Let's all tut loudly and feel better about ourselves

A friend, knowing full well what it would do to me, sent me a link to this article on the Daily Heil.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=561401&in_page_id=1773

It's typical death-watch journalism by the mail about the singer Amy Winehouse. Apparently she was seen with a rolled up cigarette which could be a joint (SHOCK HORROR). This apparently means that she's on heroine again and about to die! Also she was seen with a man! And lost her keys! What a mess, let's all tut loudly and feel better about ourselves. The online article (I'd never actually buy the paper, I'd feel less guilty repeated stamping on a box full of kittens) comes with loads of pictures of her not looking her best. There are also "hilarious" sarcastic, cowardly comments under each one. So here's my message to serial offender Donna McConnell.

You're a journalist, you didn't do this job for the money, you did it to report news and information to the public, you have a fucking responsibility to do that, not only that...you're a fucking human being so start fucking acting like one and stop abusing the concept of "the public has a right to know", the public DOES NOT have a right to fucking know the details of some pop stars medical condition and mental health issues, it DOES NOT have the fucking right to know which club she goes to, when she goes out, who she hangs around with. She's a fucking singer. Not a politician or someone whose lifestyle and behaviour has a direct influence on the public's day to day life. You don't get to judge her because not only have you abandoned your sold your morals as a journalist to the fucking Daily Mail, you have abandoned your basic responsibilities as a human fucking being.