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Old 10-10-2016, 13:20
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Thought you might like to see this. 550 complaints!

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...pping-itv-soap
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Old 10-10-2016, 13:32
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Absolute no benefit to the story, all that happened was it made Ross into the type of villain no one wants to to succeed, ironically people will let the violence and murder slide ( as they often don't care much for the victim of his deeds ) but this has made people genuinely loathe him and will not be quickly forgotten.

Disastrous attempt at "comedy" that has done real damage to one of the shows more popular charcthers.
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Old 10-10-2016, 13:40
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I did read all the complaints on facebook and that before I watched the episodes, but I was surprised that they weren't as bad as I thought they would be based on the complaints received.

While I don't condone the story, Ross is always played as the villain, as is Charity. If you can't accept that then you should probably not be investing in these characters. Obviously I would hate for it to encourage dognapping but don't see that it would - I don't even think tempting a dog into the bushes with treats would even work - most dogs are stolen from people's gardens.

I also read that they are both set to receive some sort of comeuppance for their chouce to take part in this scheme.
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Old 10-10-2016, 13:43
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Old 10-10-2016, 13:50
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I did read all the complaints on facebook and that before I watched the episodes, but I was surprised that they weren't as bad as I thought they would be based on the complaints received.

While I don't condone the story, Ross is always played as the villain, as is Charity. If you can't accept that then you should probably not be investing in these characters. Obviously I would hate for it to encourage dognapping but don't see that it would - I don't even think tempting a dog into the bushes with treats would even work - most dogs are stolen from people's gardens.

I also read that they are both set to receive some sort of comeuppance for their chouce to take part in this scheme.
They are played as villains that you are suppose to route for though ( at least that's my impression of the shows narrative ) yet when you have them wrong animals or children it can be hard to get them back as well liked charcthers.
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Old 10-10-2016, 13:54
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Are there really people who believe it's real and not acted or staged??????
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Old 10-10-2016, 13:55
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I also read that they are both set to receive some sort of comeuppance for their chouce to take part in this scheme.
Is someone gonna throw them a bone?

It's a right old dog's breakfast. Us Brits do love our fluffy friends. Murder, assault, no probs, but DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH OUR POOCHES.

I'm just relieved the show's been better recently. It's been churning out some shocking crap in the last year or so, specially all the unfunny "comedy" bollocks, and this is part of that, but maybe it turned a corner with Holly's story.
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Old 10-10-2016, 13:58
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Are there really people who believe it's real and not acted or staged??????
Of course not. They're just not happy that the show made nicking someone else's dog seem like it was a funny jape.
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Old 10-10-2016, 14:35
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Are there really people who believe it's real and not acted or staged??????
Yes. The rottweiler was extremely convincing
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Old 10-10-2016, 14:37
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Of course not. They're just not happy that the show made nicking someone else's dog seem like it was a funny jape.
The dog was loving it! It was a good game!
I can't believe anyone would take it seriously. The dog's owner was right there on set.
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Old 10-10-2016, 14:41
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So Corrie is facing an investigation over Eva's silly Kunta Kinte joke, but Emmerdale is getting away with this, despite receiving as many complaints? OK then, Ofcom. Personally, I found the Emmerdale 'dognapping' story far more irresponsible and unfunny than an ignorant attempt at humour from a ditzy character like Eva.

Having said that, it is somewhat funny that Emmerdale features human beings being kidnapped every other week and nobody bats an eyelid, but you throw dogs into the equation and people become outraged.
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Old 10-10-2016, 14:56
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So Corrie is facing an investigation over Eva's silly Kunta Kinte joke, but Emmerdale is getting away with this, despite receiving as many complaints? OK then, Ofcom. Personally, I found the Emmerdale 'dognapping' story far more irresponsible and unfunny than an ignorant attempt at humour from a ditzy character like Eva.

Having said that, it is somewhat funny that Emmerdale features human beings being kidnapped every other week and nobody bats an eyelid, but you throw dogs into the equation and people become outraged.
It's flipping tragic imo. A (fortunately small) section of society appears to have lost whatever sense of perspective it may once have had.
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Old 10-10-2016, 15:00
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They are played as villains that you are suppose to route for though ( at least that's my impression of the shows narrative ) yet when you have them wrong animals or children it can be hard to get them back as well liked charcthers.
As they are villains though, the show can always push that boundary with the audience. I, personally think it's all a bit overblown - both characters have committed much worse deeds than this - not to mention the things other characters have done and yet this is getting them complaints.

Out of curiosity, did OFCOM get rung when Cain killed the Sharma cat?

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It's a right old dog's breakfast. Us Brits do love our fluffy friends. Murder, assault, no probs, but DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH OUR POOCHES.

I'm just relieved the show's been better recently. It's been churning out some shocking crap in the last year or so, specially all the unfunny "comedy" bollocks, and this is part of that, but maybe it turned a corner with Holly's story.


Same here. But this story is sure to crop up again since Ross said he already had some dogs. Unless of course, they're going to drop it after the 500 complaints.

