E.... C.... (godiva@kublai.com)
Wed, 3 Jun 1998 07:27:23 -0400
> E.... C.... wrote:
>
> > The only bone I have to pick with TAC is that Spike says that the reporters could have found out at the hospital what had happened. Why would they have? Is ODing that odd in England that the reporters investigate every druggie they come across? Or am I missing something?
>
> Firstly, a big thanks to all those who've shared their views on TAC....
> I really like the idea that it's not just about drugs, but about Lynda's
> character. And in light of all the posts, I went and watched it again.
> I'm learning to love it....
> In regard to Eavan's query on reporters and hospitals, I've got a few
> ideas. PG is not set in a big city, so it wouldn't get many ODs at the
> hospital. While the hospital should be bound by confidentiality, you
> just need one tip-off. Any good newspaper (or magazine, i suppose)
> reporter in a town that size should have a contact at the local
> hospital.
Maybe it's just America (I don't want any bit about how violent we are, so
knock it off right now), but the OD's here in the suburbs are not so rare
that they would chase down any or all of them, but they are not so common
as to assume we live in a large city. The hospitals around where I live are
meant to encompass large areas, making the OD's seem more common through out.
Why would the hospital even bother tiping-off the press for an average OD?
> Actually (although I know it wasn't the case here), it is more likely
> for a reporter to find out about such a story from a radio scanner. (I
> know the gazette staff had one because they used it in "The Rest of My
> Life".) Scanners can pick up police, ambo and fire channels. The OD part
> wouldn't be that interesting by itself (unless a lot of people were
> ODing on the same night, suggesting a new lethal batch of heroin or
> whatever) but once the address was given, something would click. Just
> needs a bit of follow-up footwork/phone work after that...
>
This one I see as much more plausible, why did you cross it out on top?
Another possibility is in the longer crocodile (the longer version of
> TAC I alas has never seen) this issue is explained more clearly,
> possibly totally contradicting my little musings.
> Stash
>
--Eavan
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