1) I know. the nurse, even though answering phones is not her primary job function, should not give out private information to ANYONE who calls, without proper authorization. I do not take pleasure in anyone losing their job, nor did I ever state as such.
2) I do not know Australian radio prank call protocol. In the U.S. it is illegal to conduct prank calls on the air...which is why it's hilarious that stations keep airing "prank calls" and people believe they are real.
1. the nurse who killed herself was not the nurse who disclosed the information ... she was the one who transferred the call to the nurse who did ... it is likely she felt responsible for the initial security breach and then the subsequent disclosure because she was gullible ... i just don't see how you can call it an innocent prank when the goal of the prank would result in someone not doing her job and possibly losing it ...
1) I know. the nurse, even though answering phones is not her primary job function, should not give out private information to ANYONE who calls, without proper authorization. I do not take pleasure in anyone losing their job, nor did I ever state as such.
2) I do not know Australian radio prank call protocol. In the U.S. it is illegal to conduct prank calls on the air...which is why it's hilarious that stations keep airing "prank calls" and people believe they are real.
1. the nurse who killed herself was not the nurse who disclosed the information ... she was the one who transferred the call to the nurse who did ... it is likely she felt responsible for the initial security breach and then the subsequent disclosure because she was gullible ... i just don't see how you can call it an innocent prank when the goal of the prank would result in someone not doing her job and possibly losing it ...
The goal of the prank was to be stupid on-air personalities. They expected to be hung up on.
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Because nobody on this board has listened to their local radio stations and had a giggle when they call up somebody and make them look bad live on the air. Or watched that inane show punked and wondered how it is even on t.v..
honestly ... maybe way back when but i can't stand shock jock radio station types ... the aholes on 102.1 drive me nuts ... they plan their bits in between songs ... and the other day - i had the unfortunate instance of having to listen to the douche talk about how he hates cyclists and how he would love to run them off the road ... meanwhile - we have like multiple people hit every day by cars in this city ...
if you're going to prank someone - they should be given the right to allow it to be aired or not ... also - the prank shouldn't involve someone not doing their job and giving away private information ...
The goal of the prank was to be stupid on-air personalities. They expected to be hung up on.
but they weren't ... and instead of getting approval ... they aired it anyways ... they aired the private information of a patient in a medical facility ... what did they think was gonna happen to this nurse? ... that everyone would get a laugh and the hospital would say ... "hey - thanks for the publicity"!?
Because nobody on this board has listened to their local radio stations and had a giggle when they call up somebody and make them look bad live on the air. Or watched that inane show punked and wondered how it is even on t.v..
honestly ... maybe way back when but i can't stand shock jock radio station types ... the aholes on 102.1 drive me nuts ... they plan their bits in between songs ... and the other day - i had the unfortunate instance of having to listen to the douche talk about how he hates cyclists and how he would love to run them off the road ... meanwhile - we have like multiple people hit every day by cars in this city ...
if you're going to prank someone - they should be given the right to allow it to be aired or not ... also - the prank shouldn't involve someone not doing their job and giving away private information ...
When I first heard this it was on the CBC and I along with the two hosts who were replaying it for the world to hear had a good laugh about it.
But on this board if it was Assange who phoned up the hospital to prove how they hire incompentent, bumbling fools to work there and expose them for what they are, this place would raise him on their shoulders and herald him the man of the hour.
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When I first heard this it was on the CBC and I along with the two hosts who were replaying it for the world to hear had a good laugh about it.
But on this board if it was Assange who phoned up the hospital to prove how they hire incompentent, bumbling fools to work there and expose them for what they are, this place would raise him on their shoulders and herald him the man of the hour.
1. the nurse who killed herself was not the nurse who disclosed the information ... she was the one who transferred the call to the nurse who did ... it is likely she felt responsible for the initial security breach and then the subsequent disclosure because she was gullible ... i just don't see how you can call it an innocent prank when the goal of the prank would result in someone not doing her job and possibly losing it ...
I didnt hear the prank or the details, but the nurse who killer herself, all she did was transfer the call?
When I first heard this it was on the CBC and I along with the two hosts who were replaying it for the world to hear had a good laugh about it.
