The prank call to the British nurse

[Moderator1]

This may have been discussed here previously - I'm just catching up. Did I just hear on TV that the nurse involved killed herself? Yee gawd. Australian DJs called the hospital when Kate was there, pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles. And the nurse bought it and gave out some information?

Now there's an "investigation." Should there be charges?

I'll look for a link in a bit.

 

[Moderator1]

http://p.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/9/probe-possible-radio-stations-hoax-call-kates-cond/

 

[imjustagirl]

It was rolled into the "Kate Middleton pregnant" thread.

She wasn't actually the nurse who gave out the info. She was the one who answered the call and transferred it, I believe.

 

[Moderator1]

Still. Just saw a big report on Today - show has been cancelled and people want the DJs charged with someone? Yipes.

 

[Ace]

I would send Prince Harry in on a helicopter gunship to strafe the radio station and call it even.

 

[imjustagirl]

I am just more stunned you're just now hearing this. :D

 

[Moderator1]

Oh, I heard about the call but only the basics. Had no idea how involved it had become.

 

[93Devil]

Impersonating Royalty added to trying to gain private medical information about a person? They are in serious trouble.

I know you could call trying to get the medical information "investigative reporting of a public figure," but I think they jumped a pretty big shark here.

 

[Liut]

I hadn't heard of the suicide until this morning, either. Awful.

 

[Pilot]

Charged with what, exactly?

Why is impersonating "Royalty" any different than impersonating anyone else?

I understand why this woman thought in the immediate aftermath of this that it'd never go away, but seriously, even in this internet world, it'd have been basically forgotten in a month.

No one thought this was such an outrageous prank until after she killed herself. Then all of the sudden the hosts, who had been either kinda stupid or kinda lucky or kinda funny, based on what you thought of the prank, were absolutely horrible. There was nothing malicious about the prank. They didn't mock the woman or anything.

 

[Gator]

Charged with what, exactly?

Why is impersonating "Royalty" any different than impersonating anyone else?

I understand why this woman thought in the immediate aftermath of this that it'd never go away, but seriously, even in this internet world, it'd have been basically forgotten in a month.

No one thought this was such an outrageous prank until after she killed herself. Then all of the sudden the hosts, who had been either kinda stupid or kinda lucky or kinda funny, based on what you thought of the prank, were absolutely horrible. There was nothing malicious about the prank. They didn't mock the woman or anything.

Forgotten in a month? I bet Lindsay Stone is hoping that's the case. When stuff like this happens, you tend to get branded. When this story first broke, I said to myself that this has civil lawsuit written all over it. Somebody has to be held responsible.

 

[cranberry]

Well, we have a thousands of wacky morning radio hosts around the country doing similar things to less well-known people every day. I hope we're going to crack down on all of them

 

[Pilot]

Charged with what, exactly?

Why is impersonating "Royalty" any different than impersonating anyone else?

I understand why this woman thought in the immediate aftermath of this that it'd never go away, but seriously, even in this internet world, it'd have been basically forgotten in a month.

No one thought this was such an outrageous prank until after she killed herself. Then all of the sudden the hosts, who had been either kinda stupid or kinda lucky or kinda funny, based on what you thought of the prank, were absolutely horrible. There was nothing malicious about the prank. They didn't mock the woman or anything.

Forgotten in a month? I bet Lindsay Stone is hoping that's the case. When stuff like this happens, you tend to get branded. When this story first broke, I said to myself that this has civil lawsuit written all over it. Somebody has to be held responsible.

Maybe I don't read the news sites that are still posting daily about Lindsay Stone, but I think she's a perfect example of "it will be forgotten in a month." Sure, it will always be one Google search away, but three weeks after the fact no one is talking about Lindsay Stone.

 

[Gator]

Charged with what, exactly?

Why is impersonating "Royalty" any different than impersonating anyone else?

I understand why this woman thought in the immediate aftermath of this that it'd never go away, but seriously, even in this internet world, it'd have been basically forgotten in a month.

