£91,000 phone bill calling chatlines

(10-05-2013 18:43 )MONEY BANG Wrote:  Since the forum member "RESPONSIBLE ADULT" continues to spin his outlandish conspiracy theories, I asked Kev to let his local news outlet know the Conservative MP had lent previous assistance. Today they published this story on page 8 of the Leicestershire Mercury:

"MP to help £90k bill man

By alan thompson

I'm sorry but, the way that reads, you haven't done Kev any favours here.

(10-05-2013 21:26 )MONEY BANG Wrote:  The issue is that many people choose to ignore the concept of personal responsibility, it is alien to them. The "THATCHER DEAD" thread on this forum offers clear evidence that many chose to blame their own social and emotional inadequacies on the establishment, rather than take control of their own lives.

The key word here is "choose". That's the second time you've referred to the Thatcher thread. On there I see alot of people passing an opinion on a politician who affected the lives of everyone in the country at the time, some for the better, some for the worse. It's called freedom of speech. Which of those members who commented do you consider to be socially and emotionally inadequate?

(10-05-2013 18:43 )MONEY BANG Wrote:  However, one thing that cannot be overlooked is that certain members of society are unable to function without the assistance of others, they are unable to take personal responsibility for themselves, these people should not be demonised or ridiculed.

I totally agree. However people in that category tend to be that way most of their adult lives. Is there any evidence Kev has had previous problems?
It's a chicken and egg situation - did Kev run up a £91k phone bill because he has mental health issues or does he have mental health issues because he ran up a £91k phone bill?

There's a subtle difference.

(11-05-2013 05:02 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  I'm sorry but, the way that reads, you haven't done Kev any favours here.

On reflection I agree, I shouldn't have taken that person spinning conspiracy theories seriously.

(11-05-2013 05:02 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  The key word here is "choose". That's the second time you've referred to the Thatcher thread. On there I see alot of people passing an opinion on a politician who affected the lives of everyone in the country at the time, some for the better, some for the worse. It's called freedom of speech. Which of those members who commented do you consider to be socially and emotionally inadequate?

If I go naming names then it is inevitable the post will be deleted.

(11-05-2013 05:02 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  I totally agree. However people in that category tend to be that way most of their adult lives. Is there any evidence Kev has had previous problems?
It's a chicken and egg situation - did Kev run up a £91k phone bill because he has mental health issues or does he have mental health issues because he ran up a £91k phone bill?

There's a subtle difference.

I think there were issues prior to picking up the phone, loneliness, depression, sadness, it would seem the calls provided a brief (expensive) cure. And that momentary relief was craved for 20 plus hours a day in those two months, with no thought of the ultimate consequences.

At least he is on the road to recovery now.

The story of this thread seems to be forever changing. First of all it was Vodafone's fault and they were outed in the national press to try and prove the point and shame them. Then Kev took to twitter to explain that the real villains were actually the babe channels. Correction, the money grabbing babe channels and the girls who suggested he call them back when he timed out. Then the story changed again and Kev became a vulnerable person with a genuine problem who simply couldn't control himself and who shouldn't be ridiculed for causing his own problem. Now judging by the latest article it's back to square one with Vodafone being the ones to blame again and the press being used to publicise that stance once more.

(12-05-2013 14:40 )Doc Holliday Wrote:  The story of this thread seems to be forever changing.

Well Kev is not consistent with his claims. An example is his claim that the bill had been paid and the matter therefore settled, which was later amended to a claim that the bill had been cancelled by Vodafone (which some people here doubted), which in turn seems to have been amended again to the bill still being outstanding.

(10-05-2013 22:07 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  So, thanks to Kevin and his amazing uncontrollable ability to dial premium rate phone numbers, the 900 channels are about to stumble right into the sights of our friends in Parliament.

This only ends one way.

If Kev's MP brought the matter up in Parliament I think the focus wouldn't be on the babe channels, but on the irresponsibility of Vodafone in allowing him to run up such a bill in the first place, whoever Kev was calling.

Kev has taken to twitter again to criticise Vodafone.

This story gets more outlandish by the day.

(21-05-2013 23:42 )RESPONSIBLE ADULT Wrote:  This story gets more outlandish by the day.

I agree, it's an ABSALUTE SCANDLE.

^^^

That reuters article is from June last year, the Guardian article is from 2010!

Vodafone's tax avoidance may be morally dubious, but it is done legally.
Whereas, running up a 90grand bill and not paying it ... well, you decide!

Im shocked that you people are still talking about him,

He's an idiot that phoned & phoned & phoned the show's until he's bill was stupidly high now he has the nerve to say he doesn't want to pay it.

At the end of the day he's the one that picked up that phone every time no one else done it for him, he should have to pay the bill & if he doesn't think that, then he's just OTT stupid