But on this board if it was Assange who phoned up the hospital to prove how they hire incompentent, bumbling fools to work there and expose them for what they are, this place would raise him on their shoulders and herald him the man of the hour.
i dunno ... you can project however you want ...
i don't find this shit funny at all ...
Nor do I.
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As I've already posted, the woman who answered the phone was an immigrant and not a native English speaker. How would she recognize the accents as phony? Referring to someone as stupid for mishandling something that wasn't even her job is harsh.
I am not calling her stupid. She just had no common sense. The next time my phone rings and someone claims to be the queen, I'm probably going to think it's a prank call.
You can take the suicide out of this story, and suddenly the discussion is very different.
you don't have the princess in your basement, though, do you? no, you didn't call her stupid, even flow question mark did.
but the suicide IS in the story. that's the point.
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but the suicide IS in the story. that's the point.
Without the suicide, you'd be right there rolling your eyes and having a good laugh like everyone else would. But because this person couldn't handle being humiliated, she killed herself. That doesn't change intent.
Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
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Because nobody on this board has listened to their local radio stations and had a giggle when they call up somebody and make them look bad live on the air. Or watched that inane show punked and wondered how it is even on t.v..
I don't. part of the reason (along with Nickelback) I don't listen to radio anymore. the dj's who pull this shit have the morality and maturity level of pre-teen boys. it caters to a lower level of intelligence, in my opinion. laughing at others for your own enjoyment is disgusting. which is why american idol is so popular. there's a reason they put those "auditions" on at the beginning of each season. to get people watching to laugh at other people and humiliate them on national tv, and then the people stick around for the "real talent". that's what passes for entertainment now-laugh at others to make ourselves feel better. it's sick.
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but the suicide IS in the story. that's the point.
Without the suicide, you'd be right there rolling your eyes and having a good laugh like everyone else would. But because this person couldn't handle being humiliated, she killed herself. That doesn't change intent.
no, actually, I wouldn't. don't pretend like you know how I'd react, especially when it contradicts what I've said previously.
intent doesn't matter to me. you can't just shrug your shoulders at bullying and say "but I didn't mean it, it was just a joke". that's what bullying is. and it needs to stop.
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but the suicide IS in the story. that's the point.
Without the suicide, you'd be right there rolling your eyes and having a good laugh like everyone else would. But because this person couldn't handle being humiliated, she killed herself. That doesn't change intent.
no, actually, I wouldn't. don't pretend like you know how I'd react, especially when it contradicts what I've said previously.
intent doesn't matter to me. you can't just shrug your shoulders at bullying and say "but I didn't mean it, it was just a joke". that's what bullying is. and it needs to stop.
That's where you and I differ. I do not see this as bullying. I actually find it comical that the media is now calling these 2 people "shock jocks". I mean really....over a prank call?
It's easy to look back, now, and say they should not have done it. But everyone thought it was a funny little 30-second news story when it happened. No-one called them bullies. They themselves said they really didn't know what to do when the call actually went through....as if they hadn't even thought the scenario was possible.
Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
1. the nurse who killed herself was not the nurse who disclosed the information ... she was the one who transferred the call to the nurse who did ... it is likely she felt responsible for the initial security breach and then the subsequent disclosure because she was gullible ... i just don't see how you can call it an innocent prank when the goal of the prank would result in someone not doing her job and possibly losing it ...
I didnt hear the prank or the details, but the nurse who killer herself, all she did was transfer the call?
no, actually, I wouldn't. don't pretend like you know how I'd react, especially when it contradicts what I've said previously.
intent doesn't matter to me. you can't just shrug your shoulders at bullying and say "but I didn't mean it, it was just a joke". that's what bullying is. and it needs to stop.
So you just went on a rant about how these radio "personalities" have no maturity or intelligence, what your saying right there according to "your" deifinition is bullying...
If the DJ's read this thread and committed suicide themselves is everybody here that criticized them to blame and responsible for their suicide???
we've got to stop showing sympathy for these selfish people that commit suicide. Assuming the family info is correct, look at how many lives this selfish person ruined. These DJ's should be apologized to for insulting them with these news story...
If the media keeps piling on and these DJ's kill themselves, then who are we going to blame?
no, actually, I wouldn't. don't pretend like you know how I'd react, especially when it contradicts what I've said previously.
intent doesn't matter to me. you can't just shrug your shoulders at bullying and say "but I didn't mean it, it was just a joke". that's what bullying is. and it needs to stop.
