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In reply to the discussion: Breaking News Surgeon General Issues New Warning [View all]TheMadMonk
(6,187 posts)69. The ones I find culpable are the British media who excoriated...
...and continued the public humiliation of this poor woman until she killed herself.
THEY are the ones who hounded her to death, not the two DJ's who aired a two minute phone call and moved on to their next segment.
Stupid, purile, their prank may have been a lot of things but I doubt very much that there was an iota of maliciousness to it.
What the tabloid media did to the nurse, WAS malicious, it was copy at any cost.
And what has followed her death is the distilate essence of maliciousness. "THEY MUST BE MADE TO SUFFER FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE." Seems to be a fairly common mantra. People WANT to see them suffer and express actual pleasure at the thought of that suffering.
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I am no fan of faux news but when your wife has dementia then let me tell you to take a chill pill.
sarcasmo
Dec 2012
#8
Reading what you've said, I'll delete. Since I've been a caregiver in all those situations and won't
freshwest
Dec 2012
#67
Oh, no! You're never going on Ignore! And I'm not mad, just what I said I was...
freshwest
Dec 2012
#83
oh and i meant to say, when u have bowel disease, no one stands up for you.
BlancheSplanchnik
Dec 2012
#65
My sister raises chickens and I'm offended by your joking about "walking on eggshells."
Bucky
Dec 2012
#35
So then, are you suggesting no one can post anything humorous about any disease
Auntie Bush
Dec 2012
#19
Would you have objected if it included causing people to become "mentally challenged"?
michigandem58
Dec 2012
#7
I am so very happy that the Politically Correct people were not around when
LiberalArkie
Dec 2012
#13
The "anal leakage" part is actually a good thing. The average FoxNews viewer ...
11 Bravo
Dec 2012
#23
well, I knew someone who was a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig fan.
BlancheSplanchnik
Dec 2012
#55
I agree. I think it's pathetic to try to make SOMEONE ELSE responsible for your BUTTHURT!
TheDebbieDee
Dec 2012
#63