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Originally Posted by Livia
These are two broadcasting professionals we're talking about. Although the company that broadcast the piece will also be liable, the DJs themselves came up with it, they carried it out and now they must be responsible (even though it will be jointly with producers) for what they did.
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Responsible for what exactly...playing a prank making a prank telephone call to a Hospital (which backfired tragically ) or are they in some way responsible for this woman's suicide.
I think not, the prank was not aimed at the woman, in fact it had nothing to do with the woman, she merely answered the phone and then afterwards for other more serious reasons decided to end her life.
Whilst I commiserate with her family I do not think the two radio presenters in question should be put into this current media circus with tearful interviews etc... The should have put out statement expressing regret for the unforseen actions of this lady and left it at that and moved on with their lives. They were not responsible directly or indirectly for this womans death. Sound minded people do not kill themselves after receiving a prank telephone call meant for someone else...its utterly absurd to pin any blame on these two presenters.
Seeing them on the news in the last few days in tears, crying, grief stricken is a ridiculous over reaction.....!!!