• Should TV weather reporter suspended for claiming assault get a second chance?

    Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:23 AM EST

    Heidi Jones was suspended from her job as meterologist for a New York TV station after police said she made up claims that a man tried to rape her in Central Park. Some think Jones needs psychiatric help. Do you feel she deserves a chance to get back on the air?

    Results with 102 short comments
    Total of 6,817 votes - click on the "Display Comments" bar below to sort comments

    24.5%
    Yes. She may need help, and everyone deserves a second chance.
    1,672 votes
    58%
    No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.
    3,955 votes
    17.5%
    I'm not sure. It depends on how genuine her issues are.
    1,190 votes
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    No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

    Another person seeking fame without working for it. Which is what the media is giving her. She'll be on the talk shows soon, then her own!

    • 1 vote
    #1
     - midwestmom1104
     - 9:25 am EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
    Yes. She may need help, and everyone deserves a second chance.

    if she gets help she should get the second chance

      #2
       - fpiman22
       - 12:48 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
      Yes. She may need help, and everyone deserves a second chance.

      Yes, she should be given a second chance. However, she needs to come clean about the lie and all underlying issues pertaining to that lie

      • 1 vote
      #3
       - Emily Richards
       - 12:49 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
      No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

      no second chance. without it, it sends the clear message that this is unacceptable behavior and will never, ever be tolerated.

      • 1 vote
      #4
       - joanne vici
       - 12:52 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
      No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

      Too much forgive & forget in regard to folks in the limelight. She lied to police 2x. She knows right from wrong. Sorry, think first!

      • 1 vote
      #5
       - oldotto2
       - 12:52 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
      I'm not sure. It depends on how genuine her issues are.

      If she did it for attention, then no. But if she has emotional problems, and gets the help she needs, then absolutely she derserves it.

      • 1 vote
      #6
       - Larry B-711148
       - 12:57 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
      No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

      Her credibility is shot, and I personally would not believe anything she has to say.

      • 1 vote
      #7
       - foxii
       - 1:02 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
      No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

      Get to the end of the welfare line jackass! You'll be getting plenty of attention when you pay for your next meal with food stamps LOSER!

      • 1 vote
      #8
       - tombones
       - 1:02 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
      Yes. She may need help, and everyone deserves a second chance.

      Sure, why not. We gave Michael Vick and Martha Stewart second chances--and they were actually guilty!

        #9
         - Jackie6689079
         - 1:05 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
        No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

        Definitely not a stable person and any company has the right and responsibility to get rid of problem employees.....period.

          #10
           - jphelps-1511
           - 1:06 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          Second, third and tenth chances are why people keep trying to bad/stupid things. One strike and you're out is a good rule for real life.

          • 1 vote
          #11
           - rw in mn na
           - 1:09 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          I'm not sure. It depends on how genuine her issues are.

          Why did she do it? Is there a type of help she can get that can fix this? I'm leaning toward NO but want all the facts first.

          • 1 vote
          #12
           - Intelligent Donkey
           - 1:10 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          Another case of a women crying wolf (RAPE), blaming a male. She should be arrested for a hate crime.

          • 1 vote
          #13
           - User47
           - 1:16 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          She has demeaned herself for her false allegations and real rape victims will probably suffer as a consequence.

          • 3 votes
          #14
           - PalinHypocrisy
           - 1:17 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          Women have been taught that lying has many benefits and there are no consequences for lying. File criminal charges against her.

          • 3 votes
          #15
           - Michael Bishop-1520606
           - 1:18 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          Suspended! She should be FIRED!! Some women who do get attacked don't report it because they won't be believed - and this is the reason wh

          • 5 votes
          #16
           - Debbie-261933
           - 1:20 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          False claims like this hurt those that have legitimate claims.

          • 4 votes
          #17
           - No Use for Sick Freaks
           - 1:22 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          She lied and what's worse, she had the police looking to throw an innocent person in jail. Put her jail for a few weeks as punishment!

          • 4 votes
          #18
           - Sassybops
           - 1:22 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          I don't see why she should lose her job, but she should be penalized by the police.

          • 1 vote
          #19
           - WangoTango
           - 1:23 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          Did the police go around the town beating up on every Hispanic that fit her half assed description?

          • 2 votes
          #20
           - The Timekpper
           - 1:23 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          AGAIN! How many Americans get a second chance when they make a mistake? NOT TOO MANY! She wasted the police resources= TAX MONEY WASTED!!

          • 2 votes
          #21
           - Jay P.
           - 1:23 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          Hell no!
          Isn't anyone held accountable for lying any more?

          • 2 votes
          #22
           - david-382188
           - 1:24 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          nope she had her chance; to the back of the unemployment line. Let someone more deserving work. maybe 6 months as a bag lady will change he

          • 2 votes
          #23
           - Jake-991574
           - 1:25 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          Crying Rape is the same as crying Fire in a crowded building - illegal

          • 4 votes
          #24
           - Sickupanfed
           - 1:25 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
          No. She sent the police on a wild goose chase. Bad behavior should not be rewarded.

