Sir Cliff and South Yorkshire Police

Roger Graef's documentary 'Police' back in the early 80's shocked the British Public when they witnessed Police interviewing an alleged rape victim and giving her a hard time suggesting to her that she was lying and breaking her down to tears.

Since then the investigation of rape and sexual offences did an about turn and quite rightly these alleged victims were treated with respect, concern and dignity.
Public Opinion brought about this change.

It would appear that while the alleged victim is now given every concern it has indeed gone too far one way and the victims statement is actually being treated as Gospel instead of correct investigation to prove either an offence did or did not occur.
I suggest again Public Opinion has again brought this about due to the Saville revelations that forces are now too scared to dismiss even the most fanciful of allegations. Operation Midland being a prime example.

Its about time Police got back to doing proper investigations instead of politically led and public emotional headlining.

Whilst Savile was still alive Louis Theroux did a really good documentary in which he followed Savile around, interviewed him at length and visited his flat. It was really creepy and Theroux tried his damnest to expose the creepiness of the guy. I wish the BBC would show it again in the light of all the revelations.

I can't remember who said it originally: "What a man does in the privacy of his own attic is his business". I think that was society's attitude for a long time. People turned a blind eye to what were seen as fairly harmless, if illegal and immoral activities. If you were caught red-handed or if it was a public nuisance you were prosecuted.

It's hard to know how many of the abused people have truly suffered psychological damage from their experiences and how many are making the most of the situation now, but vulnerable people have to be protected from predators.

-just to let iconoclast know I've gone through the article which I thought was well written.

It seems to me that Rolf's biggest crime was getting involved with women. "A woman scorned" - and all that!

The article is less than a couple of years old, so this latest bit of 'living-fossil-and-nooky' hadn't risen then:

("To many of us such a large age gap seems unnatural, but it is certainly not unusual for famous older men to have relationships with younger women:")



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Its an absolute disgrace you feel you can rampage through
active threads talking off topic bollocks,what are you trying
to achieve ?

Of course I read it,it delved into the case on a charge by charge basis,so what?