Politically Correct person makes man kill himself.

Gary L · 11-04-2010, 08:33

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A medical technician killed himself after being suspended from work after someone complained that he made a politically-incorrect joke about a black friend.

Roy Amor, 61, who was devastated at the prospect of losing his job making prosthetics, shot himself in the head outside his house.

He was facing a disciplinary investigation after suggesting to the black colleague that he ‘better hide’ when they noticed immigration officers outside their clinic.

It is understood that the man was a close friend of Mr Amor and was not offended. However, it was overheard by someone else who lodged a formal complaint.

Five days after his suspension, Mr Amor received an email about the incident from his employers, Opcare, a private company that provides prosthetic and orthotic services to the NHS.

A few hours later police found his body in the road outside his home near Bolton, Lancashire, after being alerted by a neighbour.

Sources told The Mail on Sunday that he left three notes, all of which mention Opcare, including one written outside his workplace at 5pm on the day before he died in which he describes his despair.

The black man, who is believed to have attended Mr Amor’s funeral and had known him for many years, is said to be ‘shattered’.

What did the person who complained hope to gain? peace within himself?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...n-PC-joke.html

**Damien** · 11-04-2010, 09:13

That is a pretty nasty title.

The story is tragic but the guy who lodged the complaint did not make the man kill himself, the guy obviously had issues and the prospect of losing his job was the last straw.

nomadking · 11-04-2010, 09:17

So, being suspended and the prospect of losing his job at 61 for a jokey comment was ok?

Gary L · 11-04-2010, 09:25

There is such a thing as a 'Politically Correct' person.

I don't know how you can say it's obvious the man had issues. and I'm sure the dead man would tell the person who complained that he doesn't blame him.

11-04-2010, 09:26

i agree that the man obviously had other issues that would contribute to this ,but at the end of the day it seems that the suspension was the last straw as Damien said,but it still means that some cretin poked their nose in and got all offended on someelses behalf ,the company should also look at their procedure ,instead of immediate suspension they should apply a bit of common sense and ask a few questions ..in person ..instead of fireing off impersonal emails before any information had been gathered

11-04-2010, 09:28

I have noticed that quite often the PC brigade take offence when whoever it was directed to does not. Perhaps the PC brigade should start asking if people mind and if they do not then they should keep their noses out of peoples business

Gary L · 11-04-2010, 09:31

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Originally Posted by martyh

they should apply a bit of common sense and ask a few questions ..in person

Agreed. I get fed up of people being offended on others behalf. especially when the person they are defending isn't offended.

He pushed the black man over.
it's rugby.
I don't care he's black and he's white. he pushed him because he's black.
there isn't an issue here.
I want to make one.
why?
Because it's about colour and race.

Sirius · 11-04-2010, 09:36

There are poeple out there that get off on being Politically correct. We have one in our office in Manchester

**Hugh** · 11-04-2010, 10:16

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Originally Posted by Gary L

Agreed. I get fed up of people being offended on others behalf. especially when the person they are defending isn't offended.

He pushed the black man over.
it's rugby.
I don't care he's black and he's white. he pushed him because he's black.
there isn't an issue here.
I want to make one.
why?
Because it's about colour and race.

Gary, your statement is as idiotic as the one made by the person who complained (imho).

What has happened to Mr Amor is a tragedy, and you are cheapening it by stupid comments like that.

Gary L · 11-04-2010, 10:21

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Originally Posted by foreverwar

Gary, your statement is as idiotic as the one made by the person who complained (imho).

Yes. it was meant to be

Russ · 11-04-2010, 10:21

I'm sure people would like to view the complainant as an interfering busy-body but what if it was a manager or supervisor whose job it is to investigate such things?

I'm not trying justify anything that happened in this but it's like people are desperate for someone to blame when it may not be that simple.

**Hugh** · 11-04-2010, 10:26

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Originally Posted by Gary L

Yes. it was meant to be

The problem is, Gary, it is difficult to tell the difference between your "idiotic" statements and your normal ones.

Your "idiotic" statement could never happen in real life, but you try to make seem as if it could, just because you think it might.

Gary L · 11-04-2010, 10:27

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Originally Posted by Russ

I'm sure people would like to view the complainant as an interfering busy-body but what if it was a manager or supervisor whose job it is to investigate such things?

The manager or supervisor was the one who over heard the joke and took offence to it?

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Originally Posted by foreverwar

The problem is, Gary, it is difficult to tell the difference between your "idiotic" statements and your normal ones.

Your "idiotic" statement could never happen in real life, but you try to make seem as if it could, just because you think it might.

Go away. you do my head in

11-04-2010, 10:32

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Originally Posted by Russ

I'm sure people would like to view the complainant as an interfering busy-body but what if it was a manager or supervisor whose job it is to investigate such things?

I'm not trying justify anything that happened in this but it's like people are desperate for someone to blame when it may not be that simple.

then he should have investigated it with a modicum of common sense WHEN a complaint had been made and not before ,it's not any managers place to complain on other peoples behalf

haydnwalker · 11-04-2010, 10:32

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Originally Posted by Russ

I'm sure people would like to view the complainant as an interfering busy-body but what if it was a manager or supervisor whose job it is to investigate such things?

Surely if that were the case a full investigation (including talking to the black person involved) should have taken place before the guy was suspended...and it could have prevented the tragedy had such an investigation taken place

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