Today I spun the dial

Today I spun the dial on my radio & finally tuned off the BBC.
There were a number of reasons, why? starting with I am sick of the political propaganda, none truths and half truths, and also because I find myself becoming increasingly enraged that I may be listening to someone who has heard in house gossip about this or that, child abusers or overly tactile celebrity pedophile who has chosen to keep quiet a mist the growing revelations in wake of the Jimmy Saville child abuse case.

When Gary Glitter was first exposed as a pedophile a number of years ago, I was as surprised as anyone, I had spent my pocket money to see him preform at the Apollo in Glasgow as a kid, I took my daughter and son to see him at the SSEC in the 90's , I was angry to think I had paid good money to line the pockets of a child molester.
Likewise Rolf Harris, I grew up watching him on TV, copied his Jake the peg routine, and all of a sudden faced with his abuse revelations I was shocked, even upset, and not just because of horrible abuses, it felt almost like a betrayal, here was a man who so many of us admired & took into our hearts and he's been exploiting and abusing young people.

In recent years & months I have felt sick to my stomach as it has been reveled that more & more ppl who I have supported financially whither by attending their shows,buying their music or films are being exposed, ( no pun intended , as having abused children &  young people.
When the Jimmy Saville story first broke I can't say I was surprised, I wasn't I had had a bad feeling about him for sometime, he was creepy, none the less, as a child I had made several trips to Kislyth where he was friendly with a father Conner or Connelly( i cant remember his name exactly) , of the local parish & he was involved with a number of charity events in that area,I had relatives there so my friend Myra &   trolled along to see him do his walking thing , although I never met him , i knew some of the young people who did.
Saville was very friendly with father O 'Conner,  who I had  been told on good authority could get us an introduction, not so much to Saville but the Bay City Rollers, apparently that particular preexist had connections with all sorts of celebrities and us kids were impressed.
As it happens when my aunt discovered I was hanging about the chapel I was warned off, partly cos I was a prody( though my friend Myra was a catholic) but also because my aunt had apparently heard some unsavory stories about the good father O'Conner.
Looking back now I can't help wonder what these rumours might have been, and additionally did she warn other parents of whatever these rumours were and what action was taken.
Anyway I am kinda digressing...
So back to the recent, or not so recent issues surrounding Savilles pedophilia and the rumors, that were apparently  rampant and an open secret at the BBC.
Over the past year and months since the news broke about "historic child abuse " at BBC & the links to the hierarchy of government & monarchy , I shudder when I think about it, but more than that, I get very very angry.
Don't get me wrong, I understand that some people who might know something, no matter how small, may be scared or unwilling to come forward as it could effect them , their reputation or their job, but for fuck sake , where is their ethic , their conscience?
We are talking about kids, yes, perhaps some of them were feisty teenagers who appeared to be up for it, harsh as that may sound, it doesn't change the fact that they were exploited and abused. They were taken advantage of by people of status , as a result of their status and position, they were taken advantage of by adults who were fully aware that what they were doing was wrong, and that had they not been people of celebrity or status they very probably would not have been able to commit the offenses they committed.
Lets not pretend that many a young teenagers would /will exhibit sexualised behavior and would be up for a kiss or even more with their idol, that does not make it right that the idol /celeb takes advantage and exploits that to get fucked.They know what they are doing is exploiting the situation.

And lets not forget that some of these cases we'v seen have revealed that the celebrities involved were abusing children from 4-5 years of age upward, these kids have no idea whats happening, and even if they did , its still wrong, its still abuse, & a painful one for a child, an adult mans hard penis does not enter a child's vagina or anus without pain, indeed  oral sex is not a pleasant experience for a child even if they are trying to please their favorite famous person nor is being man-handled and groped.
In Savilles case we are talking about vulnerable people in care of the establishment, at the BBC the victims came from a mixed sector i presume, but none the less they were vulnerable to exploitation by the status of their abusers & this applies to the MP's & royals we are hearing reports about.
When stewart Hall was arrested I wrote to my MP shocked that he was released on bail , details can be found in an earlier blog (   Wednesday 23 January 2013 http://junei96.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/letters-emails-to-my-mp-regarding.html )
Since then I have, heard & read about several celebrities being arrested, all bailed until trail, all able to carry on abusing & grooming should they wish via the internet with false profiles or other wise.
Additionally, the police seem to be dragging their heels when it comes to arresting and charging members of Parliament past and present, eg, The minister for Health at the time of the Saville abuses Edwina Currie, and any MP's or members of the royal household being named on social media seem to either pop their cloggs, or carry on with business as usual.

I 've also heard & seen some of the celeb's found guilty and jailed, none of them have admitted their guilt all of them denying and blaming and casting aspersions on their victims, & some have walked away free, but i'v not been convinced of their innocence, but I am not the jury and so, have to accept the verdicts of those who were.
None the less, even in the cases of those found guilty, i'v seen & heard their friends and workmates at the BBC defend them to the hilt, with little concern for the alleged victims,  and not forgetting this type of media support on air, is in itself a way of propagating support & could also I might suggest, help win public opinion over were that person be later put on trial, this I suggest is also a way of exploiting the public, I don't like it, I think its wrong.
 I am not suggesting that they should not support their friends, BUT , using the public air waves to show them in good light or remind us of their popularity is taking advantage of the situation, lets not forget that for all the fans they have who will probably have their dvds & cds at home there are others, like me who while they area under suspicion & possibly pending trails for heinous crimes don't wan't to hear there songs and lyrics that may possible take on quite a different light in the circumstances, ie Cliff Richard's living doll takes on a whole new meaning given the allegations against him we are hearing about now.

And all they while I keep thinking about these rampant rumors and open secrets, what about the victims.

Anyway today I moved the dial, and I'll find a station somewhere where I am not listening to war or election propaganda or a suspected child or vulnerable person abuser or abuser protector, I have plenty of CD's to listen to in the meantime.
 Because right now I find myself feeling a sense of betrayal that the programme presenter who I might be listening to at anytime of the day, could be someone who has heard these rumors or seen inappropriate behavior by their celebrity friends and stayed silent, I admire loyalty in friendship, but not at the cost of a child or vulnerable person being abused.
I think there comes a time in all our life's when we have to re evaluate our loyalties & indeed, friendships for the greater good, and when it involves the sexual abuse of a vulnerable or young person then without a doubt I think we have to do what is correct and speak up no matter how it reflects on us. So, for now I have tuned out as a conscientious objection and while I listen to my CD's I will hope that those at the BBC or anywhere that could make a difference will make their voices heard and speak out for those who have been abused through for they are the ones we should be giving our support to.