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Old 12-07-2012, 10:06 AM
 
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Hospital nurse found dead after taking prank call on Catherine - CNN.com

Does anyone think that the prank callers should be held responsible in any way?
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:09 AM
 
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Hospital nurse found dead after taking prank call on Catherine - CNN.com

Does anyone think that the prank callers should be held responsible in any way?
She apparently was unstable. She made a mistake and overreacted. If not this prank call...it might have been her forgetting to buy milk on the way home that put her over the edge.
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:13 AM
 
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Hope Australia is proud of itself now.
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:17 AM
 
Location: Sango, TN
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

This is why she committed suicide? I don't feel sorry for this nurse at all. Pathetic, in my opinion. Most of the reasons people commit suicide for are chicken **** and pointless. Permanent solution to a temporary problem. She was either chemically imbalanced with other underlying psychological issues, or just a poor example of a human being.

I'm sorry if you think this is a harsh opinion, but I feel we are way to forgiving of folks that harm themselves in this way. Peer pressure is a powerful thing, and looking down on this behavior should be someones first reaction.

Seriously, to kill yourself becasue you feel for a prank phone call?
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:19 AM
 
Location: Area 51.5
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I don't think the pranksters should be held legally responsible, but since they did this as part of their job, they should probably be fired. Not for legal reasons but for moral reasons. Or for being stupid.

The nurse felt shamed for being so easily duped. I don't think she was unstable, and by all accounts, was wonderful nurse. A sad ending for someone who obviously wore her heart on her sleeve.
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:21 AM
 
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Hope Australia is proud of itself now.
I'm sure Australia is as proud of itself as it's ever been, which BTW, is a lot. And rightly so.

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Old 12-07-2012, 10:21 AM
 
Location: Oklahoma
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

This is why she committed suicide? I don't feel sorry for this nurse at all. Pathetic, in my opinion. Most of the reasons people commit suicide for are chicken **** and pointless. Permanent solution to a temporary problem. She was either chemically imbalanced with other underlying psychological issues, or just a poor example of a human being.

I'm sorry if you think this is a harsh opinion, but I feel we are way to forgiving of folks that harm themselves in this way. Peer pressure is a powerful thing, and looking down on this behavior should be someones first reaction.

Seriously, to kill yourself becasue you feel for a prank phone call?
People who kill themselves usually have underlying mental issues. Circumstances are just the tip of the iceberg.
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:22 AM
 
Location: Maryland
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I don't think the pranksters should be held legally responsible, but since they did this as part of their job, they should probably be fired. Not for legal reasons but for moral reasons. Or for being stupid.

The nurse felt shamed for being so easily duped. I don't think she was unstable, and by all accounts, was wonderful nurse. A sad ending for someone who obviously wore her heart on her sleeve.

These are your typical morning zoo type jocks. They were most likely hired to do stuff like this.
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:23 AM
 
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Hospital nurse found dead after taking prank call on Catherine - CNN.com

Does anyone think that the prank callers should be held responsible in any way?
No
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:27 AM
 
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

This is why she committed suicide? I don't feel sorry for this nurse at all. Pathetic, in my opinion. Most of the reasons people commit suicide for are chicken **** and pointless. Permanent solution to a temporary problem. She was either chemically imbalanced with other underlying psychological issues, or just a poor example of a human being.

I'm sorry if you think this is a harsh opinion, but I feel we are way to forgiving of folks that harm themselves in this way. Peer pressure is a powerful thing, and looking down on this behavior should be someones first reaction.

Seriously, to kill yourself becasue you feel for a prank phone call?
Your ignorance on depression is astounding. The thing that sets one to commit suicide is not always the real problem. It's merely the straw that broke the camel's back. I suffer from clinical depression since before puberty. Many times I was literally on the verge of suicide. The big problem was already weighing on me when a small problem sent me over the edge. First off, being an nurse in a hospital is already a stressful situation. Being a nurse for a member of the royal family adds to the stress. Falling for a prank which caused you to reveal private patient information could be grounds for being fired. Having the prank revealed world wide adds another layer of stress. Then comes the local press in England and their reporting. We don't know what her home/family life was like before all this started and this could have been another layer of stress.
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