Montecasino takes flak for insensitive handling of suicide
24 July 2016 - 22:25
Business continues as usual‚ Montecasino told patrons this afternoon after a man killed himself on the premises‚ raising the ire of South Africans who expected a greater degree of sensitivity.
The man set himself alight at the entrance‚ before the security checkpoint. It is believed he used petrol‚ but the circumstances are unclear.Montecasino management confirmed the incident‚ calling it a possible suicide. Casino management said police were called to investigate. Social media however took umbrage at the way the insident was handled on social media. The tweet below has since been deleted from the official account: Some recommended a course in communications:Oh dear. Perhaps time for the #MonteCasino social media team to attend a refresher communications training? pic.twitter.com/mAcFls2qGV— Maaza (@maazaland) July 24, 2016ssBusiness as usual? How insensitive! #MonteCasinohttps://t.co/bB3gKhWLJp— Didi_2.0 (@Didi_Minionaire) July 24, 2016ssBad response from #MonteCasino may as well say "we still want your money although someone just killed himself here" https://t.co/I4tNUCZNVr— Flo Letoaba (@florenceletoaba) July 24, 2016ssThe dreadful suicide should have been a wake up call to others at the casino complex‚ this user reckoned.And if you are still eating & gambling at #MonteCasino just after someone killed himself right there. Please reevaluate your life.— Flo Letoaba (@florenceletoaba) July 24, 2016ss..
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