Comments on: 21-year-old gay man who appeared on Jeremy Kyle show driven to suicide

By: Dale

Dale — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:03:44 +0000

Why people still take the piss, I never know. As a young gay lad growing up in a small "country" town … everyone seems to get on with me and the other few gay people around. They've seemed to move with the times.

Sadly though some people don't and the victim usually ends up doing stuff like this… for a reason that they couldn't help.

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By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:02:22 +0000

I know his sister and she said that he had been bullied his whole life and it was not because of the show. He had gone onto the show for marriage guidance which worked but that doesn't mean he hadn't suffered life long torment for being gay. Other articles say what really happened.

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By: Flapjack

Flapjack — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:26:52 +0000

Jeremy Kyle is not a professional relationship councillor. The people he employs backstage may be, but JK is in the habit of giving his guests a grilling in front of a baying mob. He has slighlty less scruples than Jerry Springer, who at least lets his guests speak for themselves without launching into a character assassination every 5 minutes.
If you have a relationship problem, look for professional guidance from a trusted therapist, not a TV show fuelled by vitriol.

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By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:18:09 +0000

I am very sad. R.I.P Roger!

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By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:34:53 +0000

No, this is not an obituary section, but after someone commits suicide, there has to be an inquest. This can take place quite a while after the death. This article is reporting on the inquest, not the death itself that happened, as you say, a year ago.

The chronology is: Roger talks about his relationship, gets bullied, commits suicide, show aired, and now the inquest. Pink Paper reported the suicide in August. Well, I think the Falmouth Packet reported it, and almost the same article was produced on here. I guess the same thing has happened again today following the inquest.

While Roger's sister told the inquest he was driven to suicide, the coronor recorded suicide rather than murder. Pity, since as Rick said, Roger was murdered by religious bigotry which is strong in Cornwall, and fuelled by the likes of Iris Robinson and the Pope.

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By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:29:10 +0000

I'm confused. If he killed himself after being on the show, then this is over a year old. If he killed himself recently then how are the two things related.

It's horrible that this guy killed himself, but is this an obituary section.

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By: Olivetree

Olivetree — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:25:24 +0000

This is so sad. When someone commits suicide due to such a massive impact from bullying, you know it's time for a change.

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By: Ty

Ty — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:31:52 +0000

A good religion is a dead religion.

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By: c.j.

c.j. — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:26:10 +0000

sick world. but the pope doesnt feel guilty, nor he suffers becose his homophobia. pope benedict and other religious fascists enjoy about these things, they are happy that gay people kill themselves. but they are coward and don't show the joy on their faces, this is religion. convincing the world that it is ok to hate gays and lesbians.

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By: AndySam

AndySam — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:56:04 +0000

I think Rick has it absolutely right … there's little point in professing that it's only a case of 'we love the sinner not the sin' and other such feeble crap Iris Robinnson is fond of spouting, and then viciously slagging off the social group to which the person in question belongs.
Words have power, and people in public office and high positions should be well aware of this and keep their traps shut … if you have nothing good to say, say nothing!!!!!

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By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:51:27 +0000

Also the episode he was on wasn't shown until like 2 weeks after he commited suicide so it has nothing to do with his death.

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By: matthew

matthew — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:44:50 +0000

yeah I don't think this was anything to do with Jeremy kyle show this is a bit of a silly link, but he had issues and I think the Comment by rick is right

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By: apYrs

apYrs — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:16:38 +0000

Erratum:

I meant "Kyle"

TWAT

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By: Charlene

Charlene — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:47:23 +0000

Jeremy Kyle is a moron. How he got his own show in the first place is beyond me.

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By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:45:26 +0000

I know of four gay male suicides in Cornwall in 2008

This gives another insight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90e1MuGsx7A

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By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:39:13 +0000

This is an insight into another of four gay male suicides I know about in Cornwall in 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90e1MuGsx7A

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By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:37:59 +0000

This is the tip of gay abuses in Cornwall. There have been four gay suicides in Cornwall in 2008 to my knowledge.

This is an insight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90e1MuGsx7A

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By: apYrs

apYrs — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:22:02 +0000

these sort of shows chew people up, spit them out, and then move, all for "entertainment". From what little I've seen of Vine, he happily bullies the losers who appear on his show, all from a safe distance where none of the bullied and abused can reach him.

No doubt the show will issue a statement whittering about "support" and "advice", and everyone being fully informed and consenting…..

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By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:27:31 +0000

People such as MP Iris Robinson, Ian Paisley, and the Pope have this mans blood on their hands. I consider them partially responsible for his death. They and others like them are responsible for creating and fueling the hostility and prejudice that led to this mans suicide. As far as I am concerned they killed him.

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