Woman shot in Dalyan

[stoop]

Strange you should mention this as when it came on the local news (Look North) they also said it was a luxury villa and Maggie said 'that's not luxury its like ours'

Make of that what you will but I do think the media tend to 'fill out' their stories to make them sound a little better.

The saddest thing - apart from the tragedy itself of course, is the way biggoted people use it as a chance to have a cheap shot at Turkey. I can't believe some of the comments in the DM!

[keng38]

It's all about the adjectives.

[Scunner]

 I can't believe some of the comments in the DM!

I can understand the complete ignorance some people have - what is difficult to grasp is their desire to share it with others.

[stoop]

Some have even slated the paper for putting in a picture of the dead lady in the nude! Can't they see it's obviously her son!

[scorcher]

 I can't believe some of the comments in the DM!

I can understand the complete ignorance some people have - what is difficult to grasp is their desire to share it with others.

Nice one - be a good header if you are ever short of ideas !

[GordonA]

I believe that the mere fact that one has a second home in whatever foreign country, is indeed a luxury, when some in the world do not even have a roof over their heads, but I do not see anything wrong with what Jacqui posted, it has been taken out of context, I think.

[angela]

Well even though the style/size/price  of home is of no consequence to anyone, it is always reported in the media in this country, whatever the context of the story, as e.g   " a body was found this morning in a £200,000 detached/semi/terraced  house in whatever town " Why do they do it, do they check Zoopla before they print ?

[stoop]

Quite correct Angela! They always do it don't they?

I suppose its to try and put some perspective on things but it's pretty irrelevant really.

[Scunner]

The second ever heart transplant patient in the UK was our neighbour across the road. His mum worked in the local shop and they were all thoroughly nice people. Our road was teeming with national press, all knocking on all the neighbouring doors.  We could have told them what a nice guy he was, where he worked and plenty of information.

They didn't ask. What they asked was "We understand he had an affair a number of years ago, do you know anything about that?".

[stoop]

Scum of the earth!