deluded and sick person?

cazzak79

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/probe-launched-after-photographers-sick-facebook-posts-about-michaela-harte-2508470.html

Probe launched after photographer's sick Facebook posts about Michaela Harte
Monday January 24 2011
A newspaper photographer who posted vile messages on Facebook about tragic Michaela McAreavey is being investigated by the paper’s bosses.
Susanne Morrison — who takes pictures for the County Down Outlook weekly paper — ranted that she was “sick of hearing” about Michaela's murder because she could not see “what makes her so special”.
Susanne also made other sickening remarks which we are not repeating.
Bizarrely, she added that Michaela’s honeymoon murder was a case of “karma” and that “what goes around comes around”.
Rathfriland girl Susanne, a Rangers and Linfield fan who has 613 Facebook ‘friends’, posted on her wall: “Susanne Morrison is sick hearing about Makeala [sic] Hartes death!
“Thousands of people die terrible deaths every day through diseases and whatever so what makes her so special.
“Soldiers don’t get as much coverage as she has and they are risking their lives to protect us! Its about time this country got its priorities right!!!”

m@cc@

Barely newsworthy. Who gives a **** what some 19-yr-old photographer thinks?

Badgermonkey

Oxygen of publicity possibly not helpful.

Let the girl rest in peace.

Gunsfortoys

A bitter, jealous, sectarian harlet. She should be sacked immediately.

Alter-Ego

She's entitled to her opinion. Sick and deluded? Hardly.

Bottle_of_Smoke

I'm really really annoyed at the Belfast Telegraph/Independent for publishing this on 2 grounds

A. She's a nobody. How could highlighting the prejudice of one sectarian little tramp be worth grieving friends and family having to read this

B. Its her f*cking facebook. That shouldn't be something a paper should go through in detail. Who gives a toss if she's in a group called ''being Protestant'' or supports Rangers/Linfield. The way the BT was harping on was sh*tstirring at best and incitement to violence at worst.

I know the Belfast telegraph is a gutter rag but even they shouldn't be trying to sell papers on the back of a family's misery.

never buying either paper again.

orourkeda

Did you reckoned they mentioned the fact that she is a Glasgow Rangers and Linfield supporter just to stir it up?

Pace2008

“Thousands of people die terrible deaths every day through diseases and whatever so what makes her so special.

“Soldiers don’t get as much coverage as she has and they are risking their lives to protect us! Its about time this country got its priorities right!!!”

Inarticulate, but I don't see anything particularly off with these opinions.

Gunsfortoys

orourkeda wrote: »

Did you reckoned they mentioned the fact that she is a Glasgow Rangers and Linfield supporter just to stir it up?

Of course. The bloody paper is a rag as has been highlighted many times. The Irish independant is like The Daily Mails bastard child.

coylemj

This is Katie French all over again, expect the Indo to use any flimsy excuse to keep the Michaela Harte story running for as long as possible.

m@cc@

orourkeda wrote: »

Did you reckoned they mentioned the fact that she is a Glasgow Rangers and Linfield supporter just to stir it up?

Probably. The thing is she'd hardly be the only one and the same would apply if it was Protestant that had been killed, some 'Catholics' would respond similarly. The thing is you wouldn't hear about it as if your choice of acquaintances is any good, you won't have them as friends on FB.

orourkeda

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Of course. The bloody paper is a rag as has been highlighted many times. The Irish independant is like The Daily Mails bastard child.

Indeed.

hondasam

She is probably saying what a lot of people are thinking.

phasers

Why do they bang on about her being Protestant? I thought NI had moved on from all that crap, or at least the media had.

Gunsfortoys

Pace2008 wrote: »

“Thousands of people die terrible deaths every day through diseases and whatever so what makes her so special.

“Soldiers don’t get as much coverage as she has and they are risking their lives to protect us! Its about time this country got its priorities right!!!”

Inarticulate, but I don't see anything particularly off with these opinions.

There is coverage of those things all the time! Ads on T.V and charities. It isn't the harte families fault that the media focused on their daughters death.

m@cc@

Pace2008 wrote: »

“Thousands of people die terrible deaths every day through diseases and whatever so what makes her so special.

“Soldiers don’t get as much coverage as she has and they are risking their lives to protect us! Its about time this country got its priorities right!!!”

