is this bbc discrimination

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Fri, 2005-03-18 11:15

Over 16 years of age, as at Friday 6th May 2005

• A UK resident
• Not a professional script writer
*Without a conviction which entails current imprisonment*
• Not an employee of the BBC

this is part of the rules of the bbc comp for finishing a sitcom which i was participating in, and then i seen the rules. This is surely no good for the bbc. This is discrimination. A lot of homeless people and people who have in the past suffered mental health problems are convicted for petty offences and is linked with an illness in there lifes rather than them being criminals.

Rules like this only go to make rehabilition harder for this group of people. The bbc should be ashamed of themselfs for taking such a discrminotry outlook on exoffenders. Oh well ill get back to living in cardboard boxs while the socially elite in england keep hammering the nails in.

Sat, 2005-03-19 21:09

mississippi

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Sat, 2005-03-19 21:32

John

*lets see somebody push you from that pedestal.* HA! I don't bloody think so!! *Sticks out dweeby chest*

Fri, 2005-03-18 11:18

Smiley

Doesn't that just mean 'Not in prison' rather than 'No criminal convictions'?

Fri, 2005-03-18 11:18

emily yaffle

Stephen - 'not without a conviction which entails current imprisonment' if you're not currently imprisoned, you are not disqualified. There might be any number of reasons why they've imposed that restriction. Perhaps because in making a tv show, it is helpful for the writer to be able to attend meetings and auditions? Perhaps because the BBC can't be seen to pay money to convicted criminals?

Fri, 2005-03-18 11:21

mississippi

The rules seem fair enough to me Stephy. How are you by the way, you appear to be in control of yourself now, and that's great.

Fri, 2005-03-18 11:29

stephen_d

oh the imprisonment was for stealing four packets of batteries while i was homeless in the middle of january, to try and pay for a hotel room, two months for four packets of batteries and an assult in prison, oh this was after the local council failed to house me despite working for a registered british charity for the last 3 years, (which by law they are meant to do house me) but hey its british justice isn't it :) shhhh, we dont want the world to hear the truth do we ??? 'they're all mad dont listen to them nothing like thats happening everything is ok ssshhhhhhhhhh'

Fri, 2005-03-18 11:35

stephen_d

i think you might be right *crikey*

Fri, 2005-03-18 11:37

fergal

Stephen - you can still enter because you're not currently in prison.

Fri, 2005-03-18 12:29

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emily yaffle

*sigh* after he or she pays the penalty. During incarceration, you are still paying the penalty. And I'm sure that A J Bourke knew about the rule that possessive its has no apostrophe.

Fri, 2005-03-18 12:47

#11

Rob Boberts

I think the bbc is indemocratic too... Chin up, stevie d !

Fri, 2005-03-18 20:46

#12

mississippi

I never believed prison was solely, or even primarily, about reforming miscreants, but as punishment for wrong-doing and hopefully as a deterrent to potential wrong-doers. Victims have a right to see their victimisation satisfied to the full. Something British justice rarely does. Some of the spelling, (not typos, we all make those), here cries out for custodial sentences.

Fri, 2005-03-18 20:49

#13

John

Hear hear missi. It's bloody atrocious. The spelling that is..

Fri, 2005-03-18 20:52

#14

mississippi

I've told you before, John, you are absolved of all guilt regarding your awful spelling.

Fri, 2005-03-18 20:56

#15

John

I don't get to take the high ground on anything, do I.

Fri, 2005-03-18 21:04

#16

mississippi

Don't despair John, as long as we have kangaroo jockeys, goons from the midlands and casey spoiling the playground you will always occupy a lofty position :-)

Fri, 2005-03-18 21:09

#17

Radiodenver

John, you're the number 1 geek...ohhh....dweeb. There, lets see somebody push you from that pedestal.

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