          Discounts real rape reporting and instills doubt. Her actions will be remembered. She's 1-Nuts 2-Liability 3-Discreditor to WOMEN- FIRE HE

          • 1 vote
          #25
           - HeyWorld
           - 1:28 pm EST on Thu Dec 16, 2010
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        • Did transit workers do enough in subway rape case?

          Wed Apr 8, 2009 12:48 PM EDT

          A young woman who was attacked in full view of New York City subway clerks blames witnesses for doing little to help her. She sued the Metropolitan Transit Authority, and the judge ruled that the transit workers had no obligation to help her other than contacting police. Do you agree with the judge's decision? Should witnesses have done more? Share your thoughts.

          Results

          I don't agree with the judge. The witnesses should have gotten on the intercom. They would want someone to help them. Maybe they will lear

            #26
             - SadforMaria
             - 1:09 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

            Could have just yelled out that they could see him & to stop/need more trained security/NOT her fault-should be able to go anywhere anytime

            • 8 votes
            #27
             - Margie-1016951
             - 1:16 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

            I think that anyone that witnesses a crime against another has a moral and ethical obligation to stand up for the victim always.

            • 14 votes
            #28
             - tonie426
             - 1:18 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

            THAT JUDGE IS SICK, RIGHT ALONG WITH THE WITNESSES, WHAT IF IT WAS YOUR DAUGHTER, WIFE, SISTER ETC. THEY ARE WRONG!

            • 13 votes
            #29
             - BEAUBEAU58
             - 1:23 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

            They should have got on the intercom. They can do more than push a button.

            • 8 votes
            #30
             - Jan Carolan
             - 1:24 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

            No, they did not do enough.

            • 8 votes
            #31
             - Scott-610194
             - 1:32 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

            She's been coached by her Lawyer and Psychologist to pursue Vindictive Justice. She forgives the Rapist but not MTA, clearly vindictive.

            • 3 votes
            #32
             - Sky-Boogy
             - 1:34 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

            They were cowards. One man with his pants down on top of a screaming kicking woman. Night stick over the head would have dettered him

            • 11 votes
            #33
             - CityGirl70
             - 1:37 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

            Anyone with half a brain would have tried to do SOMETHING to help that poor woman.

            • 10 votes
            #34
             - Ritzz
             - 1:43 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

            I think whoever witnessed this and did nothing should be held as an accomplise. The judge should be disbarred and have the @!$%# beat out of

            • 10 votes
            #35
             - eric-md21221
             - 1:43 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

            I think they should of done more rather then let it go this far. I know how it feels, I was almost raped by somebody I knew.

            • 3 votes
            #36
             - DDD12
             - 1:46 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

            Sky-boogy is an idiot and more than likely hates women.

            • 4 votes
            #37
             - Denise-47
             - 1:49 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

            I wonder how they would feel, if this was their girlfriend, wife or sister and everyone looked the other way

              #38
               - informed_dissent
               - 1:51 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

              MTA workers should have stopped this. Sky-Boogey is an idiot.

              • 5 votes
              #39
               - Denise-47
               - 1:51 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

              I heard about some similar stories like this one happening in China. BUT I can't believe this would happen in the U.S.

              • 5 votes
              #40
               - Jerring
               - 1:51 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

              No they didn't. The workers should be charged as accomplices and that "judge" should be disbarred.

              • 7 votes
              #41
               - mjenn
               - 1:55 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

              How they can live with themselves after watching that is inhuman, they should be punished, same as the attacker. Where's their conscience?

              • 5 votes
              #42
               - Kate-1017049
               - 1:57 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

              Hell NO! Any real human being would have done more! A real man would've kicked that guy's A$$! They aided the escape of a criminal.

                #43
                 - lmv77
                 - 1:59 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

                They took the job knowing the danger's. What coward's. Have a backbone. Character. Integrity. They have no excuse working in a professional

                • 7 votes
                #44
                 - audrey-1017058
                 - 2:01 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

                How can those people call themselves human beings? If I was their boss, I would have fired them. It shows a total lack of care for others

                • 3 votes
                #45
                 - Nate1980-1017075
                 - 2:10 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

                If you see a crime, especially in a case where another human being is being harmed, you do what you can to stop it. There is no excuse.

                • 3 votes
                #46
                 - shannon in boca
                 - 2:13 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

                Where I live, a bystander would have definitely tried to intervene. What kind of country are we living in???

                • 5 votes
                #47
                 - Tammy-373109
                 - 2:14 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

                WHO ARE THESE MTA GUYS? NAMES Please!!!! Let the public acknowledge them! Bet the MTA will also LOVE having them in their employ.

                • 5 votes
                #48
                 - nal
                 - 2:18 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

                I am TOTALLY OUTRAGED!! The workers should both lose their jobs and the judge should be disbarred!!

                • 3 votes
                #49
                 - JaniceD
                 - 2:18 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009

                This is a product of the "me" mentality plaguing our nation. Selfless acts are not common nowadays.

                • 2 votes
                #50
                 - Peter-1003253
                 - 2:26 pm EDT on Wed Apr 8, 2009
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