So you just went on a rant about how these radio "personalities" have no maturity or intelligence, what your saying right there according to "your" deifinition is bullying...
If the DJ's read this thread and committed suicide themselves is everybody here that criticized them to blame and responsible for their suicide??? we've got to stop showing sympathy for these selfish people that commit suicide. Assuming the family info is correct, look at how many lives this selfish person ruined. These DJ's should be apologized to for insulting them with these news story...
If the media keeps piling on and these DJ's kill themselves, then who are we going to blame?
that statement right there shows your lack of understanding on the topic.
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That's where you and I differ. I do not see this as bullying. I actually find it comical that the media is now calling these 2 people "shock jocks". I mean really....over a prank call?
It's easy to look back, now, and say they should not have done it. But everyone thought it was a funny little 30-second news story when it happened. No-one called them bullies. They themselves said they really didn't know what to do when the call actually went through....as if they hadn't even thought the scenario was possible.
humiliating someone in a public forum is bullying. it's not an opinion. it's a definition.
the whole point of this discussion is looking back and realizing they shouldn't have done it. that's what life is. reflection. bettering ourselves and our surroundings and our behaviours as human beings. saying it's no big deal because the dj's had no intent for any harm is part of the problem.
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Because nobody on this board has listened to their local radio stations and had a giggle when they call up somebody and make them look bad live on the air. Or watched that inane show punked and wondered how it is even on t.v..
I don't. part of the reason (along with Nickelback) I don't listen to radio anymore. the dj's who pull this shit have the morality and maturity level of pre-teen boys. it caters to a lower level of intelligence, in my opinion. laughing at others for your own enjoyment is disgusting. which is why american idol is so popular. there's a reason they put those "auditions" on at the beginning of each season. to get people watching to laugh at other people and humiliate them on national tv, and then the people stick around for the "real talent". that's what passes for entertainment now-laugh at others to make ourselves feel better. it's sick.
So there you go. If those people on American Idol don't have friends who tell them they can't sing. Have never really paid attention to themselves and know they can't sing. Then what are they doing in line????? They're idiots and if they want to line up knowing that they will be on the first few episodes and laughed at, all the power to em. But don't go and x yourself because you came to the realization that heaven forbid, they are laughing at me.
Do you answer the emails you get from long lost African relatives needing money?
Would you wire money to an aunt/uncle who called you out of the blue saying their stuck on vacation somewhere?
Would you transfer a call from the queen?
All the same thing, man.
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So there you go. If those people on American Idol don't have friends who tell them they can't sing. Have never really paid attention to themselves and know they can't sing. Then what are they doing in line????? They're idiots and if they want to line up knowing that they will be on the first few episodes and laughed at, all the power to em. But don't go and x yourself because you came to the realization that heaven forbid, they are laughing at me.
Do you answer the emails you get from long lost African relatives needing money?
Would you wire money to an aunt/uncle who called you out of the blue saying their stuck on vacation somewhere?
Would you transfer a call from the queen?
All the same thing, man.
my comment about american idol was referencing the viewers and their motivation to watch such trash, not those wanting their 15 minutes. those losers want to be seen humiliating themselves, this woman asked for none of that.
I would transfer a call from the queen if her granddaughter was in my care, yes. it's not that far-fucking-fetched. you take it out of context and make it sound like she believed she was talking to an alien, for crying out loud.
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no, actually, I wouldn't. don't pretend like you know how I'd react, especially when it contradicts what I've said previously.
intent doesn't matter to me. you can't just shrug your shoulders at bullying and say "but I didn't mean it, it was just a joke". that's what bullying is. and it needs to stop.
So you just went on a rant about how these radio "personalities" have no maturity or intelligence, what your saying right there according to "your" deifinition is bullying...
If the DJ's read this thread and committed suicide themselves is everybody here that criticized them to blame and responsible for their suicide??? we've got to stop showing sympathy for these selfish people that commit suicide. Assuming the family info is correct, look at how many lives this selfish person ruined. These DJ's should be apologized to for insulting them with these news story...
If the media keeps piling on and these DJ's kill themselves, then who are we going to blame?
that statement right there shows your lack of understanding on the topic.
That statement right there shows your lack of a rebuttal to the questions presented in the post.
