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142. Pranks and ethnic backgrounds...

Sun Dec 9, 2012, 01:18 PM

Dec 2012

She was an immigrant from India who came to the UK 9 years ago with all the family still in India. Being publicly humiliated on a global scale with your career in jeopardy would be tough enough for a European. But with roots in a deeply conservative society with strict and complex social rules... it must have felt like a monumental failure, embarrassment and humiliation. Basically her life was over. And so it was. Speaks volumes that her family never heard about the prank call until her husband called them with news of her death.

Nothing to shrug off at all. I'd be happy if prank calls were made illegal. They are cringe-worthy at the best of times anyway and always a good reason to switch station. The two DJs look like the picture book schoolyard bully/bitch who mob other 14 year olds into committing suicide and then say 'hey, it was just some fun'.

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Tragedy As Receptionist Who Connected Kate Middleton Prank Callers Commits Suicide [View all] kpete Dec 2012 OP

Oh my... SummerSnow Dec 2012 #1

Doesn't make sense does it? Cleita Dec 2012 #64

She was not a receptionist - "Jasinther was a first class nurse " according to your post SugarShack Dec 2012 #77

The word "receptionist" is in the original headline . . . markpkessinger Dec 2012 #144

Woo! Very first response is to shift responsibility away from the prank callers. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #106

What a tragedy Glorfindel Dec 2012 #2

So many things I'd like to say about this. closeupready Dec 2012 #3

There really is no way to respond to news like this... Hugin Dec 2012 #4

So sad, I wish people would consider the consequences of Laurian Dec 2012 #5

Stuff like this makes me glad the radio station I listen to has hosts with some scruples Posteritatis Dec 2012 #113

Wait...no other psychological issues with the woman in the past? Roland99 Dec 2012 #6

Doesn't excuse the pranksters. You can never really know the mental or Laurian Dec 2012 #8

true...but this not far from blaming music lyrics for suicides Roland99 Dec 2012 #9

Actually, it is quite far from that. enlightenment Dec 2012 #23

One also has a choice when it comes to lyrics. This was an un-asked for assault upon this lady & her patrice Dec 2012 #28

Yep. Sad that people don't get that. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #110

Impersonating the Queen is identity theft in my book. JimDandy Dec 2012 #66

Using social engineering to hack someone's medical information is not a prank. - n/t BrightKnight Dec 2012 #143

You're absolutely right. When I was a kid, a neighbor had a stroke after getting pacalo Dec 2012 #26

Yes, I hear you. All for the lulz, no consequences. There are so many varieties of people, it's best freshwest Dec 2012 #41

Here's the thing about Meta... pacalo Dec 2012 #122

True, but you can't leave what's at home. Back then, people didn't turn their ringers off or have VM freshwest Dec 2012 #124

It only seems odd if you live in Florida. n/t kickysnana Dec 2012 #12

wtf is that supposed to mean? Roland99 Dec 2012 #14

Everyone's a psychiatrist now. kickysnana Dec 2012 #18

the prankers asked to speak to Kate d_r Dec 2012 #27

The nurse getting the call transferred would assume protocol had been followed kickysnana Dec 2012 #31

Most likely because it was the nightshift... Londoncalling Dec 2012 #40

Are you serious? To be the object of worldwide news coverage and ridicule? CreekDog Dec 2012 #36

Agree. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #61

Definitely Posteritatis Dec 2012 #109

Not to mention potentially losing your professional reputation, meaning no job. yardwork Dec 2012 #118

not to mention that medical privacy breaches are grounds for being escorted off the job magical thyme Dec 2012 #125

Absolutely. Any suggestion that the pranksters "caused" this woman's death are way off the mark. MADem Dec 2012 #51

If a person is ready to jump off of a bridge... liberalmuse Dec 2012 #52

"The hospital had been supporting her through this difficult time" JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #7

Yeah the transcript of the call did not seem that traumatizing Ash_F Dec 2012 #32

