TV ONE are arseholes

**jellywrestler** · 25th April 2011, 08:07

A Motorcyclist versus car accident on Saturday, in Wellington, resulted in the Death of the rider on the sunday.
TV One ran a report on the accident including a clear shot of the number plate.
I don't know who it was, the name hadn't been released, but it's a terrible thing for our media to show this, and someone who knows them to recognise the bike.

http://www.bsa.govt.nz/make-a-complaint-now/

Aired just after 6pm, my form was printed and sealed in an envelope by 10 past.

**hellokitty** · 25th April 2011, 08:16

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

A Motorcyclist versus car accident on Saturday, in Wellington, resulted in the Death of the rider on the sunday.
TV One ran a report on the accident including a clear shot of the number plate.
I don't know who it was, the name hadn't been released, but it's a terrible thing for our media to show this, and someone who knows them to recognise the bike.

http://www.bsa.govt.nz/make-a-complaint-now/

Aired just after 6pm, my form was printed and sealed in an envelope by 10 past.

Yes, I saw that too and thought how wrong it was to show the plate - imagine if that had been your family member or friend. Thanks for the link, will make a complaint too.

**Maha** · 25th April 2011, 08:23

I saw the article and thought nothing of it.
The death occured the day after the accident giving enough time to for family to be notified. I think that if you get a reply it will say the family had been notified.
None of my three sisters or indeed my parents know my bike rego.
I would venture to suggest that even Anne doesn't know my bike rego off hand.

Can anyone on here tell me the rego on my bike?
If you got a brief glimps of it on TV could you tell that it was mine?

**Cloggy** · 25th April 2011, 08:37

I wouldn't go as far as to call them assholes, but I don't think it was necessary to show the bike or the plate in the news clip.

**jellywrestler** · 25th April 2011, 08:49

Originally Posted by Cloggy

I wouldn't go as far as to call them assholes, but I don't think it was necessary to show the bike or the plate in the news clip.

So why wasn't it simply pixillated out? these people do news everyday, sure it's a common thing to have some sort of consideration when dealing with any fatality???
thoughtless Arseholes would be better then eh?

**AllanB** · 25th April 2011, 09:29

No biggie mate - most of the people on here probably don't even know their own number plates. Car plates are shown in mangled wrecks all the time.

**pritch** · 25th April 2011, 09:35

Originally Posted by Cloggy

I wouldn't go as far as to call them assholes,

I would. It is common at crash scenes for the emergency crews to be diverted from their life saving efforts to erect screens to keep the TV cameras from filming the victims .

But that's just one reason and one TV channel, they continually give me reasons to consider them arseholes. Be it misreporting, dumb questions, shite programming, or just slanted coverage, as with the recently reported SAS actions in Afghanistan.

Seemingly they are continually striving to attain a more advanced state of mediocrity... Yeah, "arseholes" about covers it.

**YellowDog** · 25th April 2011, 09:37

Originally Posted by AllanB

No biggie mate - most of the people on here probably don't even know their own number plates. Car plates are shown in mangled wrecks all the time.

Unless of course it is a personalised number plate.

Bikes and bike gear do look very similar, particularly with common bikes.

I must say that, whilst I couldn't quote them from memory, I do recognise the number plates of fellow riders I know.

Condolences to the family and friends of the guy who didn't survive the crash.

**flyingcrocodile46** · 25th April 2011, 10:09

Originally Posted by pritch

But that's just one reason and one TV channel, they continually give me reasons to consider them arseholes. Be it misreporting, dumb questions, shite programming, or just slanted coverage, as with the recently reported SAS actions in Afghanistan.

To put it bluntly they are sensationalistic lying fucking arseholes who have no interest in the truth unless it sells papers. So much so that they will knowingly print misinformation (fucking lies) rather than the truth. I have had dealings with them (on multi million dollar headline issues) twice and know this for a fact.

I can no longer believe anything I see in the news (papers or TV)

I wouldn't give the useless lying cunts the steam off my shit.

Roll on anarchy so we can start killing some of society's toxic scum

**pritch** · 25th April 2011, 10:16

Originally Posted by flyingcrocodile46

Roll on anarchy so we can start killing some of society's toxic scum

Don't hold back, say what you really think.

**flyingcrocodile46** · 25th April 2011, 10:41

Originally Posted by pritch

Don't hold back, say what you really think.

I can't. It frightens people

**boman** · 25th April 2011, 10:42

I agree. I have had dealings with them in the past. Thoughtless, arrogant, invading scum, are what my feelings on the media in this country are. And they only print what they want to print. They also quite often get that wrong too.

And I agree, that the Plate should have been pixalated out.

**ynot slow** · 25th April 2011, 11:00

My wife had similar press wanker taking pictures whilst she attempted to help a rider after she heard the crash from home,I had that eerily feeling of it being a bike due to the sound of scraping(6th sense maybe)so let her go.When ambo and fire arrived etc along with the local press taking pics of crash scene she asked a cop to tell the camera guy to have some friggin respect,she knew the guy had just died,and having been in funeral industry wasn't upset as pissed off with the tosser,especially when he stood at rear of bike to take pics,and knowing the plate was visible etc,gave the guy a verbal.The press guy replied patronisingly about her being in shock at the scene,well she nearly ripped his jugular out.Turned out the cop asked the pics to be removed and no(bike) identity be shown if any pics for paper were used.

**Bonez** · 25th April 2011, 13:16

That bikes rego had expired years prior anyway...............

**Skunk** · 25th April 2011, 13:57

Originally Posted by Maha

I saw the article and thought nothing of it.
The death occured the day after the accident giving enough time to for family to be notified. I think that if you get a reply it will say the family had been notified.

Family still have not been informed. Showing the plate is inexcusable.