Caroline Flack R.I.P.

Unread post by **Frank Manning** » 15 Feb 2020, 18:59

Very sad news this evening. Love Island does not interest me, but for an attractive 40 year old to lose her life in this way is terribly sad, and a reflection of the fleeting nature of celebrity. R.I.P.

Unread post by **Jan Rosser** » 15 Feb 2020, 19:13

Shocking news - she won Strictly Come Dancing as well as hosting Love Island - unimaginable grief for her family - I know she had a court case hanging over her but she obviously needed help - so very sad.

Unread post by **Whynd1** » 15 Feb 2020, 19:15

I feel the same Frank, what sadness.
My thoughts are with her family.
I once worked with someone whose husband hung himself in the family home,leaving her and two children under 5. The pain and grief of having to deal with the police and the coroners inquest was nearly too much to bear.

Happily now ten years on she has made a new life for her and the children.

Unread post by **GillD46** » 15 Feb 2020, 20:12

Very sad news.

Unread post by **david63** » 15 Feb 2020, 23:33

Very sad news.

We will probably never know the reason why she took her own life - whether it was the impending court case, social media or she had other problems but it brings home the pressure that comes with fame.

Unread post by **Stephen** » 16 Feb 2020, 07:54

Caroline Flack: Love Island and TV stars pay tribute to presenter https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-51518593

R.I.P

Unread post by **GillD46** » 16 Feb 2020, 09:56

Very sad for anyone to see no other way.
RIP.

Unread post by **towny44** » 16 Feb 2020, 10:10

Very sad, she obviously needed psychiatric help rather than facing a court case.

Unread post by **Ray B** » 16 Feb 2020, 10:28

Very sad, but the press rats and trolls show no mercy once they get their fangs in.
RIP

Unread post by **Frank Manning** » 16 Feb 2020, 11:28

Ray B wrote: 16 Feb 2020, 10:28
Very sad, but the press rats and trolls show no mercy once they get their fangs in.
RIP

Absolutely right Ray. We live in a world where trolls feed off sensationalism in vitriolic press. No one is safe anymore.

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 16 Feb 2020, 11:33

A sad situation with a tragic outcome. You never know what stresses and strains others are under until something like this happens.

Unread post by **towny44** » 16 Feb 2020, 11:41

Reports in the papers this morning says she had been informed on Friday that the court case was going ahead,
clearly this must have been a trigger.

Unread post by **Onelife** » 16 Feb 2020, 13:06

This is very sad.... A desperate final act for what are normally temporary problems.

You are right Frank.....The media have the power to make or break a person at their own choosing.

Unread post by **Frank Manning** » 16 Feb 2020, 15:24

Onelife wrote: 16 Feb 2020, 13:06
This is very sad.... A desperate final act for what are normally temporary problems.

You are right Frank.....The media have the power to make or break a person at their own choosing.

The red tops in particular deal in sensationalism. However there are a lot of maggot trolls with nasty unthinking minds who feed off the stuff and add to the vitriol with nasty comments.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 16 Feb 2020, 18:16

Social media is deffo a problem but only if you read it and worse still believe that what is written is the truth.

R.I.P Caroline.

Unread post by **towny44** » 16 Feb 2020, 19:13

I think the bigger problem for Caroline was that the CPS had decided to proceed with the prosecution, despite her boyfriend not wanting them to proceed. It seems to me that the judicial system needs to find itself a conscience.

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 16 Feb 2020, 22:22

I agree Towny. And yet the same CPS let scum off the hook for much more serious offences over technicalities.

Unread post by **towny44** » 16 Feb 2020, 22:33

The CPS needs to stop being judged on its win ratio, and concentrate on bringing cases which they believe are in the public interest, even if they are not certain they can win.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 17 Feb 2020, 08:24

BBC's Breakfast Program explained that a trial is required if the evidence is supportive. In this case it seems that it was overwhelming and the boyfriend's plea / retraction has no bearing on the matter if only because the person in question should face trial to prevent any repetition in the future …. apparently.

Unread post by **towny44** » 17 Feb 2020, 09:11

Manoverboard wrote: 17 Feb 2020, 08:24
BBC's Breakfast Program explained that a trial is required if the evidence is supportive. In this case it seems that it was overwhelming and the boyfriend's plea / retraction has no bearing on the matter if only because the person in question should face trial to prevent any repetition in the future …. apparently.

Typical bl**dy lawyer speak, they just want to keep themselves in jobs, about time we had a good clear out of the legal swamp.
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Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 17 Feb 2020, 18:10

But how about evidence that her actions might have been influenced by mental illness? Does our system have no compassion or common sense. The same book of rules that led to this lets killers out on license to kill again in a couple of years. It's insane. If that's the rules we need to tear them up and start again.

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