Missing single-handed MOB Brighton

jfm said:
I hope the guy is found ok, but I don't get the above comment. If someone is convicted of a crime in this country, that is automatically a matter of public record, so why can't it be referred to as many times as anyone wishes to?
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Section 8 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 ... maybe. Although it only applies to publication with malicious intent, that probably applies to anything in the Daily Mail.
 
A family member,interviewed on the local TV station, stated that all charges were quashed on appeal.
A shame that the loss of a successful local businessman who obviously enjoyed spending his money on the hobby we all share,has now degenerated into an unpleasant barrel scraping farce courtesy of a newspaper.
This particular newspaper appears to promote the premise that, if it cannot get you despising the person/subject mentioned in the article within the first paragraph, it has failed in its journalistic ethos.
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JumbleDuck said:
Section 8 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 ... maybe. Although it only applies to publication with malicious intent, that probably applies to anything in the Daily Mail.
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And the new law requiring search engine providers to remove any links from results when requested (demanded) by the perps.
 
There's a real danger here of a human tragedy and very difficult time for the family being overshadowed by other headlines.

If indeed he was exonerated on all charges then it was pretty poor journalism to rake up without first checking and perhaps that's where the right to remove stuff from Google etc does have a place? Despite other posts to the contrary, I don't see the DM as any worse than the other 'rags' - their biggest Achilles Heel however is that the group owns a large chunk of our local papers and these tend to feed the DM. The upside is the DM tends to break a lot of news that takes a few days to reach the BBC and other channels. The downside is that lots of staff on local rags are looking to make a name for themselves - big fish, small pond scenario - and this editorial isn't always checked as well as it could be.

My thoughts however are with his family as I'm not aware of any good news and thus must assume he isn't going to turn up safe and well? The not knowing in cases like this must be agony for his family as they won't want to give up hope of him being alive, but always fearing and expecting the worst.
 
why on earth would Premier send you pics of damage to a client's boat ? Did you ask for them or were they sent voluntarily ? Damage is the concern of the owner's family and their insurance company.

There is a scent of almost prurient interest in the damage to a large and expensive motor boat, which evades what should be the principal concern for the possible death of the owner and the grief of the family.
 
Agree. I would think that Premier will quite rightly get a lot of criticism for this. They simply operate the car park, they have no business sending pics of boats to anyone other than owners who need them to review damage, mooring arrangements etc.
 
sarabande said:
why on earth would Premier send you pics of damage to a client's boat ? Did you ask for them or were they sent voluntarily ? Damage is the concern of the owner's family and their insurance company.

There is a scent of almost prurient interest in the damage to a large and expensive motor boat, which evades what should be the principal concern for the possible death of the owner and the grief of the family.
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The story wouldn't be of interest to a boating magazine if there wasn't a boat involved, so I can't see the problem with MB&Y requesting a picture of the damaged boat to accompany the story, or with Premier providing one. It's no different to the BBC news showing pictures of the damaged RIB in Padstow is it?
 
It may be the cynic in me but I couldn't help but think of a man in a kayak on the NE coast.

It's certainly one of those stories that pose more questions than answers.
 
SLC said:
It may be the cynic in me but I couldn't help but think of a man in a kayak on the NE coast
It's certainly one of those stories that pose more questions than answers.
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Funny but that was my first thought as well.....

Along with, "did they ever find Maxwells body when he fell overboard?"

It's an easy way to disappear if you have to.....

Saying all that - if it is a genuine tragedy, your heart has to go out to the family.
 
jrudge said:
Agree. I would think that Premier will quite rightly get a lot of criticism for this. They simply operate the car park, they have no business sending pics of boats to anyone other than owners who need them to review damage, mooring arrangements etc.
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I assume Chris is a journo working for MBY but even so I can't quite see the public interest bit in the boat pics (interesting as they are)!
 
Would the boat be left in the condition it was found until all investigations were complete?
If so then the boat has no fenders out which suggests he didn't fall overboard whilst attempting to set them, unless he fell overboard immediately prior to setting the first.
Didn't his family say he always had them out?
 
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