BBC Radio 3 presenter ‘found slumped’ in car
mainA presenter of Scottish and Irish music for BBC Radio Scotland, Radio 3, BBC2 and BBC 4, was found slumped drunk in a stationary car, blocking a narrow Highlands road.
Mary Ann Kennedy, 47, was said to be seven times over the drink-drive limit. She’s been banned for four years.
It’s her second ban.
photo: BBC
Why do we need to know about this?
Why is it cruel? Nothing wrong with a bit of public shaming for this sort of thing. What about the pedestrians, cyclists or motorists she could have injured/killed while under the influence?
Agreed – I would suggest you take this down. Unkind and unnecessary to make this public – and to finish with a flip comment is puerile.
Agreed. No need to write this.
Agree with the above comments. Totally unnecessary and quite cruel.
Agreed-neither necessary nor fair.
Isn’t drink driving far more cruel? As a long-quit drinker and long-time driver myself, but who never drove after any alcohol, I have no sympathy for anyone who does, no matter how pretty they might look. The resulting roadside corpses look far from glamorous. A life-time ban is the only just form of public protection.
IMO, she needs to walk (not drive) to the nearest AA club and do 90 meetings in 90 days…
I’m sorry but I can’t refrain from saying once again that NL unfortunately has a weakness for sensationalism. He has previously removed my comments, but I will be delighted this time if he removes the complete article.
Nothing sensationalist about this. Seems entirely factual to me.
“BBC Radio 3 Presenter ‘Found Slumped’ in Car”: if you dont think that’s a sensationalist headline, then you can’t see further than the words. Which of these two papers, The Guardian or The Sun would any English reader associate with this headline? That says it.
The horrible leftie Guadian, of course.
Oops, typo: Guardian. As mocked and satirized as the self-righteous Grauniad in Private Eye.
The point is that she’s a wino who needs help. Why not ban these people for life from driving? Too much civil liberty and not enough responsibility. She clearly has a serious problem with the demon drink.