A fine example of humanity

[John_C]

This is what happens when financial gain and career success become dominant in society:

the original story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/04/milly-dowler-voicemail-hacked-news-of-world

some follow up reports:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14040841

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...rs-phone-was-hacked-by-News-of-The-World.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14044046

and then a defense: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9531686.stm


there's way too much info for me to explain it all, but if you look in to it, this is one of the most disgraceful examples of opportunism and greed driven actions in a large corporation I have seen.

I would then go so far as to say that the attitude of complete amorality and greed is endemic to the corporate system and that the corporate system is in fact the most powerful force in world politics. Which doesn't lead to nice conclusions....

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

"Gray areas."

 

[John_C]

Another great (sortof) quote from the same guy, back in '02 i think

"only legal payments to the police for information"

It wasn't quite like that, but he was saying that he thought there was a legal way of paying the police for information, and admitting that the news of the world did it all the time.

 

[AllanD]

Cliffs? I don't really understand.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Dude he basically said the only mistake they made was they got caught. That is some scary ass thinking for sure.

 

[drew_drummer]

Fucking scumbags. They're all at it... NOtW is just a scapegoat.