Prince William and wife Kate Middleton leaving the hospital
in London, England
Police have revealed nurse Jacintha Saldanha left suicide
notes before taking her life last week, over a radio station prank by
2Day FM djs
Mel Greig and Michael Christian. The duo telephoned
King Edward VII hospital in London,
England pretending to be Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, calling
to check on their pregnant in-law, Kate Middleton, wife of Prince
William.
Radio DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian
It is thought the embarrassment of it all was too much for
Saldanha to bear and regrettably she took her life.
Two nurses fell for the prank and I can see why under the
circumstances.
I thought about it and wondered how
Saldanha or anyone for that matter was to reasonably handle such a stupid
situation, because if she didn't put the call through and it had actually been
the Queen and Prince Charles, she would have been in trouble with her
supervisors regarding her job.
Had they vetted the call it would have taken many minutes of having
the individuals on hold, who may or may not have been members of the royal
family, to check with Buckingham Palace or Clarence House. It was a lose lose
situation, because of a foolish prank, which breached medical confidentiality
laws. Charges should be brought. Shock jocks all over the world need a wake up
call.
Jacintha Saldanha
2Day FM has offered Saldanha's family $500,000, but the
Judiciary Report is of the belief they should be forced to pay way more than
that, as they gave the go ahead to harassing the staff of a busy hospital
tending to sick people, for an unlawful on air prank, which left an innocent person dead.
Prince William and wife Kate Middleton leaving the hospital
in London, England
Two disc jockeys from Australia's 2Day FM, Mel Greig and Michael
Christian, tearfully apologized in televised interviews, over the suicide death
of one of their hoax victims, Jacintha Saldanha, a nurse to Prince William's
wife Kate Middleton.
Jacintha Saldanha
Last week, Middleton was admitted to King Edward VII hospital in
London, suffering from "severe morning sickness. The two DJs telephoned the
hospital pretending to be Middleton's in-laws, Queen Elizabeth and Prince
Charles and were able to unlawfully extract patient information on Middleton.
Saldanha was the one that put the call through.
Radio DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian after Jacintha Saldanha's
death
Some pranks are funny, others are not. This one is the latter.
For the record, there is nothing funny about unlawfully attempting to access
another person's medical records/information. It is sad and regrettable Saldanha
took her life over the incident, due to the negative publicity and embarrassment
the prank provoked.
"DEADLY Royal Prank Call - Mel Greig, Michael Christian
Causes Jacintha Saldanha's Suicide"
"First Interview With Mel Greig And Michael Christian"
It is now being stated, the disc jockeys could face potential
criminal charges for unlawfully recording another individual. They should also
face charges for illegally extracting a person's confidential medical
information. There will most likely be a civil suit against the disc jockeys and
the radio station as well.
Side Bar: On a personal note, I'm not fond of radio disc
jockeys contacting people about serious situations under false pretenses. It is
reckless and immature. As some of my readers will recall, a DJ from Nova's 919
pop music radio station in Australia contacted me about the Madonna case
and lied about his true intent for wanting me on the show. He deliberately withheld pertinent information, such as the fact
Madonna and her label sponsored and arranged the radio segment on her they tried
to lure me into, which was to and did feature her family and friends, of which I
am neither.
I also found out after I declined the show invite, the station
is co-owned by Rupert Murdoch's son, Lachlan Murdoch (Illyria Pty Ltd). As many
of you know, I was the first to break the phone hacking scandal via a police
complaint I filed with the Metropolitan Police in 2005 (Rupert Murdoch's News
Corp). So I guess the radio show stunt was payback for me going to the police, erm, but I ended up turning
down the show and clowning the DJ online, which ticked him off no end *blows
kiss at.*
Email to me from Nova 919's Hans
I am a victim of crime at the hands of Madonna and Murdoch. I
don't find anything about the case remotely amusing or funny. After all that has
been done to me, they saw it fit to harass a victim of crime with a radio show,
which is nothing short of sick.
My dad's a radio DJ with over 20-years experience on air. My
aunt is also a radio personality of many years. Quality broadcasting is good
music, relevant news, human interest features of public interest and innocuous,
humorous banter. Not harassing innocent members of the public in situations that
can negatively impact a human life.
Last night the Judiciary Report was highly critical of Justin
Bieber's hoax, regarding his laptop with "footage" on it being stolen and what
it led to online, all in the name of a publicity stunt for his new song "Beauty
And A Beat." The Judiciary Report accused Bieber of "crying wolf."
Well, this morning, Bieber's rep did a retraction, stating he
didn't cry wolf and his laptop was really stolen. Two days ago, the Judiciary
Report also asked if a police report had been filed. Today Bieber's rep is
stating one was filed. This whole thing is not making sense.
STORY SOURCE
..."Be very clear, the laptop was indeed stolen in Tacoma. That was NOT a hoax,"
Bieber's publicist, Melissa Victor, wrote in an email to the AP. The whole episode raised eyebrows Friday when it appeared the tweet — and
subsequent tweets from an account called @gexwy — were all part of an elaborate
stunt to publicize Bieber's new Beauty and a Beat video, released Friday. The
video opens with text saying personal footage was stolen and uploaded
"illegally."
18-year-old pop 'punk' Justin Bieber, pranked the internet
yesterday, in claiming his laptop with certain "footage" had been stolen.
He had people feeling sorry for him and trying to help him, when it was all a
lie. I
asked on Twitter yesterday, if the theft had been reported to the police, contained a sex tape or
unreleased music. Turns out it was just the latter and a massive publicity for his
new song with schizophrenic rapper Nicki Minaj, titled "Beauty and the Beat."
Bieber punked the public in more ways than one and need to give the GoGos their 1986s
album title back.
Bieber shouldn't cry wolf, as it can have unintended
consequences. Immediately someone tried to claim
a nude photo
of the singer had leaked from his laptop, which sent curious preteens
and teens looking
for the pic online. That was not cool regarding the prank and whoever
posted
the very graphic nude photo. Little girls ages 5 and up don't need to be
exposed to a photo of a pervy grown man playing with his penis in an
internet pic.
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber after a night of underage drinking at a Florida bar
Famous 18-year-old singer Justin Bieber, is in legal trouble over a prank gone wrong, which could cost him some cash. Bieber thought it would be funny to post a telephone number, one digit short, on his Twitter page, telling his fans "Call me right now." It didn't occur to him they would guess the missing number.
Bieber did not think of what would happen if his fans called the telephone number...and thousands of them did, annoying a real couple in Texas named Dilcie and Kent. The calls have been occurring on an hourly basis. As a result, they are threatening legal action against Bieber for the annoyance and inconvenience of the non-stop calls.