Was Parkinson right to speak out about Jade Goody?

[craft1948]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1 168199/Sir-Michael-Parkinson-Jade-ignorant-pue rile-Diana.html

[4getmenot]

and yes it was an attack on the media more than it was on jade

[Mully79]

brionon
Tue 07/04/09
16:11 Mully79 I'm SO sorry that I was upset at Di's Death . How dare I have feelings that don't agree with yours ?

Brionon, this is a site based on the opinions of many different people, not all of whom agree with each other. I stated my opinion, and certainly didn't say that everyone who disagreed with me was incorrect in feeling differently. Having a close relative die within a week of Princess Di put it in clear perspective for me. Unless the same thing happened to you, and I sincerely hope it did not, I can't imagine you'd know what that was like.

[brionon]

The only point I would disagree with is the bit about Princess Di. She died a week before my aunt and it sickened me to see that ridiculous outpouring of grief from people who didn't even know her.

Ridiculous, Me ? How can you have an opinion of Me ?

[mosesg]

Jade's death was not a tragedy, thousands of families have to go through what her family went through, but they don't publicise it. Real tragedies are the helicopter crash killing 16 people, someone being murdered etc. In the North East of Scotland we mourned for the 16 people on board the helicopter, not Jade, need I say more

[Pigletion]

What I found sad was that she said she wanted the money for her kids education as she didn't get a chance to go to school much as she had to care for her mother (who was on drugs and disabled). She even admitted she was ignorant, but I think her childhood gives the reasons why.

I know there are a lot of people who have awful childhoods and are child carers, but maybe this can highlight their plight.

We're meant to live in a civilised society,where children are protected until adulthood. The recent news has been filled with children who (fatally) slipped through the net and others who were taken away for no good reason! It's crazy..

[craft1948]

well said pigletion..