AIBU?
to boycott Amazon for hiring Jeremy Clarkson
EdwardTaylor · 30/07/2015 16:14
Top Gear spent YEARS promoting dangerous, antisocial attitudes.
Cars AREN'T toys. When they are misused, people can get KILLED.
It seemed wrong that the BBC seemed to promote this idea that motorists are "above the law" with no concern for the dangers in residential areas caused (parents afraid to let their kids play out); wrong to promote the attitude that the best car, driver, driving is the FASTEST with no concern for the young drivers who kill themselves (and others) by driving too fast.
How, why did the BBC get away with it for so long?
Why has AMAZON now given Clarkson a new home and, no doubt, an opportunity to enrich himself still further while promoting attitudes that will surely cost lives?
Gileswithachainsaw · 30/07/2015 16:20
If adults old enough to know better choose to drive in a way that is dangerous bases on what three people on tv do then they are responsible for their own actions.
I'm. Sure most people aren't out cooking frogs and sleeping naked inside their skinned dogs because bear Grylls did it on tv.
roads have speed limits it's up to the drivers to follow them not ignore them cos Jeremy Clarkson did.
Purpleball · 30/07/2015 16:22
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PanGalaticGargleBlaster · 30/07/2015 16:40
It seemed wrong that the BBC seemed to promote this idea that motorists are "above the law" with no concern for the dangers in residential areas caused (parents afraid to let their kids play out); wrong to promote the attitude that the best car, driver, driving is the FASTEST with no concern for the young drivers who kill themselves (and others) by driving too fast.
Must have missed that episode
Oh, and have a soggy 
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