Inarticulate, but I don't see anything particularly off with these opinions.

Well, I can answer it for her. People have no interest in the individual stories of soldiers dying since they have no real concept of war. Being on your honeymoon is easier to relate to. And also the fact that she was the daughter of an Irish celebrity helps.

Now it didn't take me much to work this out, but similarly I wouldn't feel the need to go on FB to cry on about it.

It was the same as when Princess Diana died and Mother Teresa died a week later. Guess which got the most coverage? That the way the media and public's hunger for celebrity works.

Gunsfortoys

hondasam wrote: »

She is probably saying what a lot of people are thinking.

Not really. Trolling fail.

My name is URL

Idiots writing about idiots writing idiotic things

Irish journalism is on the up

hondasam

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Not really. Trolling fail.

how do you know what people are thinking ?

m@cc@

phasers wrote: »

Why do they bang on about her being Protestant? I thought NI had moved on from all that crap, or at least the media had.

To sell newspapers.

ascanbe

Pace2008 wrote: »

“Thousands of people die terrible deaths every day through diseases and whatever so what makes her so special.

“Soldiers don’t get as much coverage as she has and they are risking their lives to protect us! Its about time this country got its priorities right!!!”

Inarticulate, but I don't see anything particularly off with these opinions.

What about the other ones about 'karma'?

Gunsfortoys

hondasam wrote: »

how do you know what people are thinking ?

I would hope any right minded person wouldn't think those things.

sollar

I'm glad she was called out on it.

It will be a lesson for people on facebook and other social media sites who want to post sectarian rubbish that they may find themselves having to stand over what they say some day.

charlemont

Its bigotry..

dan719

sollar wrote: »

I'm glad she was called out on it.

It will be a lesson for people on facebook and other social media sites who want to post sectarian rubbish that they may find themselves having to stand over what they say some day.

Or perhaps even on Vbulletin forums such as boards....:rolleyes:

She expressed an opinion online. However idiotic her opinion is, she is entitled to it. The Independent is a gutter rag, and realistically facebook should not be used as a source of such comments anyway.

hondasam

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

I would hope any right minded person wouldn't think those things.

people will always have a difference of opinion. If everyone agreed on everything it would be very boring.

Gunsfortoys

hondasam wrote: »

people will always have a difference of opinion. If everyone agreed on everything it would be very boring.

Cool story bro.

sollar

dan719 wrote: »

Or perhaps even on Vbulletin forums such as boards....:rolleyes:

She expressed an opinion online. However idiotic her opinion is, she is entitled to it. The Independent is a gutter rag, and realistically facebook should not be used as a source of such comments anyway.

There are no rules on the internet..... talk rubbish on facebook and be prepared for it to end up anywhere.

m@cc@

dan719 wrote: »

Or perhaps even on Vbulletin forums such as boards....:rolleyes:

She expressed an opinion online. However idiotic her opinion is, she is entitled to it. The Independent is a gutter rag, and realistically facebook should not be used as a source of such comments anyway.

Boards is a different kettle of fish as it's anonymous. Anyone can see that.

hondasam

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Cool story bro.

problem with that as well.

My name is URL

Don't Indo articles usually contain the author's name? I wonder why it's absent in this case..

cazzak79

sorry people i just think if it was my sister that was killed in this way id hate to hear anything like this been said
we get alot of stories about english murders here including the joanna yeates at christmas
i hope people would just leave her family and her in peace

Helix

phasers wrote: »

Why do they bang on about her being Protestant? I thought NI had moved on from all that crap, or at least the media had.

it stirs it up far more than if a catholic had said it

Gunsfortoys

hondasam wrote: »

problem with that as well.

Nope. I am of the opinion that anyone who thinks this...

What is it they say about what goes around comes around or karma or what ever u wanna call it! or as my mum would say your sins will always find u out hehe

they haven't got a valid opinion, but a serious chip on their shoulder.

