Author Topic: Clarkson's Petition for Re-Instatement  (Read 12108 times)

Offline Mr Savage

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Clarkson's Petition for Re-Instatement
« on: 11 March 2015, 21:33 »
Sure all of you guys have heard! Clarkson's been suspended. If you haven't already then I think we all owe it to him to sign his petition! He's always supported the VW community and loves the GTI :)

He's up to over 600,000 signatures so far in just 24 hours and even has the backing and support of David Cameron! Come on Clarkson!

Hope the admins don't mind me posting the link to the petition, if you do then just delete it;

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-reinstate-jeremy-clarkson
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Re: Clarkson's Petition for Re-Instatement
« Reply #1 on: 11 March 2015, 23:42 »
In any other line of work, if you were to hit someone you would be sacked so why is this any different.

Top Gear has had it's day a long time ago, I cannot it see it ending well for him with all the previous troubles.

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Re: Clarkson's Petition for Re-Instatement
« Reply #2 on: 12 March 2015, 00:14 »
Footballers get away with worse...

Anyway, they get rid of Clarkson, they have to get rid of the other two, as a new presenter wouldn't fit in with them. Which would probably be a good thing, as it might have a shot at being a car program again. Equally though the BBC will take a huge hit financially, because non car people currently watch it for the entertainment factor.

I don't really give a crap about the outcome tbh.
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Re: Clarkson's Petition for Re-Instatement
« Reply #3 on: 12 March 2015, 08:22 »
Since when have petitions made any difference to anything?
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Re: Clarkson's Petition for Re-Instatement
« Reply #4 on: 12 March 2015, 08:36 »
If only we could get 600,000 people signing a petition in as many days to get rid of Cameron, but I guess Top Gear effects us all far more than the government ever will  :angry:


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Re: Clarkson's Petition for Re-Instatement
« Reply #5 on: 12 March 2015, 10:26 »
Since when have petitions made any difference to anything?

Well if you look on the website theres quite a few success stories. Even if it doesn't make a difference atleast it shows what the people think.

As Stig says it's silly that they have suspended Clarkson before they even have any facts. They should atleast have finished the series.

Suspension should only be if someone is considered an immediete threat to people around them. Since James May stated that he was "blind drunk" and can't remember what happened I'm guessing Clarkson and the involved producer was also so it was merely a "drunken brawl" at best.
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Re: Clarkson's Petition for Re-Instatement
« Reply #6 on: 12 March 2015, 10:34 »
so if it was you in a bar and someone punched you, you would be fine with us raising a petition to get the other bloke out of trouble.

No thought not.  :rolleyes:

Ever since the falklands / Argentina show all respect has been lost for that program and producers.

Get rid.

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Re: Clarkson's Petition for Re-Instatement
« Reply #7 on: 12 March 2015, 11:14 »
All I care about is my own entertainment, so from that point of view I would like to see Top Gear back.  There's really nothing else on the BBC worth paying the license for.

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Re: Clarkson's Petition for Re-Instatement
« Reply #8 on: 12 March 2015, 11:22 »
All I care about is my own entertainment, so from that point of view I would like to see Top Gear back.  There's really nothing else on the BBC worth paying the license for.

Don't watch live TV then  :smiley:


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Offline Mr Savage

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Re: Clarkson's Petition for Re-Instatement
« Reply #9 on: 12 March 2015, 12:15 »
so if it was you in a bar and someone punched you, you would be fine with us raising a petition to get the other bloke out of trouble.

No thought not.  :rolleyes:

Ever since the falklands / Argentina show all respect has been lost for that program and producers.

Get rid.

1) Still no facts to say he did even punch anybody.
2) Multiple people have denied that he ever punched anybody.
3) They were all drunk and so you have no idea on what the producer said to Clarkson or how he acted.
4) The producer looks fine, so if he did punch him it's not exactly life threatening or serious.
5) May say's its been blown out of proportion.

It's the most entertaining show the BBC has and Clarkson has a connection with his audience that noone else has.

Oh and yes if it was me i'd deal with it man to man with him behind closed doors instead of making millions of viewers suffer as a consequence.
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