So there you go. If those people on American Idol don't have friends who tell them they can't sing. Have never really paid attention to themselves and know they can't sing. Then what are they doing in line????? They're idiots and if they want to line up knowing that they will be on the first few episodes and laughed at, all the power to em. But don't go and x yourself because you came to the realization that heaven forbid, they are laughing at me.
Do you answer the emails you get from long lost African relatives needing money?
Would you wire money to an aunt/uncle who called you out of the blue saying their stuck on vacation somewhere?
Would you transfer a call from the queen?
All the same thing, man.
my comment about american idol was referencing the viewers and their motivation to watch such trash, not those wanting their 15 minutes. those losers want to be seen humiliating themselves, this woman asked for none of that.
I would transfer a call from the queen if her granddaughter was in my care, yes. it's not that far-fucking-fetched. you take it out of context and make it sound like she believed she was talking to an alien, for crying out loud.
The queen? On a public line? Far fetched? I don't think the queen dresses herself, why in the world would she make a call like that. I guess in some people's worlds.
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The queen? On a public line? Far fetched? I don't think the queen dresses herself, why in the world would she make a call like that. I guess in some people's worlds.
the intent and/or believability of the prank is irrelevant.
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The queen? On a public line? Far fetched? I don't think the queen dresses herself, why in the world would she make a call like that. I guess in some people's worlds.
the intent and/or believability of the prank is irrelevant.
If the intent is irrelevant, why is everybody up in arms about about the whole situation, including yourself. As bin frog has pointed out numerous times in this thread. The only time this whole story got blown (and I will say), WAY OUT OF PROPORTION is when this lady decided to axe herself. Until then it was being run on every news station from here to Mars. Poor lady should have looked at the bright side like said looooosers from American Idol and basked in her 5 minutes of fame. The coin always has two sides.
The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08
The queen? On a public line? Far fetched? I don't think the queen dresses herself, why in the world would she make a call like that. I guess in some people's worlds.
the intent and/or believability of the prank is irrelevant.
If the intent is irrelevant, why is everybody up in arms about about the whole situation, including yourself. As bin frog has pointed out numerous times in this thread. The only time this whole story got blown (and I will say), WAY OUT OF PROPORTION is when this lady decided to axe herself. Until then it was being run on every news station from here to Mars. Poor lady should have looked at the bright side like said looooosers from American Idol and basked in her 5 minutes of fame. The coin always has two sides.
the intent is irrelevant because the effect is the same. I think it's important to bring this to the forefront. it's not blown out of proportion. this needs to be examined and exposed for what it is-bullying. do you know the epidemic that is teenage depression and suicide directly related to bullying? do you just call these kids wimps because they can't handle it and others can? would you teach your kids that this sort of behaviour, prank calling and making people look like fools, is ok?
can we not learn to rise above this shit instead of just calling it part of life? why would you want to accept this as the world we live in and not try to change it?
just remember: most mass shootings by students are related to bullying. that's not a culture anyone should be proud of.
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If the intent is irrelevant, why is everybody up in arms about about the whole situation, including yourself. As bin frog has pointed out numerous times in this thread. The only time this whole story got blown (and I will say), WAY OUT OF PROPORTION is when this lady decided to axe herself. Until then it was being run on every news station from here to Mars. Poor lady should have looked at the bright side like said looooosers from American Idol and basked in her 5 minutes of fame. The coin always has two sides.
sooo ... let me get this straight ... if someone pranks you in front of the world and that prank involves you violating a major aspect of your job responsibility and will likely get you fired ... your suggestion is to bask in the 15 mins of fame!??
If the intent is irrelevant, why is everybody up in arms about about the whole situation, including yourself. As bin frog has pointed out numerous times in this thread. The only time this whole story got blown (and I will say), WAY OUT OF PROPORTION is when this lady decided to axe herself. Until then it was being run on every news station from here to Mars. Poor lady should have looked at the bright side like said looooosers from American Idol and basked in her 5 minutes of fame. The coin always has two sides.
sooo ... let me get this straight ... if someone pranks you in front of the world and that prank involves you violating a major aspect of your job responsibility and will likely get you fired ... your suggestion is to bask in the 15 mins of fame!??
