I'm amazed that this is as big a story as it is. Two blokes being stupid, leaving stupid voicemail messages all at the tax payers expense. It now looks as though they are going to lose their jobs.
A lot of angry voices commenting on this story say that they deserve it because they earn so much, I don't see how that is relevant. Their actions were completely inappropriate and that wouldn't change if they were working for free.
How anyone thought that this would make good radio is beyond me.
29 October, 2008
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With massive pay packets comes massive responsibility. Business leaders often tell us that they are worth multi-million pound packages because if the company does not perform it is them in the firing line, similarly for bankers and even politicians to some extent.
When Tory shadow minister members make offensive comments they lose their positions. So too show TV presenters. If they had made racist comments I for one would be calling for their resignation and I see no difference in this case, where they have deliberately offended and harrassed a member of the public.
The sad thing is even if the BBC sack them they will get new multi-million pound contracts with another broadcaster within a few months. So this is more about setting an example than about imposing a true penalty on these multi-millionaires.
I hope that they will be prosecuted under the telecommunications act for misuse of telephonic equipment (I believe that is the correct legislation for abusive phone calls).
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