One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
Dec 15th 2012, 10:20 pm
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
We need a window where both sides of the world can post together. The forum must shutdown after that.
Is Gerry online yet?
Is Gerry online yet?
Dec 15th 2012, 11:20 pm
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
Ok... Back to the matter in hand....
Having a member of parliament be the family spokesperson..... Is this usual?
Were they friends? Are they card carrying members? Or is this a political opportunity?
I wouldn't want Julia Gillard jumping on my bandwagon if anything happened to me....
Having a member of parliament be the family spokesperson..... Is this usual?
Were they friends? Are they card carrying members? Or is this a political opportunity?
I wouldn't want Julia Gillard jumping on my bandwagon if anything happened to me....
Dec 16th 2012, 9:07 am
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
Not like me to reference the DM but...
Tragic suicide note to DJs written by nurse after royal hoax call: I hold you responsible
The nurse who committed suicide after the royal hoax phone call left a note telling the two DJs behind the prank they were responsible for her death, according to sources close to the family.
In one of three apparent suicide notes, Jacintha Saldanha wrote a short letter in which she expressed her deep anger at the Australian radio presenters and blamed them for her tragic death.
Tragic suicide note to DJs written by nurse after royal hoax call: I hold you responsible
The nurse who committed suicide after the royal hoax phone call left a note telling the two DJs behind the prank they were responsible for her death, according to sources close to the family.
In one of three apparent suicide notes, Jacintha Saldanha wrote a short letter in which she expressed her deep anger at the Australian radio presenters and blamed them for her tragic death.
Dec 16th 2012, 9:39 am
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
Not like me to reference the DM but...
Tragic suicide note to DJs written by nurse after royal hoax call: I hold you responsible
The nurse who committed suicide after the royal hoax phone call left a note telling the two DJs behind the prank they were responsible for her death, according to sources close to the family.
In one of three apparent suicide notes, Jacintha Saldanha wrote a short letter in which she expressed her deep anger at the Australian radio presenters and blamed them for her tragic death.
Tragic suicide note to DJs written by nurse after royal hoax call: I hold you responsible
The nurse who committed suicide after the royal hoax phone call left a note telling the two DJs behind the prank they were responsible for her death, according to sources close to the family.
In one of three apparent suicide notes, Jacintha Saldanha wrote a short letter in which she expressed her deep anger at the Australian radio presenters and blamed them for her tragic death.
There will be no winners in this ....
Dec 16th 2012, 9:47 am
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
No they don't. And regardless of what these notes may or may not say there is obviously more to it than the DJs and a couple of colleagues.
Dec 16th 2012, 9:48 am
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Dec 17th 2012, 2:44 am
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
It's called continuing the discussion. Do you seriously think everyone should check to see if someone is still online before replying to a post? That's completely bizarre. Disclaimer: I haven't looked to see if you're online or not so if you take offence, my apologies.Last edited by Zen10; Dec 17th 2012 at 2:47 am.
Dec 17th 2012, 2:54 am
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
Continuing the discussion is continuing the discussion. Making personal comments about posters is not part of any discussion. This seems obvious to me. We obviously disagree on this, but disagreement rarely moves me to anger, and never moves me to turn on the person with which I have the disagreement and be personally offensive to them. I'm not driven to be personal about you because we disagree on what constitutes proper discussion. Others weren't raised to exercise that sort of restraint.....
Dec 17th 2012, 7:37 am
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
I think I need to start up a 'My Update Part Deux' thread
Dec 17th 2012, 9:58 am
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Dec 17th 2012, 7:25 pm
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
Why not wait till everyone is online?
Continuing the discussion is continuing the discussion. Making personal comments about posters is not part of any discussion. This seems obvious to me. We obviously disagree on this, but disagreement rarely moves me to anger, and never moves me to turn on the person with which I have the disagreement and be personally offensive to them. I'm not driven to be personal about you because we disagree on what constitutes proper discussion. Others weren't raised to exercise that sort of restraint and I understand that, even though I am frustrated by it. I used the ignore function so I wasn't provoked into being rude, and I would add that from some of the personal comments I have had recently I can see others feel the way I do.
Dec 23rd 2012, 9:53 pm
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
Apparently the poor lady was suffering from severe depression and tried to commit suicide in India twice before the last incident that finally took her life.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/hoax-...223-2btl9.html
http://www.theage.com.au/world/hoax-...223-2btl9.html
On the same day, India's Deccan Herald newspaper reported that Ms Saldanha had been hospitalised after twice trying to commit suicide within the space of nine days, during a family holiday in India last December and January.
