Would, however, any comedy show or opinion writer dare make a joke about a woman being raped in jail? I certainly wouldn't (and I admit being guilty of this discrepancy myself), nor, I expect, would any newspaper column writer wanting to be in their job next week, or any comedy show wanting to be on air next year.

To be honest, I'm not too bothered about jokes made about unlikely hypothetical situations. It's when real cases get passed off as being "funny" that I start to get worried.