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In reply to the discussion: ... So somebody is going to prison for causing this lady's death, yes? [View all]aranthus
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Here in California there was an instance where a radio station held a race for cash stunt. The radio drove a van around town and parked it somewhere, and the first to the van won a prize. Of course there was an accident. I don't remember if there were fatalities or not (there was one). There was a civil suit and the station was found liable because it should have forseen that people would street race to the van, which was likely to cause an accident. The case was Weirum vs. RKO, if anyone wants to look it up.
The situation here is different. The station wasn't directly encouraging anyone to commit suicide. I don't even know if it is a crime in England to release private medical information, although it probably is. But is it reasonably foreseeable that the nurse would commit suicide because of it? Also, there needs to be an investigation of who let these jerks proceed with their stunt, who didn't stop it when it was clear that they were going to get private information, and who posted it on the radio website. The two DJ's aren't the only ones responsible.