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S33king_Justice wrote:16 cycles wrote:caught yesterday's episode...
- Ian concentrated on the El Socorro accident with the VW SUV showing pictures of the aftermath of the accident including the recently deceased - some still in the vehicles (e.g. passenger of VW) and some already covered with 'sheets'
-he showed the driver of the SUV
-Ian made the allegation that the officer in charge of doing the breathalyser test took a bribe to administer it on himself (officer) rather than the SUV driver for it to be 'ok'
Do you have a link to the video?
DrunkenMaster16 wrote:shotta 20 wrote:Just heard from a buddy of mine that police, acting on information from I.A., seized some cars from 'quality' cc.
Don't know if it's true.
Heard this first hand from the owners of quality cc, they were arrested and taken to pos.
the day after they were all cleared, vehicles all 100% legal, parts also legal. Possible law suit coming ians way.
Alleyne’s head ‘hot up’
A LOCAL women’s group has condemned the actions of local television host Ian Alleyne.
The group, WomenSpeak, an organisation which speaks out against discrimination against women, is calling for Ian Alleyne’s Crime Watch programme to be pulled off air.
The calls come after footage of the alleged rape and abuse of a 13-year-old girl was aired on an October 25 episode of the show. Several persons on the social networking site Facebook posted that they had lodged complaints with the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) and urged others to do the same.
The popular programme Crime Watch, which is aired daily on TV6 at 6 p.m., is one of the station’s highest rated programmes. The host of the show, Ian Alleyne, has often sparked outrage over his airing of raw video footage.
This time, though, he may have gone too far as his recent show depicted the rape and abuse of a 13-year-old girl. The blurry footage briefly showed the contorted face of the child, who was pleading with her attackers during the assault.
Alleyne also conducted an interview with the mother of the child featured in the video, asking her how she felt about hearing her child scream for help. WomenSpeak’s founder, Simone Leid, said that the rape of a child is not entertainment.
“I cannot sit idly by and merely shake my head at this abomination. That the rape of a child is aired on a television show that is notorious for sensationalising, and packaging criminal activity and trauma of victims as entertainment signals that we have reached an all new level of barbarianism.” Leid said.
Leid commented that reducing someone to a sound bite, headline or statistic makes it easier to forget that they are human beings. She explained that her organisation, WomenSpeak, was created to give these “statistics” a human face by giving women the opportunity to tell their stories of abuse, harassment and discrimination in their own words.
This she said would encourage every man and woman in the region to take responsibility for sharing the message that discrimination against women is a disease that is rotting society from the inside out.
Attorney and children’s rights advocate Hazel Thompson-Ahye weighed in on the issue, citing the legal implications of Alleyne’s action. Thompson-Ahye said that while she did not herself see the video she could comment on the action if it did indeed happen.
“If it is true that a video was aired of a child, and a disabled one at that, being raped and beaten, then I must wonder at the motivation for such an act. It certainly violates the privacy of a child victim, who should not be identified, even if the matter is not yet before the court. Even if the child was not identified directly, the interview with the mother makes the child victim identifiable, and is an indirect way of identifying the child.”
Thompson-Ahye went on to say that the Vienna Guidelines for Action on Children in the Criminal Justice System are to assist States in implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Trinidad and Tobago has ratified.
The guidelines incorporate the Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power and call on States to “prohibit the identification of child victims in the media.” They further urge that “child victims should be treated with compassion and respect for their dignity.”
She continued that the airing of the video should be condemned as an act likely to bring greater harm to the victim and to stigmatise a child who was already disadvantaged.
When TnT Mirror contacted TATT’s Public Relations Officer, Sheryl Johnson, she confirmed that the organisation had received a large volume of complaints from members of the public over the issue.
“The authority has been receiving several complaints and all I can say is that we are currently investigating the situation. We have never had a case like this before, but we have our guidelines to follow and we will look into it.” Johnson said.
Leid called on members of the public to speak out and let TV6 and Ian Alleyne know how they feel about their “degrading ratings ploy”.
Suspect arrested in teenager's 'tape' rape
Story Created: Oct 28, 2011 at 10:56 PM ECT
Story Updated: Oct 28, 2011 at 10:56 PM ECT
OFFICERS of the North Eastern Division Task Force yesterday arrested an 18-year-old Morvant man, one of three people being sought in connection with the rape of a 13-year-old girl who is a special needs case.
The incident, which occurred at a house in Never Dirty, Morvant, was aired on Ian Alleyne's Crime Watch programme on TV6.
Around 4.50 p.m. yesterday, Task Force officers led by Insp Ramlogan, Sgt Roger Alexander and Cpl Sunil Barath, acting on information, held the suspect just off the Lady Young Road in Morvant.
The man, police said, lived at Woods Alley, Never Dirty, Morvant. He was spotted liming near a track yesterday by a resident who recognised his face from the video clip, and notified the police.
Up to late yesterday, Task Force officers were conducting searches in the Central Division for another suspect, while it is believed the third suspect may have fled to St Vincent when the clip was first aired.
In a statement yesterday, the Rape Crisis Society of Trinidad and Tobago condemned the airing of the video clip.
The release stated: "Although the child's face was only partially visible, she could easily be identified by anyone who knows her.'
The release further stated, "The airing of the video can be perceived as the exploitation of a rape victim to gain television ratings.
"The legality of the showing of a minor in these circumstances is a call for the Attorney General," the society said.
Cheryl Johnson, Communication, Public Relations and Consumer Affairs manager of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT), said yesterday that TATT had received several reports from members of the public, through various channels.
"We have viewed the video which we captured using our broadcast monitoring system. The matter is being investigated...As part of our investigation, we have contacted CCN TV6 on the matter," she said.
Contacted yesterday, TV6 Head of News, Dominic Kalipersad, said the television station was awaiting TATT's determination on the matter.
ABA Trading LTD wrote:While he should have hidden the girls face, didn't the girl's mother send him the video and ask him to assist?
Isn't it only because of his efforts and the publication of the video that someone was arrested?
pioneer wrote:Heard the suspect name is Dover...now known in jail as Ben Dover
pioneer wrote:Heard the suspect name is Dover...now known in jail as Ben Dover
K74T wrote:...and the hunt is off
K74T wrote:...and the hunt is off
ironman2012 wrote:
lol
K74T wrote:...and the hunt is off
ironman2012 wrote:
lol
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