Jo Brand

Sorry Mad, My question was related to Jo Brand ?

maxdecatt the police do not prosecute anyone, that is the decision of the CPS. Police gather evidence which is passed to CPS who decide whether or not to proceed. The police are often very disappointed that cases are not pursued or the charges are dropped to much lower categories.
While I'm disgusted by the "joke" especially as it was recorded on the day NF had the milkshake thrown at him, I don't think it warrants prosecution, and would be unlikely to secure a conviction.

Jocork: So you would "still have probably laughed" at the someone havig battery acid thrown over them. You are SICK.

ELVIVE: In a ideal world the police would be accountable once it was proven they lied to cover up their crime. The anonymous offiders identified and put on trial for murder along with their senior officer ...and locked up.

She went too far, yes, but I'm sure lots of us would have liked to see something worse thrown than milkshake, just not that much worse! Comedy often exaggerates and unfortunately she chose a bad alternative in her exaggeration. I hope this error doesn't finish her career as I think she is a very funny and perceptive comedienne. And yes, I do generally agree with her political views and would still probably have laughed.

max, in an ideal world what action would you have liked?

May 2016 'If people feel that voting doesn't change anything then violence is the next step' Farage. Can you explain to me why that comment will not incite people to violence And, I'm not making excuses for Jo Brand, just pointing out that there are other people far more dangerous than her out there....

Labaik: Farage has nevcer incited anyone to physically harm anyone. Stop making excuses for the like of Jo Brand.

Police to take no further action over Jo Brand encouraging people to throw acid over those they do not like.
Well that tells us all that there are no longer any boundaries ...if you preface your remark with "This is comedy". That means you can insult, injure and murder people of colour, religion, gender, anyone you do not agree with ...the list is endless...but just remember to say that you are a comedian and as such are above the law.
Come to think of it, the Metropolitan Police (who are refusing to prosecute Brand) are past masters at skipping around the law.....like they did when they murdered Jean Charles Demenez at Stockwell station....and dozens of other innocents since. Their excuse "We thought he was a terrorist" and lied through their back teeth about him as they tried to cover up their crime.... "He was wearing a heavy coat" (he was actually wearing a T-shirt, no coat), "He jumped over the barriers"... but CCTV shows him doing no such thing...he just walked into the station, went through the barriers and behaved normally. So lies from start to finish....the result.... he is dead with 8 bullets in his head and the anonymous killers ("officers" in the police) are rewarded with holidays, and they promote the one that ordered the killing (Cressida Dick) by making her their chief. In the real world the murderers would be locked up and so would the gangmasters (senior officers) that ordered the killing. Funny old world. You can bet that since she ordered the execution/murder Cressida definitely does not travel to Brazil. I wonder how long before Brazil travels to her? Has she told her female lover to keep an eye out for visiting Brazilians when they come calling?

Nasty no-joke woman.

'She is a master of manipulation with her self imporant smugness feeding the baying mob with inflammatory remarks. It only takes one idiot among the many that "!love" her to spark an attack that destroys a persons life. LOCK HER UP.' Bit like Farage then [imo]...

Not by me Annie!?

Wavemark. So comedy has always been meant to shock. Really? True comedians do not set out to shock, their craft is to amuse. Types like Jo Brand have no real craft, they rely on smut and obscenity and the laughs they get are, in essence, nervous because the audience does not know how to react. She is a master of manipulation with her self imporant smugness feeding the baying mob with inflammatory remarks. It only takes one idiot among the many that "!love" her to spark an attack that destroys a persons life. LOCK HER UP.

your licence fee is in safe hands

No wonder over 75s are going to lose their free licences - the BBC wouldn't be able to afford to pay all these multi-millionaire "entertainers" otherwise!

oldgimmer the BBC made it headline news!!

According to 'one insider' (un named) from the BBC, 'Jo Brand is a much-loved comedian and part of the Radio 4 family - she will continue to be so, and will continue to appear in our programmes.'
So that's all right then; your licence fee is in safe hands.

Whitewavemark2 Define "pearl clutching".

Jo Brand makes a tasteless and offensive comment in a public broadcast and those on the left come out in droves to protect her "free speech".

Jim Davidson posts a tweet about Khan having ruined his home town and is bombarded with abusive comments (Spot the difference)

Kenny Everet said on tv ‘Kick Michael Foot’s stick away ‘

It was thought to be very funny

Still pearl clutching I see.??

An attention- seeking politician takes offence

As did most of the UK when it hit the news! How can you make so light of it?

Why shouldn't he and the rest of us be horrified? Jo Brand is the culprit here, and she knows it. We know it too.

I cannot be the only one who has noticed a certain section of GN posters will deflect away from the matter in hand to disparage anyone but Jo Brand even if their 'crimes' slipped under the radar - ie: didn't make headline news - as Brand's has.

Makes you wonder.

Throwing acid at people because you 'hate' them. How can anyone defend the indefensible?

So - Jo Brand, a subversive and controversial comedian, makes a close-to-the bone joke on a programme that, let's face it, very few people have heard of, let alone listen to.

An attention- seeking politician takes offence and rebrands (no pun intended) the joke in a tweet. Said politician is no stranger to causing offence himself.

And this is headline news? Really?

ironmaiden right. Comedy is often supposed to shock, it has ever been thus. And I hope continues to shock because we will have truly come to a serious situation if it is stopped.

If you listen to the joke in context it wasn’t that bad. She made it very clear that she meant it as outrageous humour and said she wasn’t actually going to do it, it was just a fantasy. I have fantasies about what I would do to right wing politicians but wouldn’t dream of saying them out loud let alone doing them! But I am not a comedian, she is. The show she was on encourages close to the line comedy.

Ms Brand made a very silly and thoughtlessmistake in what she said, she has apologised, the police say there is no action to be taken.

The pearl clutching and moral panic can now cease over this matter.

Anyone like now to discuss Farage incitement to violence?

Now would anyone like to