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Originally Posted by CherieB

Joey if you read my post again I said the producers should have put something in place given this has already happened last year to prevent HMs leaving and returning.... a clause in their contract to say if they have to leave for personal reasons they cannot return....one of the fundamental rules of BB is no contact with the outside world...I had no problem with Tom leaving last year as it had never happened before in BB history to my knowledge, but really this year a HM leaving and returning was preventable in my opinion.

I wasn't criticising you at all CherieB, largely I agree something could have been put in place, it would though have been unfair to permit someone last year to go out for a funeral and refuse this year.

There was also that instance of a housemate getting injured too, a couple of years ago but the door would have been left open for her to return had she wished and been able to.

It would seem having allowed this to happen last year they couldn't justifiably put in place such severe conditions that if there was a bereavement but the person wished to continue on BB that they couldn't now.
It may well be that Scott may not want to attend the funeral anyway, we don't know what the discussions are or what his needs and wants are right now.

My point is, why, if Tom wasn't castigated for attending a funeral last year and continuing in the BB house,should Scott be getting such a negative reaction to his situation now, especially as you point out with no other planning or conditions in place to accommodate these circumstances arising.
None of it is Scott's fault at all.