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News of the World - utter scum

Azari
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edited 7 July 2011 at 6:58PM in Praise, vent & warnings
This is almost impossible to believe

According to this report, the NOW actually deleted messages from the dead girl's phone when they had listened to them giving here relatives false hope that she was still alive.

These people truly are the dregs of humanity.

The editor at the time is now chief executive of News International.

Perhaps people should consider whether they want to support this despicable organisation by continuing to buy their products.
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  • kaya
    kaya Posts: 2,465 Forumite
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    lol, i cant believe that you think ANY newspaper has morals, they print whatever sells the most papers, they couldnt care less about other peoples feelings or the accuracy of the content within, its all about the MONEY!
  • pmduk
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    The sort of people that buy New of the World are hardly those who will worry about a few ethical issues.
  • Pollycat
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    kaya wrote: »
    lol, i cant believe that you think ANY newspaper has morals, they print whatever sells the most papers, they couldnt care less about other peoples feelings or the accuracy of the content within, its all about the MONEY!

    Whilst I agree totally with this (and the hoo-haa about celebritie's phones being hacked left me totally underwhelmed with sympathy), I do think this latest news is appalling, especially for the Dowler family who have already been put through the wringer - when their daughter went missing, when her body was discovered and more recently during the trial of her killer.

    I hope the police can prosecute those responsible for this phone hacking (not just the person who actually did it but those who employed him too), even if it's just for jeopardising the investigation.

    It won't make me reconsider whether I want to support this 'despicable organisation' by buying their products because I never have.
  • Techhead_2
    Techhead_2 Posts: 1,769 Forumite
    Absolutely appalling behaviour by News International, even by their very low standards.

    Unfortunately, the sort of people who buy the NOTW and The Sun will not care or even comprehend.
  • biggaz26
    biggaz26 Posts: 308 Forumite
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    Techhead wrote: »
    Absolutely appalling behaviour by News International, even by their very low standards.

    Unfortunately, the sort of people who buy the NOTW and The Sun will not care or even comprehend.


    Hang on a minute! I do care and I wont be buying either paper anymore...mind you dont hurt yourself with your superiority.

    What these new papers did was absolutely deplorable and I wont be buy/reading their out put anymore!
    One day some company will do what they say they will do and charge a fair charge.:T

    Not doing the opposite of that which they promise and charge you a fortune for the privileged. :(

    Or maybe not:mad:
  • simax
    simax Posts: 1,977 Forumite
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    ...and this company want to take over BSkyB!?!?!? :eek:
    I spent 25 years in the mobile industry, from 1994 to 2019. Worked for indies as well as the big networks, in their stores also in contact centres. I also hold a degree in telecoms engineering so I like to think I know what I’m talking about 😂
  • pmduk
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    biggaz26 wrote: »
    Hang on a minute! I do care and I wont be buying either paper anymore...mind you dont hurt yourself with your superiority.

    What these new papers did was absolutely deplorable and I wont be buy/reading their out put anymore!

    They have behaved badly for years. Why has it taken you so long? It's not superiority just common sense.
  • biggaz26
    biggaz26 Posts: 308 Forumite
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    I hope you choke on you Daily Mail!!

    ;-)
    One day some company will do what they say they will do and charge a fair charge.:T

    Not doing the opposite of that which they promise and charge you a fortune for the privileged. :(

    Or maybe not:mad:
  • KxMx
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    Sadly, when it came to light that two-bit "celebs" such as Sienna Miller had been hacked into, I did not think it would end there.

    If they could get a low-end celeb then there was no guessing how high up they would go with it :(
  • scheming_gypsy
    scheming_gypsy Posts: 18,410 Forumite
    Techhead wrote: »
    Unfortunately, the sort of people who buy the NOTW and The Sun will not care or even comprehend.


    they'll probably care and comprehend more than the kind of person who judges others on the newspaper they read ;)
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