I hate this kind of stuff. A nurse has been arrested in connection with five deaths at a hospital in Stockport, near Manchester. Apparently some saline solution (used for intravenous drips) had been tampered with, by someone injecting insulin into it. Consequently when given intravenously to a patient this could cause hypoglycaemia, coma and death. This story is currently all over the news.
However, the police have not charged the nurse, nor have they released any details (was she working with the five patients who died? did she have access to insulin and saline? did she have a motivation?). In fact, it has not been confirmed that the patients died due to hypoglycaemia or insulin injection.
In which case, is it right for the BBC and the Guardian to show a picture of the nurse on their websites? The same goes for all the other news outlets. Even better, the story on the Guardian website today pretty much tells you where she lives.
I think it is highly unfair, in fact it should be illegal, to show pictures and give away addresses of people that may be innocent before any trial has taken place.
Completely agree. I can't see why it isn't already illegal. It's ridiculous.
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