just when you think the internet has lost the ability to make you furious

Oct 16, 2009 13:48

Dear Daily Mail,

Shut up, shut up, SHUT UP.

[edited for a new googledoc link to the article. Deny the Daily Mail hits]

Healthy and fit 33-year-old men do not just climb into their pyjamas and go to sleep on the sofa, never to wake up again... Whatever the cause of death is, it is not, by any yardstick, a natural one. Let us be absolutely clear ( Read more... )

news, enormous fail

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sunsetmog October 16 2009, 12:59:19 UTC
Do you mind if I repost this? I am FUMING.

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kraken_wakes October 16 2009, 13:07:06 UTC
Go for it. Someone commented to niennah saying they were going to make a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission - there's certainly factual information wrong in the article because fit and healthy young men do die unexpectedly. There were three footballers last year for example.

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sunsetmog October 16 2009, 13:12:13 UTC
Have reposted.

I expect to be disappointed and frustrated by the Daily Mail but this is too much.

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kraken_wakes October 16 2009, 13:16:35 UTC
Unusually for the Daily Mail, the comments seem to be full of win (I say seem because I haven't read them all and I'm sure there are some normal DM readers in there).

The Press Complaints Commission suggest emailing the editor in the first instance. Perhaps we should have a mass blogosphere emailing of the editor, owners and whoever advertises in the paper?

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airgiodslv October 16 2009, 14:01:56 UTC
That is an awful, horrible article. I can't even believe anyone would print that. What were they thinking??? :-(

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kraken_wakes October 16 2009, 14:06:23 UTC
I honestly have no idea. The Daily Mail are well known for being douchebags but they must be off their rockers to let this one go.

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