Max Mosley

What's your view on the Max Mosley case?

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[james montgomery]

Surely the NOTW must appeal purely on a point of law. The judge has misdirected himself.

[anon]

I don't beleive Mr Mosley has any rights to expect honorable behavior from a prostitute when he is not exactly an honorable person himself. The prostitute took the video - anybody could have posted it on youtube instead of in NOTW. It would have been out there even quicker!! Ridiculous ruling by a ridiculous Judge- obviously....

[conor gillespie.]

I admire the papers stance regarding securing criminal convictions and changes in the law.

However, what infuruiates me is that often the paper fails to use the opportunity to educate the public as to the correct law on a particular topic so that the essence of the story can be immune from criticism that it is simply a scandalous story which quite often comes across as the motivation for the story.

The Max spanking case is an example were the litigant was in actual fact breaking the criminal law subject to the case of R-V- Brown , in that by causing injury to another or oneself even with consent is illegal ( by drawing blood or even bruising).Therefore he was engaging in a criminal consentual act which in his position should not be subject to the privacy law. This point was missed and the argument therefore presents itself as against immoral private acts of a public figure. Had he been for example masturbating to pornograpy in private , some would see that as morally reprehensible, could that be argued that it was a private act. Thus the essecnce of the story is lost in the criticism of the judge and the fear of a privacy law from Europe which is to mis-direct the argument away from the intention of the story and thus the opportunity to educate the public on the law is lost.

How on earth are we / you going to educate the public as to the necessary rules/laws which we must adhere to and thus judge others upon if we fail to take responsibilty to teach these laws.The fabric of society is weakening due to this failure and if you wish to put yourselves forward as moral/ legal guardians of society then you need to develop a better legal policy for your stories.

Just a thought. Keep up the good work and keep pursuing the evil that men do for all of society.

[Francis Rayder]

Congratulations to Mr. Mosley. What consenting adults get up to in their private sex lives is really nobody else's business. It is their own choice to make, not that of self-appointed moral guardians.

I recommend that the NOTW limit their salacious exposes to people who have actually broken the law: drug dealers, insurance fraudsters, tax evaders, and so forth. That would be of public interest - not the "whips and chains" games of a semi-celebrity.

[Simon Radburn]

Max Moseley is a laughing stock. Is £60'0000 grand going to rescue his marriage and family life. I don't think so. Perhaps he should concentrate on leading a normal life. I have no problem with his sexual preffrences but leading a double life to me is in the publics interest, and his family have discovered who he really is.

[L.Mazzoni]

I does not surprise me a bit this Court decision.
I have lost all my faith in the British justice when I have received 3 punishments for one mild driving offence myself.
As they say there is a big similarity between a babe's bottom and a judge ruling!
Now a days I have the attitude of
See nothing ! Hear nothing ! Say nothing!

SHAME MR, justice (Yes not capital letters!)

[kit]

Women in the sex industry are there out of desperation and Mosley has the money to exploit them and has done so. The most worrying aspect of this case is that Mosley will go on to hold positions of high office despite the fact that he gets sexual gratification from degrading people in the most revolting way - anyone that believes that this aspect of his personality disappears when he steps out of chelsea flat is very naive. I pity anyone that has to work in an organisation linked to him.

[Ricky N]

NOTW is right. Max Mosley is a joke and should be kicked out from the FIA

[Jan]

I agree what Mosley was doing was in private and it was not really anything to do with anyone else but him. But having said that, Mosley through his sordid perverted actions has betrayed his wife and family and is now a laughing stock of all of the up and coming youngsters entering into the sport. How can he command respect anymore ? He should resign as he has become a national disgrace and not exactly a good role model representing the FIA.

[Jackie]

News of the World must appeal the decision. Trevesty of Justice has occurred.

[Andy M]

*applauds NOTW*

The NOTW may have lost the Mosley case in court but everyone now knows that Mosley is a joke and what type of a person he is - he is the real loser. I always buy NOTW and the Mosley story is the reason why.

[n.w]

whilst I agree that Max Mosely's sexual preferences are really no-one elses business I do believe that he, as a representive of world motorsport and indeed a married man,should have known better.He openly admits that he has spent thousands of pounds on prostitutes.That may not be illeagal but im sure that it is still considered to be immoral,not just in the UK but in many country's that the FIA deal with.
Max Mosely had a duty to himself and his organisation to remain whiter than white,and he has failed.He should resign to avoid any further embarrassment to the FIA and his family.Would an MP be able to stay in office,David Cameron for instance?

