Headlines You Won't See

[steepholm]

Fraudster "devastated" after evidence of fraud comes to light.

Robber "devastated" at being caught by police.

Murderer "devastated" after being arrested for murder.

Single mother-of-two "devasted" after benefits cheat discovered.

Headlines you WILL see.

Comments

[brisingamen.livejournal.com]

It's the 'regretful' that gets me.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Yes, I bet she really regrets not getting that £500,000.

[mraltariel.livejournal.com]

I've found fraudster devastated by fraud:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/stanford/6339129.html

But then, I think that is more or less the same as the case you cite...

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

You're right - and now I come to think of it, I seem to recall that Bernie Madoff was also awfully upset about being caught, and that this too was considered newsworthy.

[sheenaghpugh]

I honestly can't contain my utter indifference about this, except to think that the NoW must be desperately short of news if they have to manufacture it. If anyone is daft enough to pay good money for access to what looks like one of the most nondescript people in the kingdom, she's welcome to part them from it; it strikes me as a victimless crime, or at least a crime with a victim quite undeserving of sympathy.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Oh, I quite concur with your indifference. It just struck me that when the BBC reports entrapments that don't involve ex-members of the royal family (Lord Triesman, Geoff Hoon, Patricia Hewitt, Margaret Moran, Lord Truscott, Lord Taylor... etc ad nauseam), it tends to be the corruption that they focus on, rather than how jolly bad they're feeling because of it.

[sheenaghpugh]

Yes, I think there's an unspoken assumption among the great & good that Decent People, our sort of people, must be feeling bad because they aren't natural criminals... doesn't apply to Archer but then he's an admitted cad.

[calimac.livejournal.com]

More headlines you won't see:

Newspaper "devastated" after pulling sting entrapment operation on person of no significance except that her name in the headline sells papers.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

This is very true.