The first time she was taken to a private hospital in Mangalore after an overdose of pills. The second time she was taken to Father Muller Medical College Hospital in the same city with head injuries after apparently jumping from a building.
Deccan Herald said Ms Saldanha was diagnosed as suffering a ''depressive disorder''. She received psychiatric treatment in hospital and was prescribed anti-depressants.
The first time she was taken to a private hospital in Mangalore after an overdose of pills. The second time she was taken to Father Muller Medical College Hospital in the same city with head injuries after apparently jumping from a building.
Deccan Herald said Ms Saldanha was diagnosed as suffering a ''depressive disorder''. She received psychiatric treatment in hospital and was prescribed anti-depressants.
Dec 23rd 2012, 10:47 pm
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
Apparently the poor lady was suffering from severe depression and tried to commit suicide in India twice before the last incident that finally took her life.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/hoax-...223-2btl9.html
http://www.theage.com.au/world/hoax-...223-2btl9.html
I REALLY feel for the DJs... Ok the "prank" was wrong... the stress it caused the nurses involved and the commercial impact on the private hospital were totally predictable.... But these two people have to live with themselves and what happened..... They deserve some compassion....
Dec 23rd 2012, 11:47 pm
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
So very very sad....
I REALLY feel for the DJs... Ok the "prank" was wrong... the stress it caused the nurses involved and the commercial impact on the private hospital were totally predictable.... But these two people have to live with themselves and what happened..... They deserve some compassion....
I REALLY feel for the DJs... Ok the "prank" was wrong... the stress it caused the nurses involved and the commercial impact on the private hospital were totally predictable.... But these two people have to live with themselves and what happened..... They deserve some compassion....
I know people who work in radio (not in Australia, mind) and they have said they hate doing these kinds of things - the pranks, the silly contests, etc, but it's part of their job. They're told by the producers and management that they are obliged to do it. If they don't or won't then there are dozens, if not hundreds of other wannabe DJs out there who will be only too happy to take their jobs and do the stupid prank.
Dec 24th 2012, 1:08 am
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Re: One of those times you hope the BBC is wrong.
The DJs and Austereo deserve what they got in their search for ratings without any prior concern for the lives they screw up in the way.
There is a line between poor taste, cruelty and illegality. IMO Austereo have repeatedly crossed that line.
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...220-2boer.html
a promotion called "Heartless Hotline" in which a parent of a disabled child was forced to argue with another caller to get Easter Show tickets; a promotion in which the parents of a disabled child claimed they did not receive the full amount pledged to them on air; Kyle Sandilands making fun of a disabled baby; Sandilands suggesting Magda Szubanski be "put in a concentration camp" to lose weight; Sandilands calling a female journalist a "fat slag" and threatening to "hunt her down"; a competition in which women were lined up behind two panels - exposing only their vaginas - and requiring a man to identify his girlfriend by her genitals; a competition to find Sydney's smallest penis; a competition in which a prize was hidden in the body rolls of an obese woman who was branded a "pig", with footage streamed online; a stunt in which employees competed to see who could masturbate the fastest and produce the highest sperm count; and an intended stunt in which female listeners would compete to impregnate themselves with the sperm of a local celebrity. What do these incidents say about the culture of Austereo?
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...#ixzz2Fvn8jFzR
There is a line between poor taste, cruelty and illegality. IMO Austereo have repeatedly crossed that line.
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...220-2boer.html
a promotion called "Heartless Hotline" in which a parent of a disabled child was forced to argue with another caller to get Easter Show tickets; a promotion in which the parents of a disabled child claimed they did not receive the full amount pledged to them on air; Kyle Sandilands making fun of a disabled baby; Sandilands suggesting Magda Szubanski be "put in a concentration camp" to lose weight; Sandilands calling a female journalist a "fat slag" and threatening to "hunt her down"; a competition in which women were lined up behind two panels - exposing only their vaginas - and requiring a man to identify his girlfriend by her genitals; a competition to find Sydney's smallest penis; a competition in which a prize was hidden in the body rolls of an obese woman who was branded a "pig", with footage streamed online; a stunt in which employees competed to see who could masturbate the fastest and produce the highest sperm count; and an intended stunt in which female listeners would compete to impregnate themselves with the sperm of a local celebrity. What do these incidents say about the culture of Austereo?
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...#ixzz2Fvn8jFzR