Sadly, on the news, Fr Savio’s plea for silence was accompanied by footage intruding the privacy of a family in mourning, with the camera openly zooming in on the Gera family.

Surely the priest could have asked the television crews and newspaper reporters to leave? Let us hope that they will have the good sense to do so next Saturday.

[Daphne – I am not the sort to discuss something I haven’t watched yet.]

What happened is no one’s business, more so if the worst of the ‘reports’ are true.

There is no issue of public security and the only community menace is the propensity to gossip and rake over the painful details of someone else’s tragedy.

I also think that you should be so good enough as to admit that tonnes of drivel and rubbish was published in most of our newspapers and TV cannels, rather than just focussing on the Labour media.

That they justify this utter dearth of ethics by saying that this is what the people WANT makes it even worse.

At this point in time, the least said the better.

[Daphne – I have mentioned the Labour media, Malta Today and even The Times. I have not watched any Super One, TVM or Net news (I almost never do) and so cannot comment on what I haven’t seen or heard.]

I also think that you should be so good enough as to admit that tonnes of drivel and rubbish was published in most of our newspapers and tv Channels, rather than just focussing on the Labour media.

Justifying this utter dearth of ethics by saying that this is what the people makes it even worse.

At this point in time, the least said the better..