[Doggie 1]

Asa, I feel sorry for you.

You would think a bloody "Lord" could think up their own speeches in the House without quoting a commoner.

BTW , you were obviously not driving an i30 in those days.

 

Don't feel too bad Asa .. I can relate to that (all us "oldies" can no doubt recall times when we wish the ground had swallowed us up)

Can't we what..... I remember one in particular involving an attractive young thing with large knockers.
I shudder when I think of that one. 

[Lester]

Heir to ye olde throne, Charlie boy, thought it funny when interviewed on TV.  But then he was born in a good year, 48.

Rule Britannia

[Phil №❶]

That'll be the day Oz becomes a republic. 

[Surferdude]

Heir to ye olde throne, Charlie boy, thought it funny when interviewed on TV.  But then he was born in a good year, 48.

Rule Britannia

1948 was a GREAT year.
Especially for this little black Goodyear duck.

[Doggie 1]

Heir to ye olde throne, Charlie boy, thought it funny when interviewed on TV.  But then he was born in a good year, 48.

Rule Britannia

1948 was a GREAT year.
Especially for this little black Goodyear duck.

'twas T-10 for me.

[diablo]

Looks like one if the nurses who took the call has topped herself.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20645838

How awful.

Well now that the poor nurse involved has been found dead, I hope that you Aussies are truly happy with yourselves and the misery that your little pranks bring to the people involved.

[Keith]

Well now that the poor nurse involved has been found dead, I hope that you Aussies are truly happy with yourselves and the misery that your little pranks bring to the people involved.

The radio jokers... not all Aussies...

[asathorny]

Well now that the poor nurse involved has been found dead, I hope that you Aussies are truly happy with yourselves and the misery that your little pranks bring to the people involved.

I think you should be talking about Journalists and not *Australians*, whom by and large are great guys, we had something similar not t0o long ago when two radio presenters thought it too be funny to phone a granddad up to tell him that they sha**ed his granddaughter.  Absolutely shameful behaviour.

[AlanHo]

Well now that the poor nurse involved has been found dead, I hope that you Aussies are truly happy with yourselves and the misery that your little pranks bring to the people involved.

I think you should be talking about Journalists and not *Australians*, whom by and large are great guys, we had something similar not t0o long ago when two radio presenters thought it too be funny to phone a granddad up to tell him that they sha**ed his granddaughter.  Absolutely shameful behaviour.

In that case they were both given their marching orders by their employer which cost them dear. I hope the Australian radio program do the same to their pranksters.

If I were the family of that poor nurse I would be at a solicitors as soon as possible asking them to prepare a case to sue for appropriate damages. 

Like asa mentioned in his thread on this topic, I can't believe some of the stuff I have seen on other forums and blogs by anonymous people who are making the most derogatory comments about the poor nurse and claiming the prank had nothing to do with her suicide. The internet seems to have spawned a vicious breed of insensitive bullying morons who care only for themselves and take pleasure at the discomfort and suffering of innocent people.


Like asa, I don't think we should point any fingers at Australia - this was a prank by stupid journalists who seemingly had no regard for the possible consequences. In this World of instant communications and the media pursuit of sensationalism for commercial gain, they could so easily have been from almost any Country - we all have our idiots.

[Dazzler]

Looks like one if the nurses who took the call has topped herself.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20645838

How awful.

Very sad,but also strange as This nurse was only the one that put the call through (not the one that did the talking) 

Well now that the poor nurse involved has been found dead, I hope that you Aussies are truly happy with yourselves and the misery that your little pranks bring to the people involved.

Gee that's a bit harsh 

[Phil №❶]

Well now that the poor nurse involved has been found dead, I hope that you Aussies are truly happy with yourselves and the misery that your little pranks bring to the people involved.

Welcome to the forum swinz,

Pity you didn't think, before you typed that racist statement condemning ALL Aussies.

With respect, I think the nurse must have had deeper issues and I am personally sorry that this tragic event has been thrust upon her family and friends. 

[Keith]

Well now that the poor nurse involved has been found dead, I hope that you Aussies are truly happy with yourselves and the misery that your little pranks bring to the people involved.

Welcome to the forum swinz,

Pity you didn't think, before you typed that racist statement condemning ALL Aussies.

With respect, I think the nurse must have had deeper issues and I am personally sorry that this tragic event has been thrust upon her family and friends. 

Agreed... rarely if ever would a single event drive someone to suicide.

And just for the record... I blame Journalists not Australians...

Sorry if you don't like my reply but take a look at the title of the post "take the piss out of the poms" what do you expect?

I do agree with your opinion that the nurse must of had deeper issues and this incident tipped the balance.

[Keith]

Sorry if you don't like my reply but take a look at the title of the post "take the piss out of the poms" what do you expect?

I do agree with your opinion that the nurse must of had deeper issues and this incident tipped the balance.

Welcome here Swinz, thing is us Poms and them Aussies have been having loads of banter for a long time here & we took no offence to that "take the piss out of the Poms" piece. We each do it... for many reasons, on this occasion it was a step too far by journalists not the great nation of Australia.

[Surferdude]

^^^^^^^

I might stand corrected on this but I'm not sure they were even journalists. Just radio jocks (presenters).

[AlanHo]

I would take issue with the statements that someone must have deeper issues or that rarely if ever would a single event drive someone to suicide.