No one thought this was such an outrageous prank until after she killed herself. Then all of the sudden the hosts, who had been either kinda stupid or kinda lucky or kinda funny, based on what you thought of the prank, were absolutely horrible. There was nothing malicious about the prank. They didn't mock the woman or anything.

Forgotten in a month? I bet Lindsay Stone is hoping that's the case. When stuff like this happens, you tend to get branded. When this story first broke, I said to myself that this has civil lawsuit written all over it. Somebody has to be held responsible.

Maybe I don't read the news sites that are still posting daily about Lindsay Stone, but I think she's a perfect example of "it will be forgotten in a month." Sure, it will always be one Google search away, but three weeks after the fact no one is talking about Lindsay Stone.

Yeah, nobody is talking about it, but try being Lindsay Stone the next time she tries to get a job. I sure as **** wouldn't want to walk in those shoes.

 

[Pilot]

Charged with what, exactly?

Why is impersonating "Royalty" any different than impersonating anyone else?

I understand why this woman thought in the immediate aftermath of this that it'd never go away, but seriously, even in this internet world, it'd have been basically forgotten in a month.

No one thought this was such an outrageous prank until after she killed herself. Then all of the sudden the hosts, who had been either kinda stupid or kinda lucky or kinda funny, based on what you thought of the prank, were absolutely horrible. There was nothing malicious about the prank. They didn't mock the woman or anything.

Forgotten in a month? I bet Lindsay Stone is hoping that's the case. When stuff like this happens, you tend to get branded. When this story first broke, I said to myself that this has civil lawsuit written all over it. Somebody has to be held responsible.

Maybe I don't read the news sites that are still posting daily about Lindsay Stone, but I think she's a perfect example of "it will be forgotten in a month." Sure, it will always be one Google search away, but three weeks after the fact no one is talking about Lindsay Stone.

Yeah, nobody is talking about it, but try being Lindsay Stone the next time she tries to get a job. I sure as **** wouldn't want to walk in those shoes.

Was this nurse's name even public knowledge until she killed herself? Her name wasn't said on air by the radio hosts.

 

[Huggy]

Charged with what, exactly?

Why is impersonating "Royalty" any different than impersonating anyone else?

I understand why this woman thought in the immediate aftermath of this that it'd never go away, but seriously, even in this internet world, it'd have been basically forgotten in a month.

No one thought this was such an outrageous prank until after she killed herself. Then all of the sudden the hosts, who had been either kinda stupid or kinda lucky or kinda funny, based on what you thought of the prank, were absolutely horrible. There was nothing malicious about the prank. They didn't mock the woman or anything.

Anybody who works for a living can't possibly be impersonating royalty.

 

[slc10]

If I am the hospital I am lucky the royal family or the British government look into a nurse giving out information. We have all the HIPA stuff here in the states but in England I would think it would be tough.
I do have trouble blaiming the deejays. Yes it was a dumb prank but the nurse probably had some emotional problems and the call was the trigger.
I hope the deejays go back on the air. They have to for their own peace of mind.

 

[KJIM]

Well, we have a thousands of wacky morning radio hosts around the country doing similar things to less well-known people every day. I hope we're going to crack down on all of them

I hate those things and don't understand who thinks they're funny. Waste of air time.

 

[Pilot]

Just so everyone is crystal clear, this wasn't the nurse that talked at length about Kate's condition (which mostly consisted of incredibly essential insights summed up with "She's sick and has been hurling.") That's the nurse that heard most of the ridiculous stuff, and the one where you think she really should have caught on to how dumb this all was.

This was the nurse that answered the phone and was on the call for all of about 2 seconds.

If anyone was going to be permanently **** on via the internet, it was the nurse who actually discussed her condition.

 

[ringer]

Was this nurse's name even public knowledge until she killed herself? Her name wasn't said on air by the radio hosts.
[/quote]

Exactly! Nobody knew her name until the suicide. Unless there's a suicide note or evidence that indicates otherwise, I firmly believe that something else must have pushed her over the edge. Either it was (a) threats from the palace, which the palace -- of course -- now denies or (b) he life was in shambles before the incident.