Since people are actually going round kidnapping dogs (for much worse reasons, I might add) - is it so wrong for the soap to showcase this in a storyline?
I don't think anyone was cheering for them to get the dog and I'm sure it was quite a triumphant moment for viewers when their plan was thwarted.
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Old 10-10-2016, 15:36
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It was a silly stupid tiny plot. But not worth going to ofcom over.
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Old 10-10-2016, 15:41
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Absolute no benefit to the story, all that happened was it made Ross into the type of villain no one wants to to succeed, ironically people will let the violence and murder slide ( as they often don't care much for the victim of his deeds ) but this has made people genuinely loathe him and will not be quickly forgotten.

Disastrous attempt at "comedy" that has done real damage to one of the shows more popular charcthers.
I dont think it had affect on Ross' character at all, what he was doing was wrong but unlike Charity he was unwilling to sell the dog on to just anyone. It was a stupid storyline that will be forgotten about easily. I think they changed the crime to get a reaction, it usually car theft or conning people in Emmerdale. They tried something different and it didn't work, it happens.
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Old 10-10-2016, 16:14
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A lot of fuss made over nothing,
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Old 10-10-2016, 17:03
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Good. Normally I would think it was a load of stuff and nonsense over nothing, but this time I am glad people have complained. Showing on prime time TV how easy it is to lure someone's pet away in order to make quick cash by ransoming it back to its owner isn't funny, amusing or clever, nor is making light of stealing people's dogs and turning it into a comedy caper. Having your dog go missing is not funny in the slightest for the owner. They wouldn't have someone's child being kidnapped and help to ransom so Ross could line his back pockets would they so why is someone's dog ok? People's pets mean as much to some owners as people's kids mean to them and while I wouldn't have actually phoned ofcom about ED( I wouldn't ring them to complain about any storyline or show), I am glad their being hauled over the coals for it.
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Old 10-10-2016, 17:24
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Good. Normally I would think it was a load of stuff and nonsense over nothing, but this time I am glad people have complained. Showing on prime time TV how easy it is to lure someone's pet away in order to make quick cash by ransoming it back to its owner isn't funny, amusing or clever, nor is making light of stealing people's dogs and turning it into a comedy caper. Having your dog go missing is not funny in the slightest for the owner. They wouldn't have someone's child being kidnapped and help to ransom so Ross could line his back pockets would they so why is someone's dog ok? People's pets mean as much to some owners as people's kids mean to them and while I wouldn't have actually phoned ofcom about ED( I wouldn't ring them to complain about any storyline or show), I am glad their being hauled over the coals for it.
Do you get this offended when they show how easy it is to burn down houses, stab and or shoot people etc?
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Old 10-10-2016, 18:09
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It's flipping tragic imo. A (fortunately small) section of society appears to have lost whatever sense of perspective it may once have had.
Exactly. Some people have lost their flipping minds when it comes to pets/animals. To the point now where even fictional stories about them have made people emotionally upset? People get less upset about real life victims of crime and hardship than they do about a fictional dog. Kind of disturbed priorities if you ask me.
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Old 10-10-2016, 18:18
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Exactly. Some people have lost their flipping minds when it comes to pets/animals. To the point now where even fictional stories about them have made people emotionally upset? People get less upset about real life victims of crime and hardship than they do about a fictional dog. Kind of disturbed priorities if you ask me.
Exactly, no one got this up in arms about Ross' many carjacking plots, I get that this is different as it's a living animal, but people are acting as if the ED producers kidnapped a dog just for this storyline. It was a blink and you miss it plot device anyway.
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Old 10-10-2016, 20:03
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Do you get this offended when they show how easy it is to burn down houses, stab and or shoot people etc?
No but then I've never seen a house being burnt down, a stabbing or a shooting played for laughs. Nor in the case of the last two, seen as a way of making some quick cash.

Exactly. Some people have lost their flipping minds when it comes to pets/animals. To the point now where even fictional stories about them have made people emotionally upset? People get less upset about real life victims of crime and hardship than they do about a fictional dog. Kind of disturbed priorities if you ask me.
It's not the story that's upset people, it's the idea that stealing someone's pet is apparently funny. Tell someone whose frantic with worry that their dog has gone missing that it's amusing.
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Old 10-10-2016, 20:47
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A lot of fuss over nothing.

I watched it and enjoyed the scenes. They were in character with Ross and Charity, plus it was a plot device for Charity to use Ross to get to Cain.

ED doesn't condone dognapping, but where are the complaints for the latest crimes on show? I mean, how easy are soaps making it for you to stab someone and hide evidence. People love to moan for no reason whatsoever.
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Old 10-10-2016, 20:55
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So people are fine with murder, stealing and violence but when it comes to dognapping it's a step too far ?

People really need to get over themselves and stop pretending to be offended all of the time. We are becoming a nation of wimps.
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Old 10-10-2016, 21:09
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I thought the whole story was a load of old crap but as I AM morally influenced by everything Charity does I am now off to kidnap a pomeranian, steal a high end car and burn down my flat for the insurance
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Old 10-10-2016, 21:12
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No but then I've never seen a house being burnt down, a stabbing or a shooting played for laughs. Nor in the case of the last two, seen as a way of making some quick cash.



It's not the story that's upset people, it's the idea that stealing someone's pet is apparently funny. Tell someone whose frantic with worry that their dog has gone missing that it's amusing.
Ross, Charity and Cain have been stealing cars for years and these are regularly done in a comedy way and nobody complains about that. So stealing cars is ok but dognapping is too far is it ?
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