August 3, 200717 yr He is quite blatently a p**** and if he wasn't in the public none of you would even try and defend him -_-
August 3, 200717 yr The guys a nonse. Let him die in prison like ALL Nonse's <_< Now whether he's guilty or not, such throaway ill-thought out "Sun" style responses hardly help.
August 4, 200717 yr Now whether he's guilty or not, such throaway ill-thought out "Sun" style responses hardly help. While that's true, it's an understandable reaction. Langham's defence is an incredibly weak one and it seems to me the only reason that he's escaped a prison sentence is that he's a celeb in the public eye... If you or I tried using that defence, we'd be laughed at, he is almost certainly guilty of a lot more than just downloading a few images.. He got off incredibly lightly, so Joey's reaction is probably one of frustration more than anything.... Seems to me you can get away with murder if you're a celeb (just ask OJ....) <_<
August 4, 200717 yr While that's true, it's an understandable reaction. Langham's defence is an incredibly weak one and it seems to me the only reason that he's escaped a prison sentence is that he's a celeb in the public eye... If you or I tried using that defence, we'd be laughed at, he is almost certainly guilty of a lot more than just downloading a few images.. He got off incredibly lightly, so Joey's reaction is probably one of frustration more than anything.... Seems to me you can get away with murder if you're a celeb (just ask OJ....) <_< He hasn't been sentenced yet though Scott He is not being sentenced till September and has been remanded in custody till then, I would be surprised if he does not get given 3 or 4 years inside so I think it is a bit premature to say he has escaped a prison sentence
August 4, 200717 yr back off hols i see no defence for him, it is illegal to download kiddie porn images NO EXCEPTION. research my arse! (ok not very intelligent response but...) he should be treated like every other sick person . im a gardener by profession, if i have a diseased plant i treat it, if it cant be treated i destroy it.
August 5, 200717 yr Im a gardener by profession, if i have a diseased plant i treat it, if it cant be treated i destroy it. Are you suggesting Langham should be treated and/or destroyed? :unsure:
August 5, 200717 yr Having read that he apparently downloaded just 15 pictures, surely that would tend to suggest that it wasn't for sexual purposes, otherwise wouldn't he have been more inclined to buy more? :huh: Rarely does a person get their jollies off the same 15 pictures repeatedly...
August 5, 200717 yr Are you suggesting Langham should be treated and/or destroyed? :unsure: i think ANY person guilty of criminality should be given the oportunity to mend their ways... if not then if they willingly continue to commit crime... well... destroy them! lol..
August 5, 200717 yr Haha! I agree with you actually. He could in future help a charity that deals with this sort of thing or something.
August 6, 200717 yr ......... anyway..... just HOW is viewing pics of kids getting abused 'research'???? surely reading accounts of abuse would be research, not viewing pics!
September 14, 200717 yr Langham jailed for 10 months teletext.co.uk Actor and script-writer Chris Langham has been jailed for 10 months for downloading child porn. The Bafta-award winning star, 58, wept during his sentencing hearing at Maidstone Crown Court. Last month he was found guilty of viewing indecent photographs on his computers at his farmhouse home near Cranbrook, Kent. The Thick Of It actor will serve five months - minus the 43 days he has already spent in custody. Judge Philip Statman said one of the "victims" was aged around eight-years-old, while others were aged 11-13. He told Langham: "Your activity took place in the comfort of your own home, no doubt at the time feeling safe in the knowledge that you would never be caught." Langham claimed he was researching a paedophile character for a TV drama and said he was trying to make sense of the sexual abuse he suffered as a child. What is your view on the length of sentence?
September 14, 200717 yr I thought he would get less as Glitter got 4 months for 4000 images compared with 10 months for 15 images but Glitter was too lightly dealt with as opposed to Langham being too severely dealt with I think though that about 3 years would have been more suitable as it would send out a message to others that want to do the same as him Wouldn't be surprised if he tops himself in jail, he doesn't seem like the strong type that would handle prison well
September 14, 200717 yr he might not spend long in custody, but even on the outside he is finished. no sympathy.
September 14, 200717 yr he might not spend long in custody, but even on the outside he is finished. no sympathy. Yes, upthread people were saying he would off lightly because he's a celebrity, but he's finished. It's precisely because he's a celebrity that the media aren't going to let him retire in ignominy, they are going to pursue him. He'll probably have to leave the country.
September 17, 200717 yr Langham jailed for 10 months teletext.co.uk Actor and script-writer Chris Langham has been jailed for 10 months for downloading child porn. The Bafta-award winning star, 58, wept during his sentencing hearing at Maidstone Crown Court. Last month he was found guilty of viewing indecent photographs on his computers at his farmhouse home near Cranbrook, Kent. The Thick Of It actor will serve five months - minus the 43 days he has already spent in custody. Judge Philip Statman said one of the "victims" was aged around eight-years-old, while others were aged 11-13. He told Langham: "Your activity took place in the comfort of your own home, no doubt at the time feeling safe in the knowledge that you would never be caught." Langham claimed he was researching a paedophile character for a TV drama and said he was trying to make sense of the sexual abuse he suffered as a child. What is your view on the length of sentence? Good, he deserves to see some prison time tbh... I would say this is about right. I dont really have much sympathy for his defence; there are many other ways to go about researching this topic than what he did, he contributed to the sexual exploitation of youngsters by paying for and downloading these images, there can be no excuse for that... I agree with Craig, I dont think he'll handle prison at all well, the other inmates will make his life hell.....
September 17, 200717 yr I agree with Craig, I dont think he'll handle prison at all well, the other inmates will make his life hell..... i expect he will be in with other paedos, so it wont be so rough.
September 17, 200717 yr i expect he will be in with other paedos, so it wont be so rough. I know this sounds a bit nasty, but part of me kinda hoped he'd be put in the general prison population..... -_-
September 17, 200717 yr I know this sounds a bit nasty, but part of me kinda hoped he'd be put in the general prison population..... -_- do i detect an underlying 'lynch mob mentality' here scott?...:lol:
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