An extraordinary story broke yesterday when Ray Gosing, a veteran BBC journalist, apparently confessed to the killing of his terminally sick lover on a national broadcast
The confession was part of the programme Inside Out, which was aired by the BBC on Monday night.
Police have arrested Mr Gosling who is now 70 on a murder charge but so far he refuses to elaborate on the identity of his former lover or the specific place and date the event took place.
Whether his claims are true has yet to be verified but given what appears to be genuine distress and emotion during the confession i suspect it may well be true.
Have a look for yourselves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKFehQYOEV0
Here is an interview shortly after the broadcast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3anUQ0_rpc&feature=response_watch
This im sure will reignite the debate on euthanasia and the law surrounding assisted suicide and while i dont feel the need to wade into that on this blog, i think this is a great example of a news story that has huge implications in the wider context.
A few key questions:
Were the BBC right to broadcast this before the police had been notified?
Should it have been broadcast at all?
Should the BBC have verified his claims before the broadcast?
Over to you guys.
LS
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
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Should people have control over how and when they die? And was Gosling right to carry out his lovers wishes?
ReplyDeleteI personally believe that euthanasia gives people with terminal illnesses the opportunity to die with dignity and it should be legalised in Britain (let's face it, there's not a chance of that happening in Ireland) and it would put a stop to painful situations like this.
I believe that the BBC shouldn't have broadcast the documentary until Gosling's claims were verified. However, I do think it should have broadcasted, as it has highlighted an important, if not controversial issue.
AH