Showing posts with label Mark Carter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mark Carter. Show all posts

Friday, 17 June 2011

Mark Carter Trial: Until Proven...

After salivating over this story for over a year, only the Guardian and the Daily Express bothered to point out Mark was found not guilty yesterday;
'POLICE officer and former Mr Gay UK wept in the dock yesterday * as he was cleared of raping another man.'
The Daily Mail's last coverage; 'Police officer and former My Gay UK [Sic] 'raped a man and sexually assaulted three others while on night out with colleagues'
Shameful.

* Like a girl! etc...

Tuesday, 7 June 2011

Mark Carter Trial: Contradictions In Terms

Fagburn can't help wondering if part of the press's interest in the trial of Mark Carter - the police officer and former winner of Mr Gay UK accused of rape - is that many journalists consider each of the terms "gay policeman" and "male rape" to be near impossible, implausible oxymorons.