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I think the point was - if the BBC (closely tied with the political establishment) cared so much about children's safety they would have acted against Saville b

• r_c_a_d 3y ago
  The establishment never acted against Saville in his lifetime. All the public allegations and investigations happened almost a year after his death.
  • kridsdale3 3y ago
    Right. So the UK elite are not to be trusted.
    • PhasmaFelis 3y ago
      What exactly were we talking about again? OP seemed to be saying "cops and the BBC don't care about child abusers, therefore hate speech isn't a real problem," which...seems to be missing several critical links. I think they're trying to say that "hate speech" was invented by a hypocritical government to control people and it's not a real concern for regular folks, but that's obviously not true; it was born out of civil rights campaigns in the '50s and (eventually) adopted by governments due to popular demand.
      • trackflak 3y ago
        'Please sir, control and regulate the contents of our speech' - smacks of astroturfing to me