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Car Forum / UK Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (UK group) / April 2006Daily Record bigotry
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/opinion/columnists/lifestyle/joanburnie/# is a link to an offensive article in the Daily Record of 24 March, which I found inaccurate and so complained to the Press Complaints Commission (http://www.pcc.org.uk/) The tone of her article is full of prejudice and bigotry and seems intent on stirring social hatred. IMO, she needs an ASBO slapped on her ASAP. The inaccuracies my complaint cited were her claim that all 4x4s are dangerous FULL STOP, and that nobody who lives in a built-up area needs one. For anyone who lives in a built-up area and participates in off-road events, nothing else will do, and many modern 4x4s have better Euro-NCAP ratings than many non-4x4 types (e.g. check the ratings for the CR-V). Please have a read and, if you also find the article offensive, consider complaining yourselves. Cheers,  SignatureGeoff > http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/opinion/columnists/lifestyle/joanburnie/# > is a link to an offensive article in the Daily Record of 24 March, > which I found inaccurate and so complained to the Press Complaints > Commission (http://www.pcc.org.uk/) > The tone of her article is full of prejudice It IS rather clearly labelled as an OPINION piece. Look at the URL you posted... > It IS rather clearly labelled as an OPINION piece. Look at the URL you > posted... Expressing an opinion is one thing. However, that piece is something more. AFAICT, the press may not express as fact something that they do not know to be true *even in an opinion piece*. The author did not say that it was her opinion that 4x4s are dangerous etc. She declared those inaccuracies as facts that she used to support her opinion. Those inaccuracies are fundamental to her argument, so consider how much less impact her piece would have without them! Put it another way, if she had written in the same tone expressing the same sort of opinion of an ethnic or religious sector, she would have been up before the beak fairly rapidly - and that's without taking account of her falsehoods. I see no reason why she should not be called to account for inciting hatred against any other sector of society. Nor do I see any reason why she should be allowed make things up as she goes along. SignatureGeoff >> It IS rather clearly labelled as an OPINION piece. Look at the URL >> you posted... > Expressing an opinion is one thing. However, that piece is something > more. Not at all. It's an opinion piece, a column. Deliberately provocative. > AFAICT, the press may not express as fact something that they do > not know to be true *even in an opinion piece*. The author did not say > that it was her opinion that 4x4s are dangerous etc. They are. If you get hit by one, it's going to hurt. Just as it will with any other car. That's why it's generally a wise idea not to play in traffic. > Put it another way, if she had written in the same tone expressing the > same sort of opinion of an ethnic or religious sector, she would have > been up before the beak fairly rapidly - and that's without taking > account of her falsehoods. I see no reason why she should not be > called to account for inciting hatred against any other sector of > society. You need a sense of proportion, and rapidly. > You need a sense of proportion, and rapidly. Unfortunately there's a lot of people who don't recognise the difference between opinion pieces in newspapers (i.e. every single article) and reasoned argument. Personally I think that we've got an absolutely dreadful press in this country especially at the more low-brow end of the market. SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! > They are. If you get hit by one, it's going to hurt. Just as it will with > any other car. That's why it's generally a wise idea not to play in > traffic. Yes your right, but she specifically singles out 4x4's as been more dangerous than "normal" cars when that just isnt true. NCAP own research says that in a pedestrian accident the head of the pedestrian hits the bonnet, as 4x4's tend to have bigger engine compartments there is more space between bonnet and engine to dampen the impact on the head. In a normal car, this gap can be millimeters and in effect would just be the same as the head hitting the engine directly. >> Put it another way, if she had written in the same tone expressing the >> same sort of opinion of an ethnic or religious sector, she would have >> been up before the beak fairly rapidly - and that's without taking >> account of her falsehoods. I see no reason why she should not be >> called to account for inciting hatred against any other sector of >> society. > You need a sense of proportion, and rapidly. You seem to be a person that does realise that it is her opinion and no more than that, in other words you read between the lines and see her own hatred towards 4x4's and how she is using her column to air her views. Unfortunalty, not all readers of the record are of a similar intelligence and will take what she is commenting on as fact and not just biggoted opinion. You could quite easily re-write that column and replace any mention of 4x4's with "sports cars" Steve > http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/opinion/columnists/lifestyle/joanburnie/# is > a [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Cheers, I actually emailed her back saying much the same. Reminding her of the facts that the VED was increased on ALL CARS that emit over 225g/co2 etc Stupid Silly cow, she ought to be shot Joan Burnie has spouted inane gargabe for decades, the woman is an idiot. And the Daily Record isn't a newspaper. |
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