I started to write this on another thread, which then went poof. So I expect this post will disappear at some point.
Forgive me, as this thought hasn't fully formed yet (and I lost a child to suicide earlier this year, so my brain is scrambled generally). But I hate the way that everything seems to have become a pile-on these days, thanks to nasty newspapers, social media, media in general, and keyboard warriors spouting vitriol from the safety of their sofas. It's like anybody who has a job which involves being in the public eye, or anyone who happens to make the news, becomes fair game for public scrutiny, and often in a way that intrudes on their past, their previous employment, their private lives, their families... sometimes in a way that goes far beyond what is pertinent to their job or role. And in these days of 24/7 media, they often can't get away from it once they get home. I'm not comparing Jason Arday to politicians, and do understand the questions surrounding his credentials, BUT this phenomenon has brought to mind the constant hounding and pressure on various MPs, and in particular our last PM, to resign. When a character flaw or any sort of wrongdoing appears, the public and particularly the media seem to become judge and executioner. Did nobody learn from Caroline Flack? From the Post Office scandal?
I'm tired, as well as not firing on all cylinders. I hope that somebody more eloquent than me might be able to rephrase or simply understand my train of thought here.