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Princess Di
One of our telly channels is about to show a documentary about the photographers who were following Diana just before her car crashed. They are going to show the pictures they took, of her in the car. The channel say you can not totally see her features, but for god sake we know it's her. Her poor boys are nearly begging them not to show these pictures as it was their mums last minutes and how would we all feel if the last minutes of our mums life were shown to millions.
My question is, the channel say it is in the interest of the public to see these and that everyone is interested in her death, what do you think???
I personally thought she was an amazing lady, a great role model and i went to London to place flowers and see the thousands of flowers laid in respect.  I also would like to know how such a tragedy happened, but i don't want or need to see these pictures, they need to think of her children and how devastated they will be to know these pictures are shown for all to see.
I also feel the photographers could have comforted her and made sure she was ok, instead of sticking cameras against the window and just standing there staring at her.
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| June 5, 2007, 14:15 |
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Liberalwife
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I am in total agreement of everything you have said HB. Let's grab our remotes and switch channels in unison. These reporters are total sickos. 
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| June 5, 2007, 14:27 |
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QUOTE (Liberalwife @ June 5, 2007, 14:27)I am in total agreement of everything you have said HB. Let's grab our remotes and switch channels in unison. These reporters are total sickos.
I'm with you there libs, I'm hoping that no-one watches this and it shows the channel for the arses they are.
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| June 5, 2007, 14:55 |
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I've just seen this on the news, those poor boys what an awful thing, knowing these pictures will be shown on telly. I also agree with everything you have said bubblegum
I will not be watching this programme, Diana was a great lady who doesn't deserve this.
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| June 5, 2007, 15:14 |
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I do often watch crime documentaries, or other documentaries with graphic footage and photos, but the surviving loved ones are a part of the production of these films and programs and I know they have some contol over what is to be shown, and what they don't want shown is respected.
None of this applies to the film project about Princess Di that you are discussing, and I will not watch it!!
It is done against the wishes of her family, and I above all want to respect her family's wishes.
Her life was made into a freakin' cirus while she lived, she was an amazingly strong woman to rise above all of that with such a greater purpose...her life should be honored and her family respected.
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| June 5, 2007, 17:31 |
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rawk35
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its the freedom of the press. and alot of folks enjoy this kinda thing.its your choice whether you watch or not.and because she was blessed with being royalty or whatever she was flesh and blood just like the rest of us.just what she did was in the spotlight. no greater accomplishment than the people in Africa helping aids patients or the starving. or those who help the homeless and poverty stricken worldwide.the list goes on and on. countless families worldwide have their tragedy exploited every day!you would think here at wn, our vision wouldn't be so narrow. respectfully, ME!   
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| June 5, 2007, 20:51 |
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The "press" often brings about questions of ethics...and questionable ethics....
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| June 5, 2007, 21:27 |
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Anyway, I really don't want to go off topic, but just wanted to make sure we toss in all the facts, Diana wasn't just "blessed with royalty", ...someone help me list all the causes and charities Di devoted herself to?
Aids victims in Africa, especially the children and infants infected with aids...it was her willingness to hold and hug these children to prove that they weren't contagious little horrors, but very sick and dying children, She helped curb the epidemic of misinformation of fear that AIDs patients could not be touched, have their hands held, or be given a hug...it was her fame and popularity that blanketed us with images of a Princess who was not afraid to hold and hug a dying child. She was there first! The others (celebrities) just followed her lead.
What were some of her other causes?
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| June 5, 2007, 21:34 |
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rawk35
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they were numerous and I wish to neither take away from that or imply she wasnt a remarkable woman, which she was!just noting how many individuals and groups sacrifice their whole lifes to these means go unrecognized and die away without a soul knowing their lifes accomplishments. my love goes there!no castles, no privledges, just purity of heart!
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| June 5, 2007, 21:50 |
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funlovingpair
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I agree with all of you from England. I think that is crossing the line. The only thing these TV stations are looking for is "ratings". 
