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Jimmy Carr slagging off amputee soldiers

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He has stated that he first heard it when visiting Headley Court from one of the soldiers who is staying there. So that's all right then! disbelief

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HAve not heard about this one, but even if he did hear it from one of the lads themselves, repeating it in a public domain may not have been the best thing to do, when it comes from a victim themselves, it could just have been a way of letting off steam. Its a very sensitive issue, and best left alone, in my book.

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Hi,
I'm with you on that, Rod. We all know what "service humour" is all about, but there's a time and place, and that was neither.
MikeP

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We all know what service humour is all about and if you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen etc. But there are bounds which no serviceman will cross.
I doubt if this Carr bloke has every served in the military, because if he had he would know where to draw the line. And, I doubt anyone in the military would ever say anything remotely like that, not even in anger.

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I think that if he HAD been in the Armed Forces, somebody would have shut his mouth rather forcefully by now!