Al Porter Scandal

Unless your convicted of a heinous crime , Rte is like the catholic church. They will turn a blind eye and tolerate any behavior . The head of Rte 2fm radio was singing al porters praises only last month

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Do you mean dee forbes?

Sorry.I meant head of Rte 2fm Dan Healy

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Ah right ok. What did he say about him. I’m surprised because kavangh was a today fm dj

Abc

1 month ago
Head of 2FM hints at a radio return for Al Porter on RTÉ
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The head of 2FM has said he believes Al Porter could make a return to radio.
The comedian and radio host left his popular lunchtime slot on Today FM last year following several allegations of sexual misconduct.

But Dan Healy, the boss at the RTÉ station, reckons that Al could be back on the airwaves in the future given his flair for broadcasting.

"Al is a very talented guy, and we haven’t seen how the next few months will settle with Al," he told the Sun.


"The reality is he is a guy who oozes talent."

But, he said, the comedian's future in broadcasting could lie with RTÉ 1 rather than on his own station.

"I don’t think he plays for 2fm," Healy continued.

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"That doesn’t mean that RTÉ won’t engage him in the future if all the matters are resolved.

"Until he is through all that, we won’t comment on that one way or another."

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Have i misunderstood people in this thread? Are there folk here actually trying to defend Al Porter in this situation?

You may or may not be referring to some of my posts so, on the assumption that you are, I would say I've not defended him - I can't stand the chap, but it's important to draw your conclusions from the facts, not from any personal animosity you have towards him or his ilk.

A little perspective is called for. I'm uncomfortable with the manner in which his "victims" came forward and the medium they chose to do so.

We've had people here mention Porter in the same breath as Weinstein, Saville and Anthony Lyons - who chased a young lady down a laneway and sexually assaulted her and was convicted of rape.

Anyone here who has a friend or family member who has been the victim of a sexual assault knows the horrific impact it has.

Having some goon grab you, then continuing to socialise with said goon does not strike me as the actions of someone who has been impacted by a supposed sexual assault.

Comparing it to a man grabbing a woman by the crotch is folly as well. Equality is all well and good - but there is an inherent physical threat in a man doing this to a woman who (usually) would not be able to physically counteract her 'pursuer' and that threat is just not there when it's a 'flamboyant' twit like Al Porter grabbing another man.

I don't believe that the victims in his case were impacted in any serious way and I question their real motives for coming forward.

Again, if you're the victim of a crime - please go to the Gardai, not Twitter...

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Just flicking through the Belfast rape case thread and I notice how much support there is for the 4 aqquited defendants in the case on that thread.

Yet here people are ready to hang Porter from the highest tree for things that are mere allegations.

Any even pretense of perspective has long since fecked off in this thread.

When your default setting is "Extreme Outrage", where do you go from there??

The very fact people have been drawing comparisons between Porter's antics and some of the most high-profile and serious sexual assault cases we've seen in recent times tells you this subject has jumped the shark some time ago.

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

On the other thread people are calling for the lady to publicly apologise to the 4.

People are calling for her to be charged with a false complaint of rape.

A lady on the thread that says she was raped by a local high profile sports person is being told she did not try hard enough after being rebuffed by the Gardai, and that she should have fought back in the first place anyway.

Yet Porter is guilty as sin even tough the statoury reporting of one of the alleged incidents has yet to happen.

The other allegations played out in the media and again there is not a single formal complaint.

Thankfully I haven't clicked 'the other thread'. I can only imagine...

To think that certain people here would associate the "suffering" of two lads who got their c*cks grabbed then tweeted about it six months later with what that girl has had to go through in the past few months is nauseating.

WHIP IT! wrote: »

the "suffering" of two lads who got their c*cks grabbed then tweeted about it six months later

I'm not sure why there's still this idea that not punching him in the face and fleeing to the guards = dodgy story.

It's been pretty clearly explained that these are jobbing comedians in a small, tight knit industry who claim sexual assault by a big player in that industry. Being placed in a position to choose between justice and your career is an awful one, and frankly your description above is something that strikes me as 'nauseating' also.

Captain Flaps wrote: »

I'm not sure why there's still this idea that not punching him in the face and fleeing to the guards = dodgy story.

Ah yes. Because there are only two courses of action you can take, of course: "Punch him in the face and flee to the Guards" as El Capitano says or.... tweet about it six months later. There's no middle ground here.... apparently

Captain Flaps wrote: »

I appreciate that but I do know a few people involved in the industry who were familiar with the supposed particulars of the situation, and the consensus seems to be that certain actions would pretty much close a number of important doors to an up and comer. Sure look, you've got the likes of McSavage and Karl Spain all chummy with him (opinions on those two in particular aside), so you'd understand at least being hesitant about pissing guys like that off.

Well whatever he did or didn't do, I sincerely hope I don't have to see or hear from him ever again.