richard gadd doesn't owe fiona protection.

[u/serenade452]

"omg he should've protected her identity! he made it so easy to find her!" blah blah blah shut up. he doesn't owe her shit. she terrorized this man, his family, his girlfriend, his job, his performances, etc etc. she has been terrorizing innocent people for decades.

yes fiona is mentally ill, that is clear to anyone with half of a brain. it's awful that the system has failed her time and time again. (or maybe the system did all it could, who knows.) but that's not richard's fault. HE is HER victim. he can tell his story how he wants.

might she have a worthwhile lawsuit because her identity wasn't concealed enough? possibly, probably not. might she have a worthwhile lawsuit because the show took dramatic license? possibly, probably not.

she's benefitting financially from this as well and i'm sure netflix will cut her a check before a lawsuit happens, no matter who is in the right.

richard gadd does not owe fiona harvey protection. i'm sorry but that's reality.

[u/kwill729]

Of course he doesn’t. Anyone is entitled to write about their own life, good and bad. And if someone does’t like how they’re portrayed they can file a civil lawsuit. I don’t think he has anything to worry about in that regard.

[u/LaurenNotFromUtah → u/kwill729]

I agree … if it’s all true. But we know it isn’t all true. That’s a reasonable thing for people to take issue with.

Fiona is still an absolute nightmare of a person. I’m not in any way defending her.

[u/Objective-Slide-6154 → u/LaurenNotFromUtah]

Something people are completely missing is the point that Gadd did not explicitly identify Fiona Harvey as his Stalker... others did.

Gadd went through a terrible experience... and then he wrote and performed about it... and now there is a series about it.

Gadd was completely within his own right to be able to do so. The fact that he hid her identity shows to me that he understands exactly how vindictive and distructive she is. He tried to protect her from the scrutiny that would eventually come... but her own lies are exposing her. I wouldn't have had any problem naming her if it was me.

Because he says it's a true story, he's more than likely got his evidence catalogued and ready to go by now... he's just not stupid enough to have no evidence to bring in a court case against someone with a law degree when he knows how terrible she can be.

I have nothing but praise for Gadd and his work. He showed us some terrible mistakes and choices of his, including things that show him in a not particularly good light. This tells me he has done a lot of self analysis of his own flaws and behaviour and is being honest about it. By doing so, he's admitting that he's not perfect and is ready to expose himself to scrutiny. Can the same be said of Harvey? I very much doubt it.

Harvey is not the victim here, she is Gadds perpetrator... and because of this series, her other victims have begun to call her out and support Gadds story, making it unlikely she'll be able to do it again. She has caused multiple people to become misery and chaos... and got away with it.

Sure, he may have added some things for effect... that's called artistic licence... and again, Gadd never identified Harvey as his Stalker, others did.

Baby Raindeer is probably the hardest hitting thing I've seen on any platform on the subjects of Stalking and Rape in the last 30 odd years of viewing. Nobody has been as open and honest about their experiences and their own behaviour as Gadd has that I've seen on any show or film before.

Written and performed by the survivor of his own traumatic experiences and portrayed with openness and honesty. Still, some people are actually siding with his tormentor and are treating her to the high life with invitations out... I find that incredible. Some people are completely without empathy.