Or, y'know, the inevitable harassment after the Internet found out about something like that. Posteritatis Dec 2012 #112

Omg. It wasn't worth taking her own life. Politicub Dec 2012 #10

how is this the Royals fault? CreekDog Dec 2012 #39

Where did I say they were at fault? Politicub Dec 2012 #44

Well said. Scrap the royal family. If need be, have figureheads that are elected for short periods Democratopia Dec 2012 #57

I like that idea Politicub Dec 2012 #86

Oh her poor children. Another victim of bullying. Barack_America Dec 2012 #11

Wow. Unbelievably tragic. Faygo Kid Dec 2012 #13

:( Remmah2 Dec 2012 #15

Why??????? Beacool Dec 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author alp227 Dec 2012 #47

Why? Posteritatis Dec 2012 #108

Being publicly humiliated in front of a global audience is hard for some people to take. Posteritatis Dec 2012 #107

the suicide was over a destroyed career along with the public humiliation magical thyme Dec 2012 #126

I guess she was mortified at having been duped and somehow TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #17

WTF? harun Dec 2012 #19

exactly. SoapBox Dec 2012 #22

I think she had underlying issues Third Doctor Dec 2012 #20

I feel very sad about this BlueCollar Dec 2012 #21

Sometimes no one's to blame for a tragedy. randome Dec 2012 #24

This particular radio station has done other cruel things in the past, though. yardwork Dec 2012 #30

Oh my, I was reading about that incident yesterday! alp227 Dec 2012 #48

Same radio station. Nice people, huh? yardwork Dec 2012 #115

fyi, that wasn't the same show Violet_Crumble Dec 2012 #116

It's the same radio station, but not the same show. yardwork Dec 2012 #117

and Sean Hannity called Daschle & his wife the devil and then he got 'thraxed graham4anything Dec 2012 #37

Nor do ugly Facebook comments compel young students LanternWaste Dec 2012 #93

I agree. Deliberate bullying or hatred can be the cause of suicide. randome Dec 2012 #120

This. d_r Dec 2012 #25

Maybe it wasn't a suicide.. maybe she was "helped" by M15 or some folks... secondwind Dec 2012 #29

you watch too much TV woolldog Dec 2012 #33

It's MI5 wickerwoman Dec 2012 #35

And the jury let the post stand 3-3, alp227 Dec 2012 #55

It might be absurd, but we should be open minded Democratopia Dec 2012 #59

No, we really shouldn't. jeff47 Dec 2012 #63

Which bit doesn't make sense to you? How do you KNOW for a fact what happened or not? Democratopia Dec 2012 #99

The same way I know ghosts from Kolob didn't appear on Earth and kill her. (nt) jeff47 Dec 2012 #100

It might be worth a conspiracy theory JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #38

That scenario would make the most sense to me harun Dec 2012 #90

What specifically leads you to consider that LanternWaste Dec 2012 #95

Ah, the high-pitched buzzing sound of Occam twirling in his grave.. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #111

This blame should be on the HS's and O&A's who do these stupid things and popularized it graham4anything Dec 2012 #34

One can never know what is going on in someone else's head bucolic_frolic Dec 2012 #42

It might be a little thing to us, but to her it likely was a huge deal. LisaL Dec 2012 #71

Obviously@huge deal.....if she killed herself BillyJack Dec 2012 #133

Sad, but life would be as boring as hell if we banned all pranks and jokes at people's expense, Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #43

He was asking for ridicule union_maid Dec 2012 #46

So the "People of Walmart" website should be shut down? Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #49

Haven't seen that union_maid Dec 2012 #67

It should be shut down anyway StatGirl Dec 2012 #81

Is America a nation of ignorant teenagers nowadays? alp227 Dec 2012 #53

They have gone beyond pranks and jokes. progressoid Dec 2012 #54

Who was the butt of the joke? Quasimodem Dec 2012 #91

I imagine there are indeed people who would be bored if we no longer ridiculed others LanternWaste Dec 2012 #96

that was was participating in a public Demonstration and wanted the attention JI7 Dec 2012 #132

