not.

AnyFucker · 28/06/2011 18:07

I am confused

why are you ladies arguing amongst yourselves ?

floyjoy · 28/06/2011 18:01

Sense of humour by-pass?

I cannot believe that on a thread about this journo's views, that he made public about a adult who preyed on young teenage girls what I posted offends you! Get some sense of proportion, please.

bibbitybobbityhat · 28/06/2011 17:57

If I were the swearing type I'd say fuck off to you for that pat comment floyjoy.

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MmeLindor. · 28/06/2011 17:57

ok, maybe I am being unfair.

I actually know the sports editor of a major Scottish newspaper and he is the lovliest guy.

Sorry, was kneejerk reaction. I had the other guys in my head - what were they called?

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Pagwatch · 28/06/2011 17:55

I don't agree about the sports journo thing.
My fill is a very close friend of a sports editor and he would not tolerate neaderthal attitudes on his team. Met a few and ditto.

I am sure there are some but I don't think it is a type

floyjoy · 28/06/2011 17:50

bibbity
We can set up a helpline for them.

floyjoy · 28/06/2011 17:49

Mme
I know. The story is shocking. I heard about the fact they weren't sacking him and I just couldn't believe it. What do these guys have to do to actually lose their jobs?

Spiers used to be on tv in Scotland every Sunday for years and, to be fair, he always seemed pretty unpopular with viewers. He's kind of 'gentleman football fan' type. I had to leave the room when he came on.

bibbitybobbityhat · 28/06/2011 17:47

That is an extremely lazy and offensive stereotype towards sports journalists, both of you.

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MmeLindor. · 28/06/2011 17:44

Floyjoy
I hadn't come across the journalist before, but I agree that male sports journos tend to be on the neanderthal side of the scale.

His insistence that he is not defending Thomson is baffling.

I did have a tweeter (a good guy) say, "Not read the details of the case, but maybe he didn't know their real ages". As soon as I pointed out that he had known one of the girls for years, he apologised.

And what 20yo would not recognise a 12 year old as being underage?

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sobloodystupid · 28/06/2011 17:07

Urgh! How repellent are both Spiers and Thomson, cannot believe my eyes...

AnyFucker · 28/06/2011 16:59

come on then, do it molly Smile

mollymole · 28/06/2011 16:58

thanks anyfucker

AnyFucker · 28/06/2011 16:55

molly, you need to use [ ] not ( )

floyjoy · 28/06/2011 16:55

What's even more shocking is that the club was supporting Thomson yesterday and have only suspended him today because of objections from sponsors-
From BBC News
*The club's initial backing of Thomson was widely criticised.

The official supporters' club of the Scottish Premier League outfit, charity Children's 1st and Scottish lawmakers were among those calling for Hearts to take action against the player.

And Hearts' water sponsor cancelled its contract with the club on Monday.*

He hasn't yet been kicked out!

It's amazing what is deemed acceptable, an error of judgement, etc. when it involves a man exploiting/abusing teenage girls. The ability to kick a ball about a pitch also helps when establishing the man's innocence.

Graham Spiers in an arsehole generally but given that he has spent his career as a football journalist it's not very surprising that he would hold those views. I guess he is so used to that male consensus, 'it's only a bit if fun/it's so hard to tell their ages these days' view that he forgot that a lot us don't have such a benevolent attitude towards sexual predators that target children and teenagers. Better to know the full extent of his stupidity and aresholeness.

mollymole · 28/06/2011 16:48

oops see above - can't make these little pics work !!!

mollymole · 28/06/2011 16:48

he is certainly gross - perhaps they could chop them off so that there can be no more 'accidents' (grin)

wrongdecade · 28/06/2011 16:38

how did the child take a 'wrong turn'?