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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
An allegation is rather different to an actual assault with witnesses.
Act in haste, repent at leisure.
BBC are probably really edgy after Savile.
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They're investigating the allegation and presumably if nothing comes of it then things will continue as normal. All they've done is suspend him in the meantime which seems to be normal practise and should be uncontroversial.
It's rather alarming the degree to which outrage and petitions have been directed towards the BBC for their decision to suspend an employee whose been accused of punching another one of their employees. We wouldn't accept that of anyone else so I don't see why Clarkson should be exempt because of the money he brings into the BBC.
It's entirely possible that he has no case to answer in which case the BBC can reinstate the episodes in a few weeks, they throw a few jokes around and all is well with the world of Top Gear. I imagine that is the scenario the BBC executives hope happens. They're not stupid, they know Top Gear is a cash cow for them, but their hands are tied by standard and legitimate policies when it comes to such allegations.