Huw Edwards - 6 month suspended sentence (pg 107)

[GaudinoMotors]

I read somewhere that Clive was visibly upset on the News at Ten last night. 'Tears in his eyes'.
Good lad Clive. Sympathy/empathy for a friend obviously.

Did he know the young person?

 

[ganganvince]

I am not doing any kind of trumps game , schoffields daughters stopped him comitting suicide when the stuff came out about him , neither should be using their depression as a reason for doing wrong , it does a diservice to the millions with clinical depression who dont do risky behaviour

When you say his daughters stopped him committing suicide that wasn't a physical stop but they were the only thing he had to live for is that correct?

Phillip Schofield: 'My daughters are the only reason I am still alive!'

Phillip Schofield has been left feeling suicidal since his 'This Morning' exit and insisted that his daughters are the only reason he is still here.

uk.style.yahoo.com

 

[metalblue]

Then don't read between the lines

Great contribution

 

[Phil1]

Fair enough - you just seem to be a lot more defensive of Schofield than of Edwards

She’s said herself that she’s been watching Schofield every day for 20 years so probably feels a closer connection to him. The fact is most of what Schofield has said or done on screen was highly scripted and was a projection put across to the viewer of what the stations wanted them to see. It’s all manufactured shite wrapped up in a neat parcel designed to keep the masses entertained.
I’ll never understand those who get too emotionally attached to people they see on TV.

 

[Kippaxpete]

He hasn’t used his depression as a reason for doing wrong, all that’s happened is his wife has released a statement saying he’s currently in hospital and will be responding to the allegations when he’s better.

What is a disservice is people thinking he’s used it as a reason when he clearly hasn’t and is also currently in hospital being treated for it.

Precisely. Neither Edwards or his family have presented his pre-existing mental health issues as mitigation in defence of what are still alleged actions on his part. Edwards' wife has merely issued a statement on his behalf making clear that he has been hospitalised and asking that the matter be treated with some sensitivity.
Most telling though is how news stories of this sort bring out the very worst in people; this forum being no different. In the absence of a definitive version of events, the usual suspects are only too keen to appoint themselves as moral arbiters sitting in judgement of others. I note that numerous posters have accused Edwards' wife of effectively throwing her husband under a bus by releasing said statement (a complete mischaracterisation, wilful or not) and that the unnamed 'person' is male (an assumption at best). Still, as I always say, why let the facts get in the way of a good story (or should that be pile-on). Let's face it, the Sun never do.

 

[Vic]

When you say his daughters stopped him committing suicide that wasn't a physical stop but they were the only thing he had to live for is that correct?

Phillip Schofield: 'My daughters are the only reason I am still alive!'

Phillip Schofield has been left feeling suicidal since his 'This Morning' exit and insisted that his daughters are the only reason he is still here.

uk.style.yahoo.com

Did you even read the story you posted?

 

[Mon Autre]

I am not doing any kind of trumps game , schoffields daughters stopped him comitting suicide when the stuff came out about him , neither should be using their depression as a reason for doing wrong , it does a diservice to the millions with clinical depression who dont do risky behaviour

He hasn't used his depression as a reason for his behaviour. He hasnt said anything at all. And nobody knows if he has done anything wrong yet anyway (whatever wrong means). If the untruthful Sun article has triggered a mental health episode then it's not an excuse for anything, it's just a reaction to their behaviour towards him (and potentially on top of the distress that comes with having been in the closet for decades)

 

[Vic]

Precisely. Neither Edwards or his family have presented his pre-existing mental health issues as mitigation in defence of what are still alleged actions on his part. Edwards' wife has merely issued a statement on his behalf making clear that he has been hospitalised and asking that the matter be treated with some sensitivity.
Most telling though is how news stories of this sort bring out the very worst in people; this forum being no different. In the absence of a definitive version of events, the usual suspects are only too keen to appoint themselves as moral arbiters sitting in judgement of others. I note that numerous posters have accused Edwards' wife of effectively throwing her husband under a bus by releasing said statement (a complete mischaracterisation, wilful or not) and that the unnamed 'person' is male (an assumption at best). Still, as I always say, why let the facts get in the way of a good story (or should that be pile-on). Let's face it, the Sun never do.

Headline: "Wife names Edwards".

Story: "Wife issues statement on behalf of husband".

 

[ganganvince]

Did you even read the story you posted?

Yes to state they stopped him suggests they took the pills out of his hand or turned the tap off. There was no attempt to stop just a thought.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

So these mental health issues enable you remember exact dates, regiments, historic names, names of horses and dignitaries, financial figures, political issues, legal issues, medical issues - but may make you drop your keks online to young people and pay them for it? The mind really does work in mysterious ways. Such a complex area, and episodes such as this only help to raise much needed awareness, clearly.