This message was self-deleted by its author Still Blue in PDX Dec 2012 #45

If the hospital was "supporting her through this difficult time" EC Dec 2012 #50

If the hospital was "supporting her through this difficult time" , which they were , dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #56

Yes, but ... Quasimodem Dec 2012 #92

The same on that subject dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #98

Yeah...the hospital was taking heat from the royal family, TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #62

Maybe she knew something she shouldn't.......Dr David Kelly, Princess Di spring to mind......... Democratopia Dec 2012 #58

I'd let them spring right back Blandocyte Dec 2012 #60

Why doesn't the article state the cause of death? Cleita Dec 2012 #65

If she took some pills, they don't know yet. LisaL Dec 2012 #69

Then why are they saying it's a suicide? Cleita Dec 2012 #72

We are not privy to all the information they have. Maybe she left a note. LisaL Dec 2012 #74

Then they shouldn't say it until we are privy to it. eom Cleita Dec 2012 #76

Why? LisaL Dec 2012 #80

Because it's not truthful to jump to conclusions like that Cleita Dec 2012 #83

In the US, details about suicide are often concealed, Chemisse Dec 2012 #139

At present dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #70

I shouldn't be and yet they are concluding Cleita Dec 2012 #73

Thats because dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #78

Death where no one else is involved could also be due to natural causes. LisaL Dec 2012 #79

Were it not the fact dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #88

Well, in my life time I knew two women who were found dead. Cleita Dec 2012 #82

There are things found at the scene that could have made it obvious this death were not due LisaL Dec 2012 #84

Yes, things we don't know about yet. Cleita Dec 2012 #85

Clearly they would not call it suicide if there was not some compelling reason to think that. Chemisse Dec 2012 #140

Maybe she was embarrassed because her mistake would/was national news and the hospital may have Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #68

All I can think of is if it were me, I would have Cleita Dec 2012 #89

Plenty of otherwise healthy people have killed themselves in jail cells over stupid minor arrests. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #101

It's true. It takes a huge amount of courage to face worldwide condemnation. Chemisse Dec 2012 #141

Australian DJs taken off air after Royal hoax call struggle4progress Dec 2012 #75

Gee, I wonder if they are going to commit suicide too? Cleita Dec 2012 #87

Unfortunately... Quasimodem Dec 2012 #97

... Authorities have not confirmed a cause of death, struggle4progress Dec 2012 #94

Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious. dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #105

This is so sad Rider3 Dec 2012 #102

Seems similar to what happened to the Rutgers student soleft Dec 2012 #103

Very sad, a family broken, 2 kids with no mom, 2 egotistical bastards stroking themselves - ouch. toby jo Dec 2012 #104

What a Tragedy elbloggoZY27 Dec 2012 #114

i wonder if she was an immigrant or something other about her background JI7 Dec 2012 #119

I am pretty sure she was an immigrant. LisaL Dec 2012 #123

Yes we're all wired differently, but most of us wouldn't have killed ourselves over this. DaniDubois Dec 2012 #121

Ever been the butt of a joke on a global scale? Posteritatis Dec 2012 #129

Can Her Family Sue the Aussie DJs? Or the station? AnnieBW Dec 2012 #127

Lawsuits get filed across borders all the time. Beyond that, don't know the specific laws. Posteritatis Dec 2012 #128

aw shit fascisthunter Dec 2012 #130

Me too, fascisthunter spiderpig Dec 2012 #131

I'm sorry she killed herself but I don't think a stupid joke was worth taking her life over. N/T BlueStater Dec 2012 #134

The broadcast should have been stopped. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #135

I have to wonder if there were any other underlying JesterCS Dec 2012 #136

Call was recorded, and approved by station management and lawyers before broadcast muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #137

Kick muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #138

Pranks and ethnic backgrounds... Celefin Dec 2012 #142