RIP Ann Widdecome

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At what age must the victim be before people are allowed to speculate?

The Internet would struggle to survive without speculation.

Oh come on, don't be so pedantic. I included her age as it resonates with me as a human being, I can't imagine what anyone's family goes through when a loved grandparent is murdered.
And you KNOW that wasn't the thrust of my post.
People are always saying "be kind", yet here we farking are.
 
Now being reported she was attacked on Thursday, but only found on Friday

She was found on Thursday and it's now thought, according to the Graun, she'd been attacked on Wednesday.

Assume not reported until Friday so relatives could be located and informed.
 

AuroraSaab

Pharaoh
I think the family have far nastier comments to navigate than my brief speculation it was a burglary. I see Adam Boulton has apologised for his tv interview on Sky News yesterday, in which he banged on about her being a spinster virgin. He was doubling downing on it on X but has now realised how it looked.
 

Rusty Nails

Country Member
Oh come on, don't be so pedantic. I included her age as it resonates with me as a human being, I can't imagine what anyone's family goes through when a loved grandparent is murdered.
And you KNOW that wasn't the thrust of my post.
People are always saying "be kind", yet here we farking are.

As far as I am concerned the fact that an elderly woman (of amost exactly my age) who I did not know personally and whose views I did not like died meant nothing to me at all, but I am saddened that her death was the way it was as she did not deserve to die like that, nobody does.

She was a Marmite figure of politics who courted publicity and was famous for her plain speaking and propensity to offend, so I am afraid her death, and the shocking manner of it, is bound to be the subject of much speculation. I am not convinced that a bunch of anonymous people on a niche backwater of the Internet commenting on her views and speculating about the circumstances of what appears to be a vicious crime will even cause a ripple in the lives of her family. (AFAIK, unlike the example in your response, she was neither a grandparent nor a parent and her only brother died 16 years ago, although she undoubtedly had other relatives and friends who loved her and will be upset).
 

C R

Legendary Member
She was found on Thursday and it's now thought, according to the Graun, she'd been attacked on Wednesday.

Assume not reported until Friday so relatives could be located and informed.

But it was reported yesterday that police weren't called in until 11:40 yesterday.
 

AuroraSaab

Pharaoh
I might be misremembering but I think Tony Benn went to Enoch Powell's funeral. How times have changed.

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Milzy

Senior Member
She had some crappy views but didn’t deserve that. :sad:
 

Milzy

Senior Member
The “White British” national has been released. They’ve set out their stall now. They’re going to have to say what race the true murderer was. Many assuming it was a migrant. They’ll use this as more divide & conquer, insight racial hatred tactics. :sad:
 
Ah yes! In that case I take it all back if that's true (and I think it might be).
I still think it's distasteful to speculate over the murder of a 78 year old woman, despite her politics disagreeing with mine.
if you're talking about a 14 year old whos face only became recognised because of the search appeal who would be murdered i would get your point but politically loaded or not this women had an rich career in media/politics etc. i'm pretty sure her family is not worried about whatever is said on an internet forum.
But if that is an problem might as well ask the admins right away to close this forum down because there always something that might hurt/insult/etc. someone
 
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