News reports say British TV star Jimmy Savile was a sexual predator for decades

Years ago, I was living in Norway because I married a Norwegian.

Those of us with English as a native tongue clustered together. Not that we were necessarily great friends, but when we were out on the town, we knew which table to join for coffee.

Anyway, there was a DJ from England who became part of our loose group at one point. He was working at a club in town.

I don’t know why he singled me out, but he began telling me how much he liked little girls. He wouldn’t let the subject go. It seemed like every time that our paths crossed, he went on and on about the subject. He even told me that he lots of pictures of little girls.

It began sounding compulsive on his part telling me about his preferences. I don’t think it mattered who was present. This guy was going to talk about liking little girls. He wasn’t getting off on telling me and it wasn’t a cry for help. It was simply compulsive.

I finally got so creeped out that I went to the police. In my then pigeon Norwegian, I reported what this guy had been saying. I remember telling the cop that I was concerned that this guy would hurt a little Norwegian girl and it didn’t sit well with me that was a possibility.

Why I am telling this story is the reaction of the police. Unlike the US and apparently Great Britain, I wasn’t dismissed or simply tolerated. The guy listened very intently. He took notes. He thanked me for alerting them. What happened after that I don’t know. I don’t remember seeing the DJ much after that and then he was gone.

My ex said that they wouldn’t have arrested him. They would have simply deported him and wouldn’t have let him back in the country.

It seems to me, and perhaps this is a generalization, that the Brits have a much higher tolerance for “characters” or “oddballs” than the US. So what’s-his-face acts a little naughty at times? So what? He’s otherwise a likeable chap; give the guy a break. Or, she’s a comely lass, what did you expect? Complete and total disregard for the victims.

What about Savile’s enabling relatives? He gives us a lot of money so the girls need to put up with this because our goose will stop laying those golden eggs? Even his niece who was molested sounded like she thought this might be an acceptable excuse.

On the other hand, in the US, we either brush it off as “guys will be guys” or sweep it under the carpet entirely, look the other way, freak out in silence (if at all,) and don’t know how to talk about it.

We know that people wouldn’t have done anything. Sandusky is a great example of that. He wasn’t coming across as normal. There were people who thought him odd and were concerned about his behavior. Then there were those who did know, like Paterno and Penn State, who did nothing. And what about those who were willing to overlook Paterno’s inaction because he made us feel really great otherwise?

Let’s not forget the Boyscouts and all the kids abused by clergy – Roman Catholic and all the rest.

By the way, they arrested Gary Glitter.

http://news.msn.com/world/glitter-arrested-in-connection-with-bbc-sex-scandal

Sky, I remember “Balloon Boy.”

I thought something was off there as well. Before the parents got exposed, I was asking if they had checked out the home. Some people were very puzzled by my questions. They looked at me oddly. Why would I think the parents would pull a stunt? Why wasn’t I believing their statements? Why wasn’t I upset like everybody else in the world? Why, indeed.