Dean Wicks

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Originally Posted by Perdita

I am sorry but this really does not cut it with me .... he should go to prison, get on the sex offenders register and only supervised visits with his daughter :angry:

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Soaps supposedly shows experiences and provide help across in these storyline situations... What about victims that don't get that justice, where the perpetrator gets off... Can't just forget about them and ignore any help these soaps could give in a situation where the rapist doesn't go to prison just because viewers want him in prison. Dean may of not been punished they way we want but this storyline has proven to show how regardless Dean's state, the victim was shown the support from their family and got their life back on track. Not often this scenarios are shown and I applaud EE going this way and not just going down the route where the rapist is jailed which, I assume, doesn't happen as often as we like.

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I'm sure it's right that many rapists don't go to prison but I'm not sure how the way this story is going helps women who have been raped. As we know millions watch EE and they are being given a message of despair for the victim. What's the point in reporting the rape if the perpetrator is going to get away with it? It needs to give some hope that rapists are caught and sentenced otherwise it's a rapist's charter to carry on regardless as they won't have to go to prison. Even if the statistics do show that many rapists get away with it, EE has no business encouraging this idea.

Even worse is the idea that Dean might get his comeuppance by being physically attacked by Mick. That's a great lesson to teach. Take the law into your own hands - I don't think so.

Why did Dominic make Dean a rapist if his plan for Dean was the child with Shabham all along?

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Di Angelo said: "At the end of the day it's a soap, so we have to finish the story and not leave it unresolved in any way. I'm not saying he should go to prison, though - I don't think he should, because the real-life statistics don't reflect that.

"The vast majority of these people don't face judicial punishment, and that's one thing EastEnders really wanted to get across. That's what makes it so good - everyone feels that sense of injustice.

"But there are other ways for Dean to be punished, like getting physically abused by Mick, or having his financial or personal life attacked. He's constantly being faced with that - viewers will see him being punished on a daily basis."

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Billy suffers more than Dean all the time and he isn't a rapist

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Originally Posted by parkerman

I'm sure it's right that many rapists don't go to prison but I'm not sure how the way this story is going helps women who have been raped. As we know millions watch EE and they are being given a message of despair for the victim. What's the point in reporting the rape if the perpetrator is going to get away with it? It needs to give some hope that rapists are caught and sentenced otherwise it's a rapist's charter to carry on regardless as they won't have to go to prison. Even if the statistics do show that many rapists get away with it, EE has no business encouraging this idea.

Even worse is the idea that Dean might get his comeuppance by being physically attacked by Mick. That's a great lesson to teach. Take the law into your own hands - I don't think so.

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This storyline showed us Linda is/was able to get her life back on track, give her a sense of safety in her own home - what kind of help are you looking for? I agree that victims should be confident in reporting the crime and should feel they can get justice but that's not always the case. Showing conviction on a soap doesn't change how the law works so why continuously show one experience in a rape situation. EE has the business to provide information in many situations for many different crimes - helping the victim is as important as catching the perpetrator. What about all the victims out there who haven't got justice, victims whose lives are in tatters because they don't know how or where to get help or what to do if their perpetrator is still on the streets.

Of course I'd rather see Dean in jail to rot but if all EE gave to rape victims was to report to the police, he gets caught - that's it done. It doesn't reflect some real life scenarios where the person gets out. Then what? EE or any soaps never show what happens then, or show the type of help they can still receive, or to know you can take control of your life back and to know your family will support you.

Do those victims not deserve help/information from soaps who provide this information to those out there as to satisfied the average viewer or to provide information for victims whose scenario occurs so little.

Maybe I have a less popular opinion here but I am thinking about all the victims and not just a few. Soaps have done the ideal situation for rapes in the past where they were arrested - show us new scenarios so we can know how to help someone in that situation rather than repeat situations we've seen. Like you said, most rapists get away, disgusting though that it is, we need to know rather than pretend it doesn't happen or avoid it. The focus is on the victim not the perpetrator.

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How can Linda move on and be safe with Dean living in such close proximity to her and her family and also he is Mick's brother

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Originally Posted by tammyy2j

How can Linda move on and be safe with Dean living in such close proximity to her and her family and also he is Mick's brother

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Yes -I agree Tammy-. Linda is quite a strong
character and was/is an enduring lovable
relationship. All her " family" did not support her!
and being able to live day to day is not
really the same as fully getting over something.

There may be cases where what Dan propounds
can happen.But Linda isnt one of them.

Dean is constantly around ( also his dreadful
mother).He is now staying longer and contract
extended which is longer for Linda to.endure his
proximity.

I'm sure the Jade story is an attempt to show
him.in a better light. Has as been pointed
out in another post if he was a convicted Sex
Offender he would not be allowed access to.children!


The BBC is a publicly funded body . They can't
change what happens in rape cases but they
shouldnt be re-inforcing " the rape doesn't
really count " mentality of characters like
Dean and his followers.

Dupl

Linda the victim has been lost in shuffle now of Dean's storyline with Jade/Roya, the rape was an down played also for Stan's death and funeral and Mick's discovery that Shirley is his real mother

Linda needs Dean to admit what he done and also the Carter family need to apologise to her and I think only Mick and her kids believe Linda

I don't think anyone on the Square but Stacey believes Dean raped her