Tearful and contrite, two Australian radio hosts Monday described themselves as heartbroken over the apparent suicide of the nurse in England who took their prank call seeking information about Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.
Mel Greig and Michael Christian said their impersonation of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles was a silly stunt that they never expected to succeed, let alone play a potential role in the death of Jacintha Saldhana, who worked at the hospital where Prince William's wife was being treated for acute morning sickness.
Hope no one commits suicide over my joking, Lol.
(and like I would care, Lol).
'Rather than honing in on things that are deemed offensive and the human wastes of space that further the issues maybe more people better wake up and realise that all the laws that are currently passing are limiting your free speech.
The managers who approved the stunt may be subject to civil litigation & it does seem they failed to follow PR protocol by airing the conversation between the disc jockeys & medical staff. Still, any one of us could play a 'joke' on someone & not realize the impact of humiliating or potentially impacting on a persons career, family, self esteem etc. Prison is not the answer, it rarely is.