Rave Radio: Offline (0/0)
Adresse électronique: Mot de passe:
Anonymous
Crée un compte
Mot de passe oublié?
Page: 1Rating: Unrated [0]
Ten Staff Fired Over Wii-Diculous Radio Water Competition
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Morphine a répondu le Fri 19 Jan, 2007 @ 9:02am
morphine
Coolness: 50770
5 on air DJs and 5 other staff have been fired from Californian radio station KDND 107.9 FM following the ‘Hold your wee for a Wii’ fiasco, followed up by a criminal investigation and a threat by the affected family to sue.

Audio recordings of shows following the death of the 28-year old woman, Jennifer Strange, who died from water intoxication after failing to win the main prize of a Nintendo Wii and winning second prize tickets to a Justin Timberlake concert, have prompted a spokesperson from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s department to say they have launched an investigation.

According to Gamespot [ au.gamespot.com ] , Sgt. Timothy Curran said that: "We have decided we will open a death investigation which will take weeks and on conclusion our findings will be forwarded to the local district attorney to decide whether to lay criminal charges."

The audio recordings, which are now available on the Internet, feature the now-fired DJ’s joking about contestants dying of water intoxication before the death of Jennifer Strange.

In one instance, the DJ’s talk about the death of Matthew Carrington, a California State University student in the city of Chico, who died after drinking too much water during a fraternity hazing – a type of initiation ceremony that college students play on each other.

Despite listeners calling in to warn the DJs that the stunt could be fatal before the death of Jennifer Strange took place, the DJ’s responded that: “"Yeah, we're aware of that.”.

Another DJ is reported to have said that “Yeah, they signed releases, so we're not responsible. We're OK.”

The family of Jennifer Strange is now wanting to sue the radio station so a similar tragedy can be avoided, as Strange’s three children are now without their mother.

[ www.itwire.com.au ]
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform a répondu le Fri 19 Jan, 2007 @ 9:43am
neoform
Coolness: 339465
They're being brought up on manslaughter charges..
I'm feeling you up right now..
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Morphine a répondu le Fri 19 Jan, 2007 @ 9:50am
morphine
Coolness: 50770
i just dont get how a contest like this was even approved in the 1st place
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform a répondu le Fri 19 Jan, 2007 @ 10:27am
neoform
Coolness: 339465
Yeah, it's pretty bad.. honestly, there are so many competitions they could have done that aren't dangerous..
I'm feeling you up right now..
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer a répondu le Fri 19 Jan, 2007 @ 11:25am
moondancer
Coolness: 92065
honestly..

I'm sure they're second guessing their responsibility statement now. You almost have to feel bad cause some people are seriously incapable of understanding that bad shit can happen.
I'm feeling hungava right now..
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope a répondu le Fri 19 Jan, 2007 @ 8:04pm
nothingnopenope
Coolness: 201025
The stations always have final say on what kind of competitions happen, they are the ones who approved this, put the blame on them.

BTW water intoxication is also one way that some people have died at raves. Some people on ecstacy have died from drinking way too much water and not going to the bathroom since they don't notice that they have to go.
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» dj_ray_ray a répondu le Fri 19 Jan, 2007 @ 8:08pm
dj_ray_ray
Coolness: 39145
To bad, if it were for a PsP it would have been worth the risk, but to die for Nintendo... a true shame.
I'm feeling like egg rolls right now..
Ten Staff Fired Over Wii-Diculous Radio Water Competition
Page: 1
Poster Une Réponse
Vous devez être connecté pour soumettre une réponse.