Comments by "iggle" (@iggle6448) on "BBC Licence Fee REVOLT! Are you an EVADER?" video.

  1.  brightfart  I think it probably is illegal to persistently mislead and threaten people. The government turns a blind eye.
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  2.  @Steves_fish  No, they most certainly are not allowed/empowered to enter your home. They have the same status and as little entitlement as any cold caller at your doorstep.
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  3. If you or I were persistently targeting people and sending them threatening and confusing letters that cause fear, alarm and distress like the BBC does, then we'd be prosecuted for harassment.
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  4. If you and I were to do this, it would be considered harassment. There are no special exemptions for the BBC.
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  5. Yes, same here. I used to be terrified by these letters, I haven't had a tv for 17 odd years now and just don't watch tv broadcasts. When I discovered e.g. You Tube I used to be so scared that I wouldn't even look at ordinary You tubers' live chats just in case they could somehow find out and accuse me of watching 'live tv'. It made watching anything online worrisome. You're right, it really made me sick and tired too. Then I got proper legal advice which really cleared up a lot of things. Then I thought, 'Why would I want to pay for the products of companies that frighten me witless and think I'm guilty of crimes against them?' Obviously I wouldn't. And obviously, the BBC's funding model is completely wrong and out of date. But if they went to subscription they'd lose many millions of viewers.
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  6.  @dees3179  You are under no obligation to make this declaration. And, yes indeed, their use and abuse of language presents problems for many people in a country where the average reading age is 9-11 years old. And that's before we count people with dyslexia and other reading issues. So much for 'inclusivity'.
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  7.  @pjcnet  👍
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  8. Yes, I understand your anxiety.... but you need to know that there is no legal obligation to open your door to anyone.
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  9. Yes, these letters are seriously distressing. I wonder how many of their '24 million' licence payers only pay because they're frightened out of their wits?
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  10.  @kalpat5753  Please edit to correct your post! NOT instead of now! Thanks!
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  11. Then wouldn't the fairest way be through a levy added to income tax? It would probably be cheaper because admin and 'enforcement' costs would be much lower.
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  12.  @brolohalflemming7042  Yes, I agree. The real issue is that the government has a tame mouthpiece and doesn't want to let it go.
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  13. Yes, last time I looked it was well over 70% females prosecuted. Far more women are also jailed for non-payment of BBC fines too. It's the coercive threat plus low income. So much for all the anti-discrimination and inclusion that the BBC preaches.
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  14. I watched Tim Davie a few weeks back telling a Parliamentary Committee how all their viewing demographics and statistics mean that the vast majority of the public think that the BBC is wonderful and essential. I seriously think the BBC is deluding themselves. So no wonder the goons are too. I've lived without live broadcast tv for over 17yrs. I 'd bet serious money that I'm far more well-informed about what's going on in the world than the average BBC licence payer is!!
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  15. The average reading age in the UK is cited as between 9 -11years. With respect, you'd have to search high and low to find a 9-11 yo who could make sense of your post. Equally, the BBC's manipulative and misleading use of language in their letters and 'guidance' is shamelessly confusing and inaccessible for many. Their persistent threats alone cause fear, alarm and distress to many and would constitute harassment if you or I were to send such letters out on a regular basis to targeted individuals. Apparently, defendants in the BBC's cases are required to travel long distances to a central location to defend themselves. None of this connotes a fair and just system. Ditto, your aside is similarly revelatory of an unjust system. The CPS often considers cases to be likely to achieve convictions. Just as often they don't. Innocent until proven guilty is a right.
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  16. What's a reactor?
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  17. Oh good grief, that sounds really horrible to watch. Like some sort of forced soviet propaganda! Have they gone mad?!
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  18. There have been cases where the BBC has fabricated evidence against people.
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  19. Didn't the government make TV licence free over the Coronation weekend, because it was deemed to be an event of surpassing national importance? In any case, you could watch it all on here a couple of hours later...!
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  20. 🤣🤣🤣 You're right! They're so dysfunctional. Ludicrous really since they consider themselves to be a 'world class' communicator!
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  21. I didn't know that. How is Australian public broadcasting funded?
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