OK so if we start another thread can we be sure that you will treat us like adults and trust that we will not imply guilt, although even that is questionable as no legal proceedings are being carried out in the UK.
Yup. (And it was only because of implications of guilt that anything got deleted in the first place.)
Just checked again. Only legal proceedings are the civil US lawsuit which 'mentions' Andrew. Unless or until Scotland Yard investigate and charge, no legal proceedings against Andrew in UK. The only other proceeding likely is against newspapers who have misinformed over the weekend and could be forced to issue an apology and retraction of anything that isn't evidenced. Perhaps GNHQ have been given rather loose advice referencing 'legal proceedings' which is a catch-all and can mean very little.
OK so if we start another thread can we be sure that you will treat us like adults and trust that we will not imply guilt, although even that is questionable as no legal proceedings are being carried out in the UK.
Jingle - see the two other threads on this subject (which I have posted on)
No - of course it's fine to discuss it...as long as there is nothing that implies guilt to either party within the posts. Pasting from another thread...
No shut down. Simply that as there's legal proceedings going on we've been advised to remove any posts which imply guilt towards any party.
The thread we took down simply wouldn't have made sense if we had started removing posts, so the best thing in that particular instance was to remove it. As was stated on that thread (by several gransnetters) , necessary caution is being observed by all media so if you do wish to discuss this story best to bear this in mind and avoid posting comments which imply guilt until things have come to a conclusion.
My guess is that they got the wobbles and shut the thread down without really knowing if it was libelous or not. They perhaps haven't got access to legal advice? Come on HQ chat to us we won't eat you!
They said on their post just before deleted the thread that it can be discussed, but without saying that anyone is guilty or not guilty of anything. I am not sure that it really is technically sub judice, but I suspect GN are covering themselves against any charges.
Would you please tell us whether we are allowed to discuss the Prince Andrew business currently in the news on tv, radio, online, and all over the newspapers? I know one thread has been deleted. Does this mean the subject is completely out of bounds on GN?