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Emmerdale must take responsibility
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I cannot believe what I am watching regarding the sexual assault on Aleisha.
The writers have a responsibility to think about what they are showing.
If the victim of a similar (or worse) attack is currently watching they will now think twice about reporting the incident, meaning offenders will not be prosecuted.
Whoever is writing this current storyline is responsible for future rapists not being prosecuted and committing further crimes, how can he/she sleep at night.
It doesn't matter if he is brought to justice - the victim has now been branded a paedophile.
The writers have a responsibility to think about what they are showing.
If the victim of a similar (or worse) attack is currently watching they will now think twice about reporting the incident, meaning offenders will not be prosecuted.
Whoever is writing this current storyline is responsible for future rapists not being prosecuted and committing further crimes, how can he/she sleep at night.
It doesn't matter if he is brought to justice - the victim has now been branded a paedophile.
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And there's no use pretending to any assault or future assault victims that it's easy as pie to get a conviction. It isn't - it's damn near impossible - look at the statistics - and ED are simply reflecting that.
1. Don't blame the writers, or even the storyliners Ultimately they're all following the producer's orders.
2. He isn't the victim.
Agree OJ.
I don't understand why soaps are expected to be black and white nowadays and can't tell a story with grey areas without having to feel overly responsible. Any other type of drama surely wouldn't have the pressure to conform and feel responsible, though I suppose it's down to the timeslot and the amount of viewers the shows can attract. To me though, the only thing these type of shows have a responsibility to do in my eyes is to entertain. I do understand the OP's point though but think it's too early to come to a conclusion yet, as is the way with these storylines I think it's pretty much safe to assume that by the story's end, a resolution will have been reached to bring justice and end the storyline on as much of a positive note as possible for the victim.
How do you make that out??
Unfortunately, only a tiny minority of sexual assaults ever result in convictions anyway, and even then only when there's overwhelming evidence against the perpetrator. Otherwise it comes down to one person's word against the other and when there's doubt, the offender goes free. If Lachlan does get off scott free and commits more crimes, I'd say Emmerdale is being unfortunately horribly true to life.
From what I've read
So any writer who depicts a murder is responsible for future murders, then? What utter nonsense. Writers have a responsibility to write compelling drama - and that's where their responsibility ends.
Don't you mean well done Emmerdale?
Errrr no, you don't seem to have grasped what I said.
The way the VICTIM has been treated by the police and called a paedophile in the street COULD put future victims off reporting a sex crime.
Sorry you feel that is utter nonsense, I feel it is very serious.
I completely agree.
Yes of course it is horrible but in reality most sexual offenders will deny it and turn it on the victim in some way. Unfortunately those closest to the attacker, especially a mother will want to believe the best of them and and also probably turn on the attacker. Plus in this case, there is the issue of the attacker being underage which clouds matters re responsibility if there is any doubt whatsoever as to whether it was consensual. The Police have to follow through the defendants side of things, if they didn't any defence barrister would rip the case to shreds in Court. Not quite Broadchurch style but they'll go for any weak links be that Police procedure or the victims history.
Of course victims shouldn't be put off coming forward but they also shouldn't be lead to believe that they'll just be believed by everybody straight away and not have to face ugly and hurtful counter accusations and inferences, by others they know (specially if in the same social group as the attacker where people will know both and 'take sides') or in Court should it get that far as that is equally harmful in my view.
It is a really fine line to tread.
He's not on Police bail is he? Didn't they just bring him in for questioning on Friday without charging him? Unless i missed it.
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Not that i'm saying it is okay for him or his family to contact, let alone intimidate Alicia but won't actually be breaking the law if he hasn't been charged.
The Police did not call her a pedophile - they asked her questions which arose from Lachlan's statement such as him drinking alcohol in the flat. They have to do that as part of the investigation. Of course it is horrible and unfair on the victim but the Police have a responsibility to look into everything that comes up, and that includes the attackers 'defence'. They must do this for several reasons, sometimes false accusations are made and they need to do their best to wheedle them out before tax payers money is wasted on a trial and a falsely accused man goes through hell and secondly because the CPS need to have the full picture as to what they will be facing in court should they proceed. Again it is putting everybody through pain and wasting a fortune in tax payers money to go ahead with little or no chance of conviction. Finally, anything like this will come up again in Court and the victim needs to be prepared for it.
The only, only person to have accused her of being a paedophile is the accused's mother and whilst it is nasty, it is believable a mother would react like that so true to life.
A friend of mine was the foreperson on a Rape trial and she said she'll never forget the look on the Accused's mothers face when she had to stand up and deliver the 'Guilty' verdict. She then saw her again in town a couple of years later and this woman didn't say anything but again looked at her with hatred. Unpleasant, but as my friend says, as a mother of a man, she understood why this woman would feel like that and remember the face of the person sho was partially responsible for sending her boy to Prison.
That should set alarm bells ringing - but then again this is Hotten's Finest we're talking about
The Whites are really showing their true colours aren't they? Hate to say I told you so, but I knew Lawrence would try to buy them off, I did think that Robert may have been the voice of reason, but he was swiftly put in his place, agree with us or out on your ear mate. Chrissie is very unpleasant, shouting and screaming in the street, very classy. Such a shame they couldn't have found an actor to play her as good as the one they found to play her son. Although Lurky did not speak his creepy look at Alicia was quite chilling. I hate the way Chrissie keeps calling him "Lucky", if ever a child was misnamed it has to be him!
Hope Lawrence doesn't leave, doesn't he have another daughter that hasn't been introduced yet?
And I'm sorry but I maintain your assertion is tommyrot. You sought to blame writers and storyliners for future sexual assaults. That is nonsense in anyone's book. The only people responsible for future sexual assaults will be the perpetrators themselves. Blaming the box in the corner for society's ills is as old as television itself. It's always been been a cop out.