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Re: Diana's death caused by lack of guardrails.

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From: Hubert Mak
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 00:00
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If the driver so drunk ( 3 or 4 times over legal) how can he drove such
a long way from the hotel to the tunnel without any accident ?
seems strange, any clue?


James H. Steiger (steiger@remove.this.to.reply.unixg.ubc.ca) wrote:
: ad613@torfree.net (Nabil Mohamed El-Khodari) wrote:

: >nospam@x.com wrote:
: >- It is taken that the driver has been drinking. However, being drunk is 
: >another thing. It will actually depend on the his blood alcohol level AT 
: >THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, not from a sample God knows taken when after 
: >the accident.
: >

: Are you suggesting he continued to drink after he was dead?

: >- There has been 3 different reports now about the blood alcohol level; 
: >first 3 times legal, second 4 times legal, last (on request of the driver 
: >family) 3 times legal.
: >

: Yes, all indicating the driver was drunk as a skunk..

: >- It seems that both the Princess and Dodi, did not feel that the driver 
: >is 'rackless', for they would have worn their seat belts at least.
: >

: They may have been drunk too. There will be incredible pressure to 
: prevent releasing their blood alcohol levels. It may be that the
: princess NEVER wore a seat belt, because it tended to crease
: her designer gowns. 

: >- According to the lastest report, there is a picture taken inside the 
: >tunnel from the front of the car showing that the driver was 'startled' 
: >by the flash.
: >

: ..a long way from the tunnel. At which point any responsible driver
: would have slowed down to let his retina recover from the flash.

: >- If the paparatzzi have been 'following' the car, at least one or more 
: >of them would have been involved in the accident, which clearly means 
: >that they were - mostly - in front of the car. It may be likely that the 
: >driver may have been trying to avoid crashing into them.

: Nonsense. This is like saying if you were following a bus that ran off
: a bridge, you "would have been involved."
: >- I do not think that any logical person would deny that the papatzzi are 
: >at least partially responsible, whatever the drunkness state of the 
: >driver may have been (you do not try to provocate a drunk on the street, 
: >right?).
: >

: The paparazzi are minimally responsible, if responsible at all.

: >- I believe that Fayed is doing the right thing. As it is only through a 
: >court that the 'evidence' can be cross-examined by 'specialists', 
: >including in fact the blood alcohol level, method and time of sampling, 
: >test used and any possible 'interactions' and/or falacies of the test used.
: >

: Fayed, like most rich fathers of spoiled, irresponsible children
: (which Dodi is widely reputed to have been),
: will do what he can to preserve the illusion that everyone but
: his child is responsible for whatever mishaps his child is
: involved in.

: Of course, we know that Ted Kennedy was in no way responsible
: for the death of Mary Jane Kopechne. After all, that's what
: the authorities decided. And of course they were in no way
: influenced by the enormous wealth of the Kennedy clan. 


: >Fayed 
: >conducted himself with grace (and acceptance of God's well) and was more 
: >than gracious supplying even tea to the people in the queue to sign the 
: >books at the Palace. He thanked in a public appearance at a stadium all 
: >those who shared in the exceptional show of emotions.
: >

: Our evaluation of Fayed should not be based on trivial gestures, but
: on how he originally obtained his extraordinary wealth. Was it as an
: intermediary in arms dealing? Or was it legitimate?  Perhaps you could
: respond with a short biography.
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From: makh@cuug.ab.ca (Hubert Mak)
Subject: Re: Diana's death caused by lack of guardrails.
Date: 1997/09/14
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