As an option to ceasing my life????????? Yes! Because that was her only option. I thought that when I heard the original story before this lady took it way too far, that it was funny. I find people tripping on the sidewalk funny, people who walk into the glass doors at the mall, people who run into others while texting, I could draw a huge list of what makes me laugh and makes you and Hugh cry. That is what makes life up. Difference.
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As an option to ceasing my life????????? Yes! Because that was her only option. I thought that when I heard the original story before this lady took it way too far, that it was funny. I find people tripping on the sidewalk funny, people who walk into the glass doors at the mall, people who run into others while texting, I could draw a huge list of what makes me laugh and makes you and Hugh cry. That is what makes life up. Difference.
let's take the suicide out of this ...
you think it's funny that a "prank" that involves the disclosure of private medical information and that would have resulted in the loss of someone's job and livelihood was funny and that the person who was humiliated should just laugh it off? ...
how would you feel if someone prank'd your bank ...and somebody released your earnings for all the world ... would you think that was a funny prank and suggest to the guy who gave up your info to laugh it off? ...
none of your examples given includes a breach of security, a release of confidential information nor someone losing their livelihood ...
I find people tripping on the sidewalk funny, people who walk into the glass doors at the mall, people who run into others while texting,.
most people find those things funny. they are short, anonymous, and in front of few people and no one knows your name. AND, no one did those things to you. you did it to yourself.
being raked over the coals THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WORLD is just a tad different, don't you think?
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1. the nurse who killed herself was not the nurse who disclosed the information ... she was the one who transferred the call to the nurse who did ... it is likely she felt responsible for the initial security breach and then the subsequent disclosure because she was gullible ... i just don't see how you can call it an innocent prank when the goal of the prank would result in someone not doing her job and possibly losing it ...
The goal of the prank was to be stupid on-air personalities. They expected to be hung up on.
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honestly ... maybe way back when but i can't stand shock jock radio station types ... the aholes on 102.1 drive me nuts ... they plan their bits in between songs ... and the other day - i had the unfortunate instance of having to listen to the douche talk about how he hates cyclists and how he would love to run them off the road ... meanwhile - we have like multiple people hit every day by cars in this city ...
if you're going to prank someone - they should be given the right to allow it to be aired or not ... also - the prank shouldn't involve someone not doing their job and giving away private information ...
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
but they weren't ... and instead of getting approval ... they aired it anyways ... they aired the private information of a patient in a medical facility ... what did they think was gonna happen to this nurse? ... that everyone would get a laugh and the hospital would say ... "hey - thanks for the publicity"!?
When I first heard this it was on the CBC and I along with the two hosts who were replaying it for the world to hear had a good laugh about it.
But on this board if it was Assange who phoned up the hospital to prove how they hire incompentent, bumbling fools to work there and expose them for what they are, this place would raise him on their shoulders and herald him the man of the hour.
The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08
i dunno ... you can project however you want ...
i don't find this shit funny at all ...
I didnt hear the prank or the details, but the nurse who killer herself, all she did was transfer the call?
Nor do I.
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you don't have the princess in your basement, though, do you? no, you didn't call her stupid, even flow question mark did.
but the suicide IS in the story. that's the point.
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Without the suicide, you'd be right there rolling your eyes and having a good laugh like everyone else would. But because this person couldn't handle being humiliated, she killed herself. That doesn't change intent.
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I don't. part of the reason (along with Nickelback) I don't listen to radio anymore. the dj's who pull this shit have the morality and maturity level of pre-teen boys. it caters to a lower level of intelligence, in my opinion. laughing at others for your own enjoyment is disgusting. which is why american idol is so popular. there's a reason they put those "auditions" on at the beginning of each season. to get people watching to laugh at other people and humiliate them on national tv, and then the people stick around for the "real talent". that's what passes for entertainment now-laugh at others to make ourselves feel better. it's sick.
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no, actually, I wouldn't. don't pretend like you know how I'd react, especially when it contradicts what I've said previously.
intent doesn't matter to me. you can't just shrug your shoulders at bullying and say "but I didn't mean it, it was just a joke". that's what bullying is. and it needs to stop.
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That's where you and I differ. I do not see this as bullying. I actually find it comical that the media is now calling these 2 people "shock jocks". I mean really....over a prank call?
