Despite his villainous behaviour, anyone feel a teeny bit sorry for Andrew?

[busymomtoone]

Before I get totally flamed, I despise his attitude, and the things he appears to have done - particularly the subsequent lying and apparent determination to shield/ hide misdemeanours. However, seeing the photo of his release today looking a broken man after such huge public downfall , plus thinking of him going back to an empty house on his birthday with no family support - even though I initially felt he deserves every indignity and consequence - there’s still a teeny part of me that just can’t help feeling just a little bit sorry for him. If it’s true that he was taken to a brothel at age 11 , whilst it would in no way excuse abusing others , it means he has also been a victim of abuse. Additionally it seems the Queen and his entourage have never ever said no to him in his whole life- so to reach his 7th decade before any consequences hit makes me question how resilient he will be able to be. Obviously main sympathies are always rightly with any victims , but even the most hardened and perpetual criminals often retain family support, he seems to have nobody. ( albeit if his own making ) or am I just being too soft?!

Not one bit

Yes he he could be a suicide risk.

God no…he’s far too conceited

more likely to be thinking “fuck where’s mummy”

I feel angry he’s the only one. He deserves all this and worse but I’m pissed off none of the other sick f*s is facing any consequences

It’s an act.

He’s looking small and old and scared to make people feel sorry for him.

I first noticed it with Rolf Harris at his trial when he looked ‘terrified’.

These are arrogant men with fame and money. They aren’t scared of shit.

He’s in his nice home eating nice food with a king for an older brother. Honestly, he’s fine.

No

I thought that too.

And I wonder how much he was forthcoming or if he just said "no comment" for hours on end.

Hell no.

I dont have any sympathy because hes an entitled arrogant piece if shit but why has only one "victim" come forward? Where are all the others?

This is nuts. No, of course not. I’m just sad that this arrest is all for show and will come to nothing.

He’s a peadophile who abused young girls and ruined their lives how on earth can you think like this?

No

unless convicted then no hes not,

No

Not at all.

You don’t have to be taught to know that other people are as human as you are.

If you act as thought it’s fine to see other humans as play things, you can’t blame your upbringing or privilege. It should be obvious that everyone is human.

He hasnt been arrested for sex offences its misconduct in public office

Agree. He absolutely should be held to account but where are all the others? There's literally thousands of pages of documents, I find it hard to believe hes the only one they've got any dirt on.

I feel very uncomfortable about it because, as others have said, he seems to be the fall guy for the whole despicable affair, and is probably a bit player. No one in the US is going to face any kind of consequences. I feel strangely pissed off that only British people are being punished for the malevolent deeds of this American bastard. And I don’t even like any of them!

You don't know that for sure. I wish people wouldn't take their own thoughts as truth. It's just what you think. And she was a woman when she died...not a girl.

No. I couldn't care less, he deserves everything that is coming his way

I don't feel sorry for him, I'll save my sympathy for victims. That said, I imagine hes a manchild who was spoilt, indulged and feted over. That kind of environment was bound to make him arrogant and he probably didn't think initially anything of the how's and whys of young girls being presented at parties, after all, he was Randy Andy, heartthrob, pin up prince, war hero, in the 70s to early 80s..once that faded, he he was just a grubby middle aged bloke but in his head still the young stud.
He probably started to realise eventually, but arrogance and ego overrode any doubt but by then there was enough on him to be subject to coercion himself.
Becoming a Trade envoy was ludicrous, he had no skills for it and limited intellect. Of course, he was going to screw it up.
The RF, the advisors, the courtiers and senior civil service are as culpable as he is.
I think hes the distraction from bigger fish in business, city, legal and celebrity.

There may well be other men with the potential to act as badly as he has if only they had access to similar resources. So I can see that the freedom privilege gave him might also have been his downfall.

I was abused as a child, I haven't gone on to commit any crimes as an adult, so no, I don't have any sympathy for him.

Are you also with Alison Hammond who suggested they could have avoided arresting him on his birthday? Feel sorry for him? I couldn’t be further from that statement.