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FM104 - Man trying to commit suicide - mod note post 1

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    #62
    MyPeopleDrankTheSoup
    Registered Users Posts: 2,720 ✭✭✭MyPeopleDrankTheSoup


    their site is down but muzu who are hosting their webcam is still working

    http://www.muzu.tv/fm104/live-stream-music-video/698431/?partnerId=ur444


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    #63
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 28,120 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    You'd think with all the cowboys in the county one of them would know how to use a lasso and drag the clown down!!


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    #64
    andyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭andyman


    I hope everyone can credit the job Jeremy's doing here. Awful position for him to be in and I think anybody criticising him are being extremely harsh.


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    #65
    cazzak79
    Registered Users Posts: 411 ✭✭cazzak79


    Think they have taken it off the air now


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    #66
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,930 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Jeremy keeps saying he isn't trained to deal with this, neither is Adrian. You'd think if you're going to present a talk show that often deals with controversial issues that they'd have some sort of training in things like this. If you volunteer with the Samaritans or the likes you get a crash course on what to say, what not to say etc. You'd think these people would get basic support training.


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    #67
    ERPR
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 28 ✭ERPR


    andyman wrote: »
    I hope everyone can credit the job Jeremy's doing here. Awful position for him to be in and I think anybody criticising him are being extremely harsh.

    Arse- utter voyeurism. Why did he cut to ads mid crisis? Detestable stuff.


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    #68
    soc160
    Closed Accounts Posts: 522 ✭✭✭soc160


    Anita Blow wrote: »
    FM104 should be ****ing crucified for this.
    After the past couple of months we've had in this country with suicide being such a sensitive current topic they should have a bit of ****ing class.

    If anything did happen, I hope the producers and presenter could live with themselves knowing they broadcast a man taking his own life just to get trending on twitter.

    I said it already here, but if anyone else knows, I think Niall Boylan had to deal with something similar many years ago? To be honest I have no memories of it, fairly sure I heard it off someone who worked with him, but someone here might have more memories. So I dont think this is the first.


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    #69
    adam500
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭adam500


    foxinsox wrote: »
    God, that's shocking to listen to.

    I think the presenter was just trying his best to talk him down.

    True, Jeremy did seem genuinely concerned for the guys welfare!


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    #70
    TheZestyLemon
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭TheZestyLemon


    andyman wrote: »
    I hope everyone can credit the job Jeremy's doing here. Awful position for him to be in and I think anybody criticising him are being extremely harsh.

    I didn't listen to that channel. What was Jeremy saying to him?


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    #71
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,068 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    andyman wrote: »
    I hope everyone can credit the job Jeremy's doing here. Awful position for him to be in and I think anybody criticising him are being extremely harsh.

    I'm sure he's stressed the fcuked out by it.. but it just shows how scummy FM104 are for not pulling both the segment and him off air.


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    #72
    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,322 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Scummy exploitation of the worst kind. How that ever made it to air is beyond me, the BAI will be making a few serious phone calls tomorrow.


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    #73
    newballsplease
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭newballsplease


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    Jeremy keeps saying he isn't trained to deal with this, neither is Adrian. You'd think if you're going to present a talk show that often deals with controversial issues that they'd have some sort of training in things like this. If you volunteer with the Samaritans or the likes you get a crash course on what to say, what not to say etc. You'd think these people would get basic support training.


    Oh f**k off seriously


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    #74
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,365 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Those who are giving out about cutting to breaks: Check the webcam, Jeremy is making calls on the seperate phone (seems to be different to the on air one), I'd imagine it was unavoidable and the break was taken so a call could be made to someone.


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    #75
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,068 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    super_furry wrote: »
    Scummy exploitation of the worst kind. How that ever made it to air is beyond me, the BAI will be making a few serious phone calls tomorrow.

    They say he wanted to 'air his views'.

    I'm sure everyone involved in the show was dead against it though :rolleyes:


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    #76
    andyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭andyman


    ERPR wrote: »
    Arse- utter voyeurism. Why did he cut to ads mid crisis? Detestable stuff.

    It doesn't matter if it's on the air or off the air. He'd still be saying the exact same things. He doesn't know this man but was putting everything he can to try and help him.

    Also, his father asked him to hang up. So obviously Jeremy needed time for a breather.

    Sheer lack of respect shown by yourself. You should be ashamed that you think Jeremy's owed for criticism here.


