Jeremy Clarkson dropped from Top Gear, BBC confirms

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teigaga said:

hsrob said:

Clarkson should NOT have hit the producer, plain and simple, but I do think BBC had the opportunity to be a bit smarter about how they handled this situation, particularly since Oisin Tymon did not report the incident and was seemingly interested in working it out. After all he has as much or more to lose than Clarkson here.

It's absolutely the BBC's role to protect its staff, but personally I think the BBC could have left the decision with Oisin to determine whether he felt the incident should be classified as a fight or an assault, and then proceeded accordingly. A fight at work, although not preferable, is not the end of the world and happens in workplaces around the world every day without people losing their jobs.

This would have to happen behind close doors. If Oisin was vocally responsible for Clarkson getting fired that would make his life a living hell, he's already getting death threats for simply being the victim.

The scenario I'm describing would certainly have been behind closed doors.  I feel sorry for the guy because with Clarkson being fired,  Oisin is very likely to be the biggest loser in this situation. The backlash fan is/will be horrible and when not directed at the BBC, it will be directed at him.