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59. It might be absurd, but we should be open minded

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Tragedy As Receptionist Who Connected Kate Middleton Prank Callers Commits Suicide [View all] kpete Dec 2012 OP

Oh my... SummerSnow Dec 2012 #1

Doesn't make sense does it? Cleita Dec 2012 #64

She was not a receptionist - "Jasinther was a first class nurse " according to your post SugarShack Dec 2012 #77

The word "receptionist" is in the original headline . . . markpkessinger Dec 2012 #144

Woo! Very first response is to shift responsibility away from the prank callers. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #106

What a tragedy Glorfindel Dec 2012 #2

So many things I'd like to say about this. closeupready Dec 2012 #3

There really is no way to respond to news like this... Hugin Dec 2012 #4

So sad, I wish people would consider the consequences of Laurian Dec 2012 #5

Stuff like this makes me glad the radio station I listen to has hosts with some scruples Posteritatis Dec 2012 #113

Wait...no other psychological issues with the woman in the past? Roland99 Dec 2012 #6

Doesn't excuse the pranksters. You can never really know the mental or Laurian Dec 2012 #8

true...but this not far from blaming music lyrics for suicides Roland99 Dec 2012 #9

Actually, it is quite far from that. enlightenment Dec 2012 #23

One also has a choice when it comes to lyrics. This was an un-asked for assault upon this lady & her patrice Dec 2012 #28

Yep. Sad that people don't get that. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #110

Impersonating the Queen is identity theft in my book. JimDandy Dec 2012 #66

Using social engineering to hack someone's medical information is not a prank. - n/t BrightKnight Dec 2012 #143

You're absolutely right. When I was a kid, a neighbor had a stroke after getting pacalo Dec 2012 #26

Yes, I hear you. All for the lulz, no consequences. There are so many varieties of people, it's best freshwest Dec 2012 #41

Here's the thing about Meta... pacalo Dec 2012 #122

True, but you can't leave what's at home. Back then, people didn't turn their ringers off or have VM freshwest Dec 2012 #124

It only seems odd if you live in Florida. n/t kickysnana Dec 2012 #12

wtf is that supposed to mean? Roland99 Dec 2012 #14

Everyone's a psychiatrist now. kickysnana Dec 2012 #18

the prankers asked to speak to Kate d_r Dec 2012 #27

The nurse getting the call transferred would assume protocol had been followed kickysnana Dec 2012 #31

Most likely because it was the nightshift... Londoncalling Dec 2012 #40

Are you serious? To be the object of worldwide news coverage and ridicule? CreekDog Dec 2012 #36

Agree. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #61

Definitely Posteritatis Dec 2012 #109

Not to mention potentially losing your professional reputation, meaning no job. yardwork Dec 2012 #118

not to mention that medical privacy breaches are grounds for being escorted off the job magical thyme Dec 2012 #125

Absolutely. Any suggestion that the pranksters "caused" this woman's death are way off the mark. MADem Dec 2012 #51

If a person is ready to jump off of a bridge... liberalmuse Dec 2012 #52

"The hospital had been supporting her through this difficult time" JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #7

Yeah the transcript of the call did not seem that traumatizing Ash_F Dec 2012 #32

Or, y'know, the inevitable harassment after the Internet found out about something like that. Posteritatis Dec 2012 #112

Omg. It wasn't worth taking her own life. Politicub Dec 2012 #10

how is this the Royals fault? CreekDog Dec 2012 #39

Where did I say they were at fault? Politicub Dec 2012 #44

Well said. Scrap the royal family. If need be, have figureheads that are elected for short periods Democratopia Dec 2012 #57

I like that idea Politicub Dec 2012 #86

Oh her poor children. Another victim of bullying. Barack_America Dec 2012 #11

Wow. Unbelievably tragic. Faygo Kid Dec 2012 #13

:( Remmah2 Dec 2012 #15

Why??????? Beacool Dec 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author alp227 Dec 2012 #47

Why? Posteritatis Dec 2012 #108

Being publicly humiliated in front of a global audience is hard for some people to take. Posteritatis Dec 2012 #107

the suicide was over a destroyed career along with the public humiliation magical thyme Dec 2012 #126

I guess she was mortified at having been duped and somehow TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #17

WTF? harun Dec 2012 #19

exactly. SoapBox Dec 2012 #22

I think she had underlying issues Third Doctor Dec 2012 #20

I feel very sad about this BlueCollar Dec 2012 #21

Sometimes no one's to blame for a tragedy. randome Dec 2012 #24

This particular radio station has done other cruel things in the past, though. yardwork Dec 2012 #30

Oh my, I was reading about that incident yesterday! alp227 Dec 2012 #48

Same radio station. Nice people, huh? yardwork Dec 2012 #115

fyi, that wasn't the same show Violet_Crumble Dec 2012 #116

It's the same radio station, but not the same show. yardwork Dec 2012 #117

and Sean Hannity called Daschle & his wife the devil and then he got 'thraxed graham4anything Dec 2012 #37

Nor do ugly Facebook comments compel young students LanternWaste Dec 2012 #93

I agree. Deliberate bullying or hatred can be the cause of suicide. randome Dec 2012 #120

This. d_r Dec 2012 #25

Maybe it wasn't a suicide.. maybe she was "helped" by M15 or some folks... secondwind Dec 2012 #29

you watch too much TV woolldog Dec 2012 #33

It's MI5 wickerwoman Dec 2012 #35

And the jury let the post stand 3-3, alp227 Dec 2012 #55

It might be absurd, but we should be open minded Democratopia Dec 2012 #59

No, we really shouldn't. jeff47 Dec 2012 #63

Which bit doesn't make sense to you? How do you KNOW for a fact what happened or not? Democratopia Dec 2012 #99