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    #77
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,930 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    newballsplease wrote: »
    Oh f**k off seriously

    What?

    They're constantly talking about all sorts of things on these phone shows and what qualifications do they have? The ability to talk and stir things up. I'm not saying they should be fully qualified psychiatrists, I'm just saying if they're going to deal with controversial or sensitive topics that they should have some sort of knowledge of what to say, what not to say, what to do, who to contact, etc. etc.

    Obviously they can't predict something like this happening.


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    #78
    Nino Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,507 ✭✭✭Nino Brown


    super_furry wrote: »
    Scummy exploitation of the worst kind. How that ever made it to air is beyond me, the BAI will be making a few serious phone calls tomorrow.

    The guy didn't call the radio station by accident, he wanted to be on the radio. He was listening to the radio on earphones. Do you really think it would be good idea to cut somebody off who is supposedly suicidal, because nobody will listen to him?


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    #79
    foxinsox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭foxinsox


    A guy calls show, is threatening suicide, says he wants it to broadcast live or he'll do it..

    Very few would just cut broadcast.
    Could you make that choice?

    What if the man had a radio with him?

    EDIT: another poster mentioned he was listening.

    I think the presenter tried his best.


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    #80
    Lenin Skynard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,970 ✭✭✭Lenin Skynard


    "Please don't ring because it's not appropriate" or in other words, the legal department have contacted us and told us to Stfu.


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    #81
    GhostInTheRuins
    Registered Users Posts: 5,962 ✭✭✭GhostInTheRuins


    I vaguely remember something like this about 10-15 years ago on one of these late night talk shows, as far as I can remember it was a chap in dublin threatening to jump off a crane live on air.


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    #82
    ERPR
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 28 ✭ERPR


    andyman wrote: »

    It doesn't matter if it's on the air or off the air. He'd still be saying the exact same things. He doesn't know this man but was putting everything he can to try and help him.

    Also, his father asked him to hang up. So obviously Jeremy needed time for a breather.

    Sheer lack of respect shown by yourself. You should be ashamed that you think Jeremy's owed for criticism here.

    I'm not...ashamed. They will get hammered for this and rightly so


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    #83
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,068 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    foxinsox wrote: »
    A guy calls show, is threatening suicide, says he wants it to broadcast live or he'll do it..

    Very few would just cut broadcast.
    Could you make that choice?

    What if the man had a radio with him?

    I think the presenter tried his best.

    If somebody starts a thread on Boards and say's they'll kill themselves if the thread is closed, how do you think mods would / should react?


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    #84
    super_furry
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    Nino Brown wrote: »
    The guy didn't call the radio station by accident, he wanted to be on the radio. He was listening to the radio on earphones. Do you really think it would be good idea to cut somebody off who is supposedly suicidal, because nobody will listen to him?

    And how many copycat calls will the be over the next month? There are BAI guidelines for this sort of stuff.


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    #85
    Lenin Skynard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,970 ✭✭✭Lenin Skynard


    Now lets go back to a load of people roaring and shouting and calling each other scumbags.


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    #86
    andyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭andyman


    ERPR wrote: »
    I'm not...ashamed. They will get hammered for this and rightly so

    That's not the point I'm making. The point I was making that, regardless of whether FM104 were right or wrong to do this, Jeremy still did an excellent job under the circumstances.


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    #87
    Pacing Mule
    Registered Users Posts: 5,057 ✭✭✭Pacing Mule


    My name is URL wrote: »
    If somebody starts a thread on Boards and say's they'll kill themselves if the thread is closed, how do you think mods would / should react?

    It would be closed. It's a strict site wide rule to protect mods from being in that situation. (AFAIK it happened before)


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    #88
    ERPR
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 28 ✭ERPR


    Lenin Skynard wrote: »
    Now lets go back to a load of people roaring and shouting and calling each other scumbags.

    Shut up you commie scumbag and stay out of my garden


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    #89
    andyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭andyman


    The one that's on now is wrecking my head, like.


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    #90
    ERPR
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 28 ✭ERPR


    andyman wrote: »

    That's not the point I'm making. The point I was making that, regardless of whether FM104 were right or wrong to do this, Jeremy still did an excellent job under the circumstances.

    I don't agree but I only listened to 15 minutes max due to it clearly being some lad with a personality disorder


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    #91
    nocoverart
    Registered Users Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭nocoverart


    andyman wrote: »
    The one that's on now is wrecking my head, like.

    She doesn't seem the brightest


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