Helix

cazzak79 wrote: »

sorry people i just think if it was my sister that was killed in this way id hate to hear anything like this been said

so would anyone im sure, which begs the question why the newspaper decided it would be a good idea to print it

the girl is entitled to her opinions, christ knows id probably agree with her if i was back home and having to listen to the same story over and over again, and shes entitled to post whatever she likes on her facebook

if she loses her job over it its a disgrace, whether or not you approve of what she said or how she said it

Pace2008

m@cc@ wrote: »

Well, I can answer it for her. People have no interest in the individual stories of soldiers dying since they have no real concept of war. Being on your honeymoon is easier to relate to. And also the fact that she was the daughter of an Irish celebrity helps.

Now it didn't take me much to work this out, but similarly I wouldn't feel the need to go on FB to cry on about it.

It was the same as when Princess Diana died and Mother Teresa died a week later. Guess which got the most coverage? That the way the media and public's hunger for celebrity works.

I understand why people empathise more with this story, but that still doesn't mean their priorities aren't upside-down.

People and papers going on about how the nation had been "brought to its knees" by the murder. It's sad, but God forbid people might really, seriously consider the widespread human-rights violations, hunger, torture and killings that happen wholesale every day of the year.

Yes, I know it's possible to care about both wider social issues and individual tragedies, but in reality I think way too many people are far more concerned with the latter.

Pace2008

ascanbe wrote: »

What about the other ones about 'karma'?

Inappropriate, maybe, but it's coming from a nobody's Facebook page.

"Vile," "Sickening -" I've heard people say the Independant is not as bottom-rung as the Sindo, but ham-fisted usage of power words like these scream red-top rubbish.

ascanbe

Pace2008 wrote: »

Inappropriate, maybe, but it's coming from a nobody's Facebook page.

"Vile," "Sickening -" I've heard people say the Independant is not as bottom-rung as the Sindo, but ham-fisted usage of power words like these scream red-top rubbish.

I'd consider the Independent to be much the same as the Sunday Indepedent; just with less celebrity stuff.
I'd have more respect for red-top's; at least they aren't pretending to be something they aren't.
Anyway, my take on it is that it could be construed as newsworthy as this woman apparently works for another paper; with that in mind, you'd think she would have the cop-on not to putting stuff like that on her facebook page.
If she loses her job it will be her own fault.

Dudess

Horrible little bitch maybe, but deluded and sick? Doubtful.

imitation

Certainly shows the dangers of setting your profile to public and being none too bright. I was thinking today if privacy laws will once again change due to people being moronic on the internet.

cazzak79

sorry should have thought a better title

stovelid

A controversial but not necessarily sick and deluded opinion. Turning this into a story and a moral witch-hunt is arguably more disrespectful than the original opinion.

Dudess

She was making the point that this tragedy received OTT media attention, resulting in the neglect of other tragedies - I don't think that's an unfair view to hold. The way she expressed it though was horrible - the "karma" stuff. But, her Facebook page, and a cheap, cheap tactic by the newspaper which pounced on it. No doubt there are plenty of other Facebook pages with as bad, and worse.

Plus, despite the "concern" for the family, that paper still went and "revealed" this, which it never had to do in the first place and which the family never had to know about.

cml387

My word,what a lot of mature and reasoned responses.
Is AH getting "respectable"?
BTW
I agree with the odiousness of the Indo reporting of what is an unfortunate facebook entry (also see Una Healy thread).

Piste

I don't get how what she said is sectarian. Also where does it say she's protstant?

--LOS--

If you haven't got anything nice to say....etc

stovelid

Piste wrote: »

Also where does it say she's protstant?

She supports Rangers and Linfield and she's from Rathfriland... :pac:

Xivilai

She has a point but she delivered it in the wrong way, the bitch.. Also what did your wan do for Morrison to start talking about Karma?

tbh the amount of press coverage over the murder is beyond a joke. The daughter of someone famous in GAA circles is really not worthy of front page news for over a week. Yes, it's a tragedy but at the same time there are far more newsworthy stories to report on.

steddyeddy

A lot of the sectarian crew werent fond of her I believe. I dont care really it bothers me as much as people hating obama because hes black. Backward people shouldnt be given time of day. the belfast telegraph were being assh*les by printing it tbh.

m@cc@

Piste wrote: »

I don't get how what she said is sectarian. Also where does it say she's protstant?

Sorry to go all Captain Obvious on ye but:

The Independent wrote:

On her Facebook site Susanne Morrison describes one of her activities as “being Protestant”.