The same way I know ghosts from Kolob didn't appear on Earth and kill her. (nt) jeff47 Dec 2012 #100

It might be worth a conspiracy theory JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #38

That scenario would make the most sense to me harun Dec 2012 #90

What specifically leads you to consider that LanternWaste Dec 2012 #95

Ah, the high-pitched buzzing sound of Occam twirling in his grave.. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #111

This blame should be on the HS's and O&A's who do these stupid things and popularized it graham4anything Dec 2012 #34

One can never know what is going on in someone else's head bucolic_frolic Dec 2012 #42

It might be a little thing to us, but to her it likely was a huge deal. LisaL Dec 2012 #71

Obviously@huge deal.....if she killed herself BillyJack Dec 2012 #133

Sad, but life would be as boring as hell if we banned all pranks and jokes at people's expense, Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #43

He was asking for ridicule union_maid Dec 2012 #46

So the "People of Walmart" website should be shut down? Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #49

Haven't seen that union_maid Dec 2012 #67

It should be shut down anyway StatGirl Dec 2012 #81

Is America a nation of ignorant teenagers nowadays? alp227 Dec 2012 #53

They have gone beyond pranks and jokes. progressoid Dec 2012 #54

Who was the butt of the joke? Quasimodem Dec 2012 #91

I imagine there are indeed people who would be bored if we no longer ridiculed others LanternWaste Dec 2012 #96

that was was participating in a public Demonstration and wanted the attention JI7 Dec 2012 #132

This message was self-deleted by its author Still Blue in PDX Dec 2012 #45

If the hospital was "supporting her through this difficult time" EC Dec 2012 #50

If the hospital was "supporting her through this difficult time" , which they were , dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #56

Yes, but ... Quasimodem Dec 2012 #92

The same on that subject dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #98

Yeah...the hospital was taking heat from the royal family, TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #62

Maybe she knew something she shouldn't.......Dr David Kelly, Princess Di spring to mind......... Democratopia Dec 2012 #58

I'd let them spring right back Blandocyte Dec 2012 #60

Why doesn't the article state the cause of death? Cleita Dec 2012 #65

If she took some pills, they don't know yet. LisaL Dec 2012 #69

Then why are they saying it's a suicide? Cleita Dec 2012 #72

We are not privy to all the information they have. Maybe she left a note. LisaL Dec 2012 #74

Then they shouldn't say it until we are privy to it. eom Cleita Dec 2012 #76

Why? LisaL Dec 2012 #80

Because it's not truthful to jump to conclusions like that Cleita Dec 2012 #83

In the US, details about suicide are often concealed, Chemisse Dec 2012 #139

At present dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #70

I shouldn't be and yet they are concluding Cleita Dec 2012 #73

Thats because dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #78

Death where no one else is involved could also be due to natural causes. LisaL Dec 2012 #79

Were it not the fact dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #88

Well, in my life time I knew two women who were found dead. Cleita Dec 2012 #82

There are things found at the scene that could have made it obvious this death were not due LisaL Dec 2012 #84

Yes, things we don't know about yet. Cleita Dec 2012 #85

Clearly they would not call it suicide if there was not some compelling reason to think that. Chemisse Dec 2012 #140

Maybe she was embarrassed because her mistake would/was national news and the hospital may have Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #68

All I can think of is if it were me, I would have Cleita Dec 2012 #89

Plenty of otherwise healthy people have killed themselves in jail cells over stupid minor arrests. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #101

It's true. It takes a huge amount of courage to face worldwide condemnation. Chemisse Dec 2012 #141

Australian DJs taken off air after Royal hoax call struggle4progress Dec 2012 #75

Gee, I wonder if they are going to commit suicide too? Cleita Dec 2012 #87

Unfortunately... Quasimodem Dec 2012 #97

... Authorities have not confirmed a cause of death, struggle4progress Dec 2012 #94

Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious. dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #105

This is so sad Rider3 Dec 2012 #102

Seems similar to what happened to the Rutgers student soleft Dec 2012 #103

Very sad, a family broken, 2 kids with no mom, 2 egotistical bastards stroking themselves - ouch. toby jo Dec 2012 #104

What a Tragedy elbloggoZY27 Dec 2012 #114

i wonder if she was an immigrant or something other about her background JI7 Dec 2012 #119

I am pretty sure she was an immigrant. LisaL Dec 2012 #123

Yes we're all wired differently, but most of us wouldn't have killed ourselves over this. DaniDubois Dec 2012 #121

Ever been the butt of a joke on a global scale? Posteritatis Dec 2012 #129

Can Her Family Sue the Aussie DJs? Or the station? AnnieBW Dec 2012 #127

Lawsuits get filed across borders all the time. Beyond that, don't know the specific laws. Posteritatis Dec 2012 #128

aw shit fascisthunter Dec 2012 #130

Me too, fascisthunter spiderpig Dec 2012 #131

I'm sorry she killed herself but I don't think a stupid joke was worth taking her life over. N/T BlueStater Dec 2012 #134

The broadcast should have been stopped. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #135

I have to wonder if there were any other underlying JesterCS Dec 2012 #136

Call was recorded, and approved by station management and lawyers before broadcast muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #137

Kick muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #138

Pranks and ethnic backgrounds... Celefin Dec 2012 #142