Doctoroncall Posted 7 December, 2012 Author Posted 7 December, 2012 I wonder what, if any, support she got as a consequence of the prank call or were there other issues in her life? Either way, sad news and let's see what the pranksters have to say.
Jones91 Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 If only she had waited a few more days, it would have all been forgotton - we didn't even know her identity.
Spudders Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 If only she had waited a few more days, it would have all been forgotton - we didn't even know her identity. Maybe she was murdered?
Big Bad Bob Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Maybe she was murdered? OMG, that's all we need, another MI5/Queen of our Hearts (sic.) conspiracy theory, where's Pap when you need him the most?
Spudders Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 OMG, that's all we need, another MI5/Queen of our Hearts (sic.) conspiracy theory, where's Pap when you need him the most? Makes you realise, don't mess with the queen huh, I bet those Aussie pranksters are looking over their shoulders!
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Tragic really...she didn't ask for that call.
mack rill Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Wonder how much pressure she was under from the firm, Thoughts with her family, Lets hope it evens out and we get another day off.
Spudders Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Wonder how much pressure she was under from the firm, Thoughts with her family, Lets hope it evens out and we get another day off. Good thinking mack, a Monday bank holiday to remember the death of a nurse, I'm sure it's what she'd have wanted.
Gemmel Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Good thinking mack, a Monday bank holiday to remember the death of a nurse, I'm sure it's what she'd have wanted. I think you have missed Macks point...... Even things out would mean losing one of the royal family
um pahars Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 That's pretty awful. I'm presuming she just struggled with being unwittingly thrust on to centre stage.
Bearsy Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 What prank call? I never even heard bout the prank call. Was it lols? Why is she dead, was the prank call doing murders? Why am I so out the loop on this whole situation?
Tokyo-Saint Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Someone phoned up the hospital and said "g'day, it's the queen here. Eh... listen mate, do you have the details of Kate's, oh errrm I mean Katherine's medical appointments and things?" And she fell for it and gave them all the stuff. Pesky Ozzies - masters of disguise!
saint si Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 So, what odds on "Jacintha" for the baby's name then?
Bearsy Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 lols "g'day m8 it's the queen here." Cheers for news report. Bearsy signing off. Laters!
Hatch Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Jeremy Beadle should be charged with something.
Spudders Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 lols "g'day m8 it's the queen here." Cheers for news report. Bearsy signing off. Laters! I'm starting to think Bearsy is seeing another forum as he's spending less and less time on here these days.
Doctoroncall Posted 7 December, 2012 Author Posted 7 December, 2012 I'm starting to think Bearsy is seeing another forum as he's spending less and less time on here these days. Well he's starting to know more about football than the Kraken does!
Saint in Paradise Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 (edited) RIP poor lady, I suspect that she would have left the employment of that hospital when things settled down in a week or so. Give it another month or so and she would probably have found another job because if she was as good as has been said someone would have taken her on. Sad as I will now sound but anyone who deals with patients has it rammed into their head from day one - you DON'T ever give out any information about any of your patients over the telephone no matter who the caller says they are. Edit: I have now realised she was the person who transferred the call to the ward, she wasn't the person who actually gave out the information. I wonder how that poor lady is feeling now. I hope she gets help real soon. Edited 7 December, 2012 by Saint in Paradise
Whitey Grandad Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Very sad, may she rest in peace. I hope the hoaxers are feeling pleased with themselves now.
Ziggy Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Very sad, may she rest in peace. I hope the hoaxers are feeling pleased with themselves now. Spot on. Terrible thing to happen.