It's easy to look back, now, and say they should not have done it. But everyone thought it was a funny little 30-second news story when it happened. No-one called them bullies. They themselves said they really didn't know what to do when the call actually went through....as if they hadn't even thought the scenario was possible.
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yes
If the DJ's read this thread and committed suicide themselves is everybody here that criticized them to blame and responsible for their suicide???
we've got to stop showing sympathy for these selfish people that commit suicide. Assuming the family info is correct, look at how many lives this selfish person ruined. These DJ's should be apologized to for insulting them with these news story...
If the media keeps piling on and these DJ's kill themselves, then who are we going to blame?
that statement right there shows your lack of understanding on the topic.
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humiliating someone in a public forum is bullying. it's not an opinion. it's a definition.
the whole point of this discussion is looking back and realizing they shouldn't have done it. that's what life is. reflection. bettering ourselves and our surroundings and our behaviours as human beings. saying it's no big deal because the dj's had no intent for any harm is part of the problem.
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So there you go. If those people on American Idol don't have friends who tell them they can't sing. Have never really paid attention to themselves and know they can't sing. Then what are they doing in line????? They're idiots and if they want to line up knowing that they will be on the first few episodes and laughed at, all the power to em. But don't go and x yourself because you came to the realization that heaven forbid, they are laughing at me.
Do you answer the emails you get from long lost African relatives needing money?
Would you wire money to an aunt/uncle who called you out of the blue saying their stuck on vacation somewhere?
Would you transfer a call from the queen?
All the same thing, man.
The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08
my comment about american idol was referencing the viewers and their motivation to watch such trash, not those wanting their 15 minutes. those losers want to be seen humiliating themselves, this woman asked for none of that.
I would transfer a call from the queen if her granddaughter was in my care, yes. it's not that far-fucking-fetched. you take it out of context and make it sound like she believed she was talking to an alien, for crying out loud.
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The queen? On a public line? Far fetched? I don't think the queen dresses herself, why in the world would she make a call like that. I guess in some people's worlds.
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the intent and/or believability of the prank is irrelevant.
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If the intent is irrelevant, why is everybody up in arms about about the whole situation, including yourself. As bin frog has pointed out numerous times in this thread. The only time this whole story got blown (and I will say), WAY OUT OF PROPORTION is when this lady decided to axe herself. Until then it was being run on every news station from here to Mars. Poor lady should have looked at the bright side like said looooosers from American Idol and basked in her 5 minutes of fame. The coin always has two sides.
The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08
the intent is irrelevant because the effect is the same. I think it's important to bring this to the forefront. it's not blown out of proportion. this needs to be examined and exposed for what it is-bullying. do you know the epidemic that is teenage depression and suicide directly related to bullying? do you just call these kids wimps because they can't handle it and others can? would you teach your kids that this sort of behaviour, prank calling and making people look like fools, is ok?
can we not learn to rise above this shit instead of just calling it part of life? why would you want to accept this as the world we live in and not try to change it?
just remember: most mass shootings by students are related to bullying. that's not a culture anyone should be proud of.
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Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
sooo ... let me get this straight ... if someone pranks you in front of the world and that prank involves you violating a major aspect of your job responsibility and will likely get you fired ... your suggestion is to bask in the 15 mins of fame!??
As an option to ceasing my life????????? Yes! Because that was her only option. I thought that when I heard the original story before this lady took it way too far, that it was funny. I find people tripping on the sidewalk funny, people who walk into the glass doors at the mall, people who run into others while texting, I could draw a huge list of what makes me laugh and makes you and Hugh cry. That is what makes life up. Difference.
The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08
let's take the suicide out of this ...
you think it's funny that a "prank" that involves the disclosure of private medical information and that would have resulted in the loss of someone's job and livelihood was funny and that the person who was humiliated should just laugh it off? ...
how would you feel if someone prank'd your bank ...and somebody released your earnings for all the world ... would you think that was a funny prank and suggest to the guy who gave up your info to laugh it off? ...
none of your examples given includes a breach of security, a release of confidential information nor someone losing their livelihood ...
most people find those things funny. they are short, anonymous, and in front of few people and no one knows your name. AND, no one did those things to you. you did it to yourself.
being raked over the coals THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WORLD is just a tad different, don't you think?
and this statement:
I find incredibly pathetic.
do you have kids?
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014