Hoax Radio Station To Set Up Fund

[emmie]

for the nurse who committed suicide, i think this is bizarre in the extreme.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20673899

[Maydup]

I fear they're damned if they do and damned if they don't.

[Sqad]

Well, they can do nothing and whatever they do they cannot undo what has been done.

I think that £320.000 might well "soften the blow".....given time.

[ichkeria]

Are you ever happy about anything em10? Just wondered :-)

[emmie]

ickeria if you have got anything to say about the actual post, why make it personal. I don't see that paying the family any money is going to help.

[emmie]

sqad, would that soften the blow for anyone? wouldn't you rather your wife, husband still around, than receive monies from the people who started it all.

[Mamyalynne]

I don't see it as bizarre, the hospital has set up a fund for the family too.

Soften the blow?? Never.

[whiskeryron]

It was an extremely silly prank but nevertherless a prank. Those two did not dream that the consequences would result in the death of an obviously very dedicated nurse. They cannot bring her back so it is right & just that the station they worked for should give compensation to her family, it's the very least they can do.

WR.

[Sqad]

em...that isn't the situation.

The mother is dead and will remain so.....nothing can be done about that.
In 1or 2 years time the initial trauma is likely to have completely dissipated.

Now the question is........in one years time would you like...nothing.....OR £320.000?

For me on a personal note the answer would be the latter.

[emmie]

i would not accept this money had it been my relative.

[emmie]

I understand if the hospital do it, that would be right, but not the people who started it off, for what its worth i would tell them to keep it.

[Mamyalynne]

That is your personal choice Em of course.

In the early 1960's a beloved Aunt of mine died following an awful accident at her place of work, caused by bad practice which would never be allowed now. No admission of guilt and no resource for a claim, however the mill owners as a 'gesture' offered my Grandmother money.

Did she take it ? Yes or she would have been in hock to the Co Op Funeral service for years.

[gness]

Were that question put to me Sqad the answer would be nothing. In their position I would refuse. I know I would probably be in the minority but I know, from experience, I just wouldn't want money gained in that way.
Mind you OH always said I had a peculiar attitude towards money.

[douglas9401]

And that may well be the choice that they make em10 but there's really no point in getting yourself up to high doh about it.

[Bazile]

Dont you think it's up to the family to decide what they want to do ?

Whatever they do decide to do will you be criticising them if it doeas not accord with what you think ?

[Sqad]

gness......so if the hospital had admitted negligence and a substantial sum of money was awarded to you by the courts.....you would have told them to "stick it?"

[emmie]

mamy, don't you also think that if the family do take their money that they will be accused of cashing in on her demise. I just see this as another example of people trying to exonerate themselves from wrongdoing, no matter how petty or stupid it seemed, by offering money. If the family don't need it, and the hospital will help them, i see that as a more honourable way.

[Mamyalynne]

No I don't, whatever the family decide to do is fine by me.

[emmie]

gness, i agree with you, i wouldn't either.

[douglas9401]

Some seriously twisted stuff going on here.