An open email deploring the actions of a criminal minority against the BBC

I post below an Open email to the BBC and Ofcom and would urge other concerned individuals on both sides of the Jerry Springer:The opera debate to do likewise. The email was sent to mark.thompson@bbc.co.uk, contact@ofcom.org.uk and info@bbc.co.uk

Mr Thompson,

As a Christian I wish to formally distance myself from the terrible

treatment that some of your executives have been receiving concerning

the Jerry Springer: The Opera show.

Whilst I have been calling on fellow Christians to make polite

protests via email, letter and phone calls to the BBC and Ofcom, I

deplore the publication by a certain website of personal contact

details of your executives. I am utterly apalled by the behaviour

of the criminals who have made death threats to individuals in your

organisation, and assure you that the vast majority of your viewers

would obviously condemn such actions.

I have posted on my blog a strong condemnation of such behaviour and

will continue to urge a civilised approach to the current

controversy.

I trust that the vast majority of the 50,000 comments you have

received have been polite and well-meaning, and I hope that the

personal disruption caused to your members of staff and the very real

fear some of them must be experiencing passes as soon as possible.

I would be greatful if you would pass onto such executives the

concerned best wishes of the majority of BBC viewers who as much as

some might strongly disagree with the actions of the Beeb in putting

on the Jerry Springer:The Opera show of course deplore far more the

actions of a criminal minority.

I would urge the BBC to announce a public inquiry immediately into why

the offensive nature of this programme was not properly considered

before it was shown on BBC. I hope that such an action would take

some of the “heat” out of the current groundswell of opinion and

would give an opportunity to air the legitimate grievance that many of

us who have never previously complained about any program feel.

Many Thanks

Adrian Warnock

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www.adrian.warnock.info