Such speculation in this case could be misinterpreted as suggesting that the prank was not the cause. We just do not know one way or the other.

Someone very special to me committed suicide 11 years ago and for sure it was the result of a single overwhelming event she could not live with.

[Phil №❶]

Then we'll have to disagree Alan, the poor girl here simply answered the phone and was doing her job. I can't see how from that simple act she could be driven to take such extreme action. She was a victim in the whole stupid action and was totally blameless. Even the nurse who gave out the information has been treated appallingly, is a victim and deserves support not chastisement.

Nursing is a profession in my family and I know how difficult, tiring and thankless that job can be. I  to nurses worldwide.

If there is any fault here, the hospital should have ensured that with such a special guest present, suitable communication protocols should have been established.

As far a suicide is concerned, I too have had exposure to this situation, but this isn't the place to open that can of worms.

I hope the radio station and the morons concerned are dealt with appropriately.

[beerman]

Who knows if this one joke was what pushed this poor woman to take the action that she did, and quite frankly it is not for us to speculate.

What I do know is that this was a joke. It had a tragic outcome. I am sure that if those involved has suspected that one of the people involved would have killed themselves, they wouldn't have attempted the prank.

I do know that the world will be a fairly boring place if we have to moderate our behaviour to account for the one in one billion outcome.

As for the legal side, I doubt someone could prove at the balance of probabilities that the outcome transferring a prank phone call was reasonably foreseeable as suicide.

I would have thought the royal family would have been in possession of a mobile phone, and only accepted communication from it. It is the lack of a clear protocol on behalf of the hospital that is really the issue here.

[AlanHo]

The poor girl here simply answered the phone and was doing her job. I can't see how from that simple act she could be driven to take such extreme action. She was a victim in the whole stupid action and was totally blameless. Even the nurse who gave out the information has been treated appallingly, is a victim and deserves support not chastisement.
I agree with you - I did not suggest the nurses deserved chastisement. The hospital management stated that they had received support - not chastisement.

Nursing is a profession in my family and I know how difficult, tiring and thankless that job can be. I  to nurses worldwide.  I agree completely

If there is any fault here, the hospital should have ensured that with such a special guest present, suitable communication protocols should have been established. Absolutely - but the main fault lies with the perpetrators of the prank and the solicitors who approved its transmission

As far a suicide is concerned, I too have had exposure to this situation, but this isn't the place to open that can of worms. I am sorry to read that and empathise

I hope the radio station and the morons concerned are dealt with appropriately. Absolutely agree

In my very first post in this thread I said...

They tackled the hospital in the early hours of the morning in the hope of hitting a soft target and spoke to a young nurse whose first language is probably not English and who would not recognise the Queens voice anyway.  Anyone with a smidgen of sense would know that if the prank was successful it could result in innocent people losing their jobs.  The first people to lose their jobs should be the stupid childish perpetrators.

[Phil №❶]

The reference to chastisement was from our TV news last night. I thought at the time, "typical, look for someone to blame." I'm glad if that's not the case. 

[asathorny]

For our armchair psychiatrist 

You seem to be out of step with all the INFORMED opinion, which seems to say that the two radio presenters/journo's were/are in the wrong, without equivocation.

I cannot see why you would take this stance except to attempt to validate your earlier comments.

That is just silly, when your in the wrong or have made wrong assessments of an event then it's time to stand up and acknowledge that.

Committing suicide is a very sad event and the so called (PRANK) clearly drove this lady to do that.   Isn't it time now to respect this tragic situation and stop making barmy moot.

Comments like 'She only answered the phone' are most unhelpful.  She ONLY answered the phone and then ONLY put the call through to Kate's private room...   She knew the seriousness of the error she made.

[Dazzler]

With Respect Asa, everyone is entitled to have an opinion.

I can see merit in some of what everyone has posted so far.

I agree with Alan that a single major event might tip someone over the edge ( i can't see this being major enough to do that though)

These stupid radio pranks leave me cold but many people (including Prince Charles) seem to find them amusing and I don't personally think the Radio Announcers could have anticipated the end result (they didn't really expect to get through so easily)

[asathorny]

OK Dazz...

irresistible force, immovable object

Maybe Phil was right, it's time to close this down and get back to our common interest  CARS 

Godda go to the shops now Dazz and whilst there I may have a big fry up breakfast    It's sunshine wall to wall here but mighty cold BBBbbrrrrr

Back later
Bye

[Doggie 1]

I think that Prince Charles was probably just trying to play it down a bit and appeal to the masses (this was before the sad news, remember).
In any event, we're all friends here.  and regardless of anything else, I think that we're all united in our thoughts for the nurse and her grieving family.

[Dazzler]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing 

Prince Charles has always been a prankster with a wicked sense of humour (like his dad)

No offence meant... Can i have your bat and ball while you're away ASA 

Lets all agree to disagree .. RIP Jacintha Saldanha

[Doggie 1]

Yes, let's focus on what we agree on. 

[Ugly Mongrel]

Yes, let's focus on what we agree on. 

Yes,let's. Australian politics. 

[Doggie 1]

Yes, let's focus on what we agree on. 

Yes,let's. Australian politics. 

You don't have to Labor the point. 

[AlanHo]

I thought he was quite conservative in his approach and not too liberal with ideas.