Doctoroncall Posted 7 December, 2012 Author Posted 7 December, 2012 (edited) Statement from the radio station: "Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) and 2Day FM are deeply saddened by the tragic news of the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha from King Edward VII's hospital and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and all that have been affected by this situation around the world," said the statement. "Chief executive officer Rhys Holleran has spoken with the presenters. They are both deeply shocked and at this time we have agreed that they not comment about the circumstances. SCA and the hosts have decided that they will not return to their radio show until further notice out of respect for what can only be described as a tragedy." Vicki Heath, PR manager for Southern Cross Austereo, which owns 2Day FM, said she was being inundated with calls. The radio station is reportedly already serving two five-year licence probations after serious breaches of the regulator's code. The Twitter accounts of Greig and Christian have been taken down since the news of Saldanha's death broke. Earlier they had replayed extended clips of the prank call. Twitter users have called for the pair to lose their jobs, they have been subjected to abuse and Greig has received what appear to be threats on the social networking site. Edited 7 December, 2012 by Doctoroncall Add more info
Spudders Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Edit: I have now realised she was the person who transferred the call to the ward, she wasn't the person who actually gave out the information. I wonder how that poor lady is feeling now. I hope she gets help real soon. Ok, before I say this, I do obviously think the fact that someone has died is tragic, but, why should either of the nurses involved have needed to get help? All they did was fall for a prank and give out some information when they shouldn’t have. Whilst the info they gave out was personal to one person, ultimately it wasn’t really serious, Kate has gone home and no real harm was done. Most people make the odd mistake at work occasionally. You learn by them, don’t do it again and move on. I’m not aware that either of the staff members had been named (before this death), so it’s not even as if they’d have been being hounded by the press I wouldn’t have thought? There must be more to this lady killing herself than just this event. I can understand something like this being the final straw for someone if they are having a hard time. But IF the only reason she killed herself (if that was the case) is because of this event, then to be honest I think that’s pathetic.
solentstars Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Ok, before I say this, I do obviously think the fact that someone has died is tragic, but, why should either of the nurses involved have needed to get help? All they did was fall for a prank and give out some information when they shouldn’t have. Whilst the info they gave out was personal to one person, ultimately it wasn’t really serious, Kate has gone home and no real harm was done. Most people make the odd mistake at work occasionally. You learn by them, don’t do it again and move on. I’m not aware that either of the staff members had been named (before this death), so it’s not even as if they’d have been being hounded by the press I wouldn’t have thought? There must be more to this lady killing herself than just this event. I can understand something like this being the final straw for someone if they are having a hard time. But IF the only reason she killed herself (if that was the case) is because of this event, then to be honest I think that’s pathetic.i agree and it looks like she had other problems to me which i expect will come out later. r.i.p to the poor woman.
SuperMikey Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Awful thing to have happened, but I hate this whole SOMEBODY MUST BE TO BLAME culture that's developed now. I'm sure if the DJs had known the consequences that their actions would have then they wouldn't have made the call in the first place. We don't know about the state this person was in prior to these events, whether she was depressed or just having a tough time. We all did prank calls in our youth, it's a pretty harmless thing. I just don't think the careers of these two men should be ruined because of a really unfortunate incident.
the stain Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 . We all did prank calls in our youth, it's a pretty harmless thing. I just don't think the careers of these two men should be ruined because of a really unfortunate incident. these people weren't youths and their prank was not harmless.
Spudders Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 these people weren't youths and their prank was not harmless. Oh come on, other than being sad and pointless the prank itself wasn't a big deal. The worst thing about the prank itself was that a persons personal information was exposed. It's a shame it's had an impact on someone to the extent it has, but as I said a few posts above this woman clearly had other issues. No-one kills themselves because of such a trivial event, she's got two children FFS, killing yourself over that one event would be ludicrous. If the prank hadn’t happened some other event would have pushed her over the edge and none of us would have even heard of her or of her death
CB Saint Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 The fact that the radio station is serving two probations would suggest that they regularly overstep the taste line, and this case with tragic consequences. This is not a case of temporary lapse of judgement, they do this kind of thing on a regular basis. I believe another presenter got a 14 year old girl to reveal to being raped when she was 12, live on air whilst rigged up to a lie detector. Classy.
the stain Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Oh come on, other than being sad and pointless the prank itself wasn't a big deal. The worst thing about the prank itself was that a persons personal information was exposed. It's a shame it's had an impact on someone to the extent it has, but as I said a few posts above this woman clearly had other issues. No-one kills themselves because of such a trivial event, she's got two children FFS, killing yourself over that one event would be ludicrous. If the prank hadn’t happened some other event would have pushed her over the edge and none of us would have even heard of her or of her death Youve upset me with this robust disagreement and rebuttal. I'm off to have a think. I may or may not be back.