[June]

Deceitful and dishonest and arrogant is a good description of Moseley. His position requires responsibility to the organisation and the people it represents and his conduct, public and private, should be above reproach. I am personally disgusted that he hasn't had the good grace to resign. Regardless of what the judge may say, a picture is worth a thousand words and the film of his antics has been seen around the world by hundreds of thousands of people. Like I said, the judge may have his opinion but the rest of us have ours!

[sandy wilson]

I cant say I have many sympathies for Max Moseley, or what he does in his spare time - but this judgement is nothing to do with the freedom of the press. This was not a valid public interest story, and his privacy was invaded by the NOW in order to sell papers on the back of a lurid trash story. There are serious corruptions by governments all over the world (including the UK) that are never broached by the media never mind the NOW, Those are the things that are in the public interest and have more impact on our lives that what celeb is sleeping with whom and doing whatever.

[Ken Beer]

You say we have a right to know, but the question you should ask yourselves is do we want to know? Are we really that interested about what a man or woman gets up to in private. I for one am certainly not. Its his private life and his preference as should be left as such.

[Tosh]

Well done NOTW - Sorry you lost - but the whole UK has lost too -pompous public figures can now con the British public without their double standards of decency being exposed.
When such a sanctimonious public figure, welding so much power in a world sport, is shown to be an adulterer it begars belief that people can support him.

[Mike Hughes]

When someone personally elects to lead a life in an high profile job then they should be fully aware that the general public will want to know both the good & bad incidents that are associated with that person.

In Moseleys case the effect that his sexual preferences must be having on his home life must be devastating for his wife & children.

Moseley has no one to blame but himself!!

[david donaldson]

great result for max, just because he is a powerful figure doesnt mean that TNOTW have the right to look in to his personal practices. if is personal practices affect his job role illegally then fair enough. but these practices were for his personal enjoyment. there are times were you papers go to far and this is one of them, the reporter that uncovered all of this, they should find out what he/she gets up to and report it. see how they feel. well done for max. do something constructive with the amount of money this paper has and weed out all the people that do illegal stuff.

[Mags]

Carole Malone says how sorry she feels for Mrs Moseley - pity the N of the W didn't think about her and consider her feelings before they thought fit to tell all.
Sorry but as long as he does what he does in the privacy of some brothel or hotel room and doesn't want to do it in my living room he can do what he wants and it is nothing to do with me.

[rikkidelreeko]

Publish and be damned I say !!! These judges are useless, lily-livered, highly paid civil servants who are merely judges as more than likely they weren't all that good at being barristers anyway. NOTW carry on as you were !!! just ignore them and keep on and on..

[John Dolan]

This was far too lenient a judgement.
When will the editor stop being so self-righteous and begin to realize that it is only he who is at fault?
When will the NOTW have the balls to apologize for their immoral behaviour?
The damages should have been much much higher!

[flick bell]

i think the ruling was fair, I believe we have a right to know but only when it may have a negative effect on people but max mosley ws behind closed doors as a consenting adult... why is he not allowed a personal life?

[GERALD TAYLOR]

I have no problem with the truth it is the way that it is obtained and printed, that gives me concern. As is the selective way in which the person chosen for exposure is selected, the lady who identified Mr Mosley knows the names of many more individuals. When will i be able to read about them?.

[Gisela Radant Wood]

I'm sitting on the fence as I manage to agree with both sides at the same time. However, if any person is doing something in private that might be frowned upon if discovered, and that might hurt their loved ones, the question must be should that person be doing that thing in the first place? I, personally, think not. The wider debate, here, might be what constitutes a moral society? Who decides? In this case, in these blogs, the public can have a say. Had the News of the World not published this story this debate would not be taking place this morning. For that reason, on balance, I lean towards the newspaper doing an important job. It's tough on Mosely but, unless he's stupid, he must have known that he ran the risk of exposure one day. He must have balanced his need for pleasure against the pain he might inflict on his family. He takes that responsibility. No one else.

[D S A Murray]

The NOTW is absolutely right.

Justice Eady's ruling will allow powerful individuals to preserve the illusion of a respectable front.