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| June 5, 2007, 21:54 |
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rawk35
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so true, but thats the game! but,  if she was an average citizen you would have never heard of one great thing she ever did! fact! burn the tapes? never happen. cmon, lets hear it!
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| June 5, 2007, 22:05 |
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Sensational journalism suck no matter what country it is, freedom of the press crosses the line when it oversteps its boundaries and becomes negligent. They aren't reporting the news, they are selling a product, it is news for profit, not reporting under these circumstances. Press is way too loosely defined!!!
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| June 5, 2007, 22:07 |
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No she wasn't an average citizen! She knew that her every move was being photographed and filmed, she saw that as a chance to use it for the better good of as many people as possible. Hell, no caravan of photographers and journalist would ever follow and spend time with an average citizen in a hospital for children with AIDS in a remote area of Africa. Only a person of her fame could bring that on!
Cameras are everywhere now, so much footage, so many photos being taken, it's still the personal ethics of the journalist, producers, etc... that decides what gets front pages and headlines, and what gets edited...
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| June 5, 2007, 22:15 |
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rawk35
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the press, news, is entertainment, its half truths and advertisement. tradgedy is just another victim of our bloodthirst. culture as a whole. a rollover accident on the highway, do you look? a gunshot victim in the street, do ya glance? I dont need to see the docs treating her at the end. just a reminder of what is.
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| June 5, 2007, 22:24 |
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The difference with this is, these men stood over her taking pictures while she was dying, that is discusting in it's self, now they want to show it on telly. I can't say i have ever watched anything else on telly that shows someone standing over a dying person taking pictures and not doing anything to help. And if people are shown after accents ect, the families have usually given permission, this family hasn't. I also agree with you 100% Chazzy.
This is not entertainment, and these pictures should be shown.
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| June 6, 2007, 04:59 |
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dave2big
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the bottom line here ( at least from an Americans point of view ) is that the poor woman is dead ! why not let her rest in peace ? these vultures are just trying to stir interest and boost ratings ! Diana was very much a lady, and deserves much better than this !!!!!
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| June 6, 2007, 08:50 |
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QUOTE (hotbubblegum @ June 6, 2007, 04:59)The difference with this is, these men stood over her taking pictures while she was dying, that is discusting in it's self, now they want to show it on telly. I can't say i have ever watched anything else on telly that shows someone standing over a dying person taking pictures and not doing anything to help. And if people are shown after accents ect, the families have usually given permission, this family hasn't. I also agree with you 100% Chazzy.
This is not entertainment, and these pictures should be shown.
Accidents not accents, sorry for mis-spelling
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| June 6, 2007, 08:59 |
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I would have thought that there would be some chance that any photos of the accident, would have been legally confiscated...like evidence?
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| June 6, 2007, 12:28 |
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I think after they investigated the men, they returned their pictures. There is an on going investigation over here, so i would have thought they could have stopped them being used. The scary thing is, not even a powerful family like the Queen of England can tell the channel what to do, the rest of us don't stand much hope for our privacy.
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| June 6, 2007, 13:11 |
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funlovingpair
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I think they should let her rest in peace. Hasn't she been through enough, in live and death. Leave her alone. If the shoe was on the other foot, you know that the reporters and photographers would be screaming like crazy about their mum's photo's being broadcast all over the telly. I think all the reporters and photographers that were involved, should be placed on a island, with lots of big cats. Gee who be preyed on then. 
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| June 6, 2007, 13:22 |
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The programme is on now and I'm watching the other side. They did say earlier today that her boys are devastated and disappointed in the channel that they couldn't respect their wishes. Haven't these boys been through enough since their mum was tragically killed. They may have been born princes, but they didn't choose the life they were born into and they have feelings the same as any other person who's mum has been killed or died.
It doesn't matter who they are, everyone deserves privacy at the right time.
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