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In reply to the discussion: ... So somebody is going to prison for causing this lady's death, yes? [View all]aranthus
(3,385 posts)32. It's a crime in the US and Britain. It depends on Australian law.
What they did would definitely be a crime in the US, and I have been told by one person on this board from England that it is a crime there as well. There are actually two crimes that I can think of:
1. They impersonated someone to obtain private medical information.
2. They broadcast the information and published it on their website.
It's possible that the stunt could be a violation of their broadcast license.
Who should be prosecuted? The two DJ's, their producer, and any station management who authorized the stunt or the posting of the recordings.
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non sociopath skin
Dec 2012
OP
I've been a therapeutic counsellor dealing with traumatic bereavement ...
non sociopath skin
Dec 2012
#15
None of that has anything to do with the death of the receptionist/nurse though. Those
kelly1mm
Dec 2012
#37
Yelling if it causes fear or makes the recipient feel threated is a criminal offense.
dipsydoodle
Dec 2012
#17
Her death is a direct result of the media feeding frenzy surrounding the royal pregnancy
fedsron2us
Dec 2012
#23
Would you mind reading the earlier posts before you weigh in, brother?
non sociopath skin
Dec 2012
#44
So is it OK to pull stunts like this on people who aren't "fragile" then?
non sociopath skin
Dec 2012
#48