Spudders Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Youve upset me with this robust disagreement and rebuttal. I'm off to have a think. I may or may not be back. :lol: Sorry, quick get over to the muppet show and cheer yourself up!
SuperMikey Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 The fact that the radio station is serving two probations would suggest that they regularly overstep the taste line, and this case with tragic consequences. This is not a case of temporary lapse of judgement, they do this kind of thing on a regular basis. I believe another presenter got a 14 year old girl to reveal to being raped when she was 12, live on air whilst rigged up to a lie detector. Classy. Nothing that Jeremy Kyle hasn't done.
SuperMikey Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 these people weren't youths and their prank was not harmless. I was going to reply to this but then I saw that Spudgun did all the work for me.
CB Saint Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Nothing that Jeremy Kyle hasn't done. Oh, that's OK then.
the stain Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 I was going to reply to this but then I saw that Spudgun did all the work for me. PIE must admit tht I don't know what I think about this. It's very sad that the lady has died and I know that the DJs can't really be held responsible, but at the same time they cannot be deemed t be completely blameless. It's tricky.
SuperMikey Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 Oh, that's OK then. Seriously, that's commonplace now. The shows that you see on weird satellite channels usually treat horiffic subject matters like child abuse, serial murders etc as mere titillation. Pick up any of those glossy magazines you see in a newsagents and there will be something equally awful, if not worse, on the front cover. That's our "culture" nowadays.
SuperMikey Posted 7 December, 2012 Posted 7 December, 2012 PIE must admit tht I don't know what I think about this. It's very sad that the lady has died and I know that the DJs can't really be held responsible, but at the same time they cannot be deemed t be completely blameless. It's tricky. You are right in a sense that if the call had never happened, this tragedy could probably have been avoided. But how were they to know what the knock-on effects would be? If they had spoken to 99% of the other staff at the hospital they would've been told where to go and been hung up on. This may seem incredibly insensitive, but it seems like it was the naivety of the receptionist that was the cause of this whole thing, not the fact that a couple of DJs called up the hospital for a prank. Obviously it was an immature and pointless prank, but it was just that. This whole witch-hunt is completely absurd.
Hamilton Saint Posted 8 December, 2012 Posted 8 December, 2012 Awful thing to have happened, but I hate this whole SOMEBODY MUST BE TO BLAME culture that's developed now. I'm sure if the DJs had known the consequences that their actions would have then they wouldn't have made the call in the first place. We don't know about the state this person was in prior to these events, whether she was depressed or just having a tough time. We all did prank calls in our youth, it's a pretty harmless thing. I just don't think the careers of these two men should be ruined because of a really unfortunate incident. We? Speak for yourself.
Hamilton Saint Posted 8 December, 2012 Posted 8 December, 2012 Seriously, that's commonplace now. The shows that you see on weird satellite channels usually treat horiffic subject matters like child abuse, serial murders etc as mere titillation. Pick up any of those glossy magazines you see in a newsagents and there will be something equally awful, if not worse, on the front cover. That's our "culture" nowadays. That's OK then? Our culture? Not my culture - I don't accept that sort of thing at all.
Whitey Grandad Posted 8 December, 2012 Posted 8 December, 2012 That's OK then? Our culture? Not my culture - I don't accept that sort of thing at all. Nor I, and some call me old-fashioned. I'm pretty sure that these two hoaxers never even considered this outcome, but that's the law of unintended consequences. It's not an action that I would ever have undertaken because I don't find it funny and like to think that I still have some dignity. There's always a victim in these circumstances.
dinger Posted 8 December, 2012 Posted 8 December, 2012 That's OK then? Our culture? Not my culture - I don't accept that sort of thing at all.
dinger Posted 8 December, 2012 Posted 8 December, 2012 Nor I, and some call me old-fashioned. I'm pretty sure that these two hoaxers never even considered this outcome, but that's the law of unintended consequences. It's not an action that I would ever have undertaken because I don't find it funny and like to think that I still have some dignity. There's always a victim in these circumstances.
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