MrsFinkelstein
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So does no one find prank calls funny?
I find the ideas behind pranks really unpleasant - the aim, no matter how well the prank is done, is to humilate someone, to put someone down. Perhaps if you are friends with the person, and they share a sense of humour, it doesn't matter and they can be funny, but to do one on a stranger is just cruel.
I feel the same - IMO the only people who tend to find the prank hysterical are those who are doing the pranking.
While the DJs are not to blame, I do have to question the editorial system which allowed the call to be broadcast without first gaining permission from all of those involved - the station may well be in breach of broadcasting regulations because of this. When you make these prank calls you do have to consider the possible implications of what they may cause - no one could have forseen anyone killing themselves over it, but did no one stop to think that if their call did get put through that someone could lose their job or be disciplined? Or did that not matter in anyway?
Plus, if it was a prank call - where was the 'reveal'? Every prank I've seen/heard has always had the big "Hey only kidding, you've been pranked, aren't you such a fanny!" moment. If it wasn't a prank call, then it was just a malicious call.
I also highly doubt the hospitals story that the nurse was not facing disciplinary action, I'm quite sure she would have had pretty severe 'discussions' with her managers - may not have been formal, but she would have been in deep shit. When a Dr finds themself in trouble then other medics rally round, in nursing everyone takes a step back and leaves you out on your own.
It also sounds like she was living in nurses accomodation, away from her family, alone, been shouted at by her line managers - and facing more of the same, scared she could lose her job, and even her registration for breaching confidentiality, and lets face it, an international laughing stock. And on night shift - which makes you feel like shit at the best of times. You don't need to be depressed or suicidal for along time, I can't remember the exact figures, but a good chunk of suicides are the result of 'snap' decisions made by someone who finds themselves suddenly in a very dark place.
It's a tragic situation, the result of a very very stupid idea IMO.
< Message edited by MrsFinkelstein -- 12/12/2012 11:12:36 PM >
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RE: Nurse commits suicide at King Edward Hospital... - 
Not annoyed, just....... blah. It's pathetic but expected, sadly.
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