Jeremy Clarkson suspended

kylith wrote: »

Coward. At least Deaton showed up and took his lumps like a man.

He did didn't he.
Fair play to him.
I expect Hislop and Merton to rip the piss out of him regardless, remember what they did to Roy Hattersly on the site when he pulled out, they replaced him with a tub of lard.

I agree that he's an entertaining guy and makes good TV.
But.
People have grown increasingly accustomed to the safety of working within a system of rules, we sit in seminars and educational meetings telling us of the importance of mutual respect and operating as a team.
And then they see a star, paid a lot of money from the public purse, behaving like a prima donna, treating a member of staff like a lacky, like a slave and someone who can be treated like a skivvy, and abused verbally before being punched.
These things happened to the producer not because he did something despicable or so heinous that Clarkson had no choice, but rather because he couldn't facilitate a hot meal due to the party arriving late as they hung on near the filming, drinking.
And that's why the bulk of people I've spoken to have considered that treatment wrong and consider his axing from the show appropriate.
Not due to his off colour remarks about people of other races, religions or gender.
They have been too infrequent to be anything other than a daft idiosyncrasy, something that the rest of us wouldn't do but have seen too often amongst friends, relatives and co workers, and forgiven them grudgingly, because their presence in the world entertains us.
So it is with Clarkson.

He'll be back.
He'll be back on the BBC.
No doubt.

But what he did and how the matter has been dealt with will serve as an example for others, it will prevent a repeat of this in another workplace.
You can't behave like that, not in a hotel, an office, film set or a building site.
If you do, you should be at least reprimanded, typically fired and maybe prosecuted.
End of.