N.E. Lincs Council issue £200 fine for funeral over running by 48 seconds.

[Top Cats Hat]

43 minutes ago, ANGELFIRE1 said:

"In my world of reality I have no doubt the family will be billed for the £200, the funeral business exists to make money, not to be a charity.

Regardless of the fact that the article also states that ‘very rarely are these costs passed on to the bereaved.’

 

If you don’t like the council, write them a letter saying so, rather than deliberately  misinterpreting sensationalist tabloid nonsense on the internet.

[ANGELFIRE1]

26 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said:

Regardless of the fact that the article also states that ‘very rarely are these costs passed on to the bereaved.’

 

If you don’t like the council, write them a letter saying so, rather than deliberately  misinterpreting sensationalist tabloid nonsense on the internet.

Strange world you live in. How can quoting the written word be " deliberately  misinterpreting sensationalist tabloid nonsense ". My last word on this subject, as you seem to have a habit of twisting the truth into some thing hardly related to the post you are replying to. I cannot compete with your vivid imagination, I give you that.

 

Angel1.

[Top Cats Hat]

Daily Mail headline:

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Grieving sisters are fined £200 because they took too long to say their final goodbye to their father

In the article itself:

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But their funeral directors were sent a bill from North East Lincolnshire Council for £200, demanding payment for going over their allotted time by just 48 seconds.

Typical Daily Mail dog whistle headline contradicted in the actual article.

[ECCOnoob]

I think its fair to say my point has been given a perfect example in this very thread.

 

Media minipulation of a non-story blown out of all proportion to generate headlines, social media gossip and a load of ill-informed knee jerk public reaction.

 

I really wish more people would actually take the time to read between the lines, look at the original facts of the story in full context and most importantly look for what is very deliberately NOT being said in a story.    The more of us do this, the more chance of showing up the tabloid horse crap for what it is. 

[Mister Gee]

3 hours ago, ECCOnoob said:

I think its fair to say my point has been given a perfect example in this very thread.

 

Media minipulation of a non-story blown out of all proportion to generate headlines, social media gossip and a load of ill-informed knee jerk public reaction.

 

I really wish more people would actually take the time to read between the lines, look at the original facts of the story in full context and most importantly look for what is very deliberately NOT being said in a story.    The more of us do this, the more chance of showing up the tabloid horse crap for what it is. 

I enjoy reading your posts these days, you've gone a bit lefty!

[Top Cats Hat]

18 hours ago, ECCOnoob said:

I really wish more people would actually take the time to read between the lines, 

You don’t even have to read between the lines.

 

It’s all there in the story if people could stop frothing and read beyond the headlines.