Princess Diana's Inquest Finally Concludes.

A coroner's jury has ruled that Princess Diana and boyfriend Dodi Fayed were unlawfully killed through the reckless actions of their driver and the paparazzi in 1997. (London-AP)

Eleven years after the incident and after $6 million dollars spent, a jury comes to the same conclusion that we all have concluded to years ago however, many factors must be taken into consideration when looking at this tragic event.
1. The driver, Henri Paul was said to have had the blood alcohol level three times over the national drink-driving standard while driving in excess of 60 mph.
2. Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed were not wearing their seat belts which if worn may have greatly influenced the outcome. [According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Failure to wear a seat belt contributes to more fatalities than any other single traffic safety-related behavior. 63% of people killed in accidents are not wearing seat belts, and roughly 40 percent of the fatal crashes are alcohol-related.]
3. The convoy of paparazzi that pursued Princess Diana's vehicle. Even possibly going as far as to attempt to block the vehicle form escaping their melee for monetary gain.

At the time of the incident the price for a photo of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed had reached an excess of 6 figures. The stalking had become so unbearable that Diana considered leaving Britain but remained because of her sons. Those publications that buy photos from "photo hounds" that photograph by any means necessary should be held accountable as well. Paying exorbitant amounts for photos is what causes this lunacy and disrespect. Some may say there tactics are creative while their target feels as if their privacy is being violated. Some believe that the reader that stands in the supermarket check-out line devouring every word is the reason for the constant invasion into a celebrities private life.
I happen to believe that money is the prime reason. The better photograph gets the higher price thus causing unscrupulous behavior amongst the paparazzi. The publication that has the better story or "inside scoop" sells more magazines. The juicer the dirt the more the reader flock to the store to read up on the latest tryst of there favorite Celebrity. This is a win win for every one involved except the person(s) infringed upon. As an avid reader I believe we should turn our heads to these publications that utilize aggressive tactics, lies, and the unthinkable just to make a dollar.
Did we learn anything from the tragic events leading up to Priness Diana's death? Where any bills passed which may prohibit this sort of behavior punishable by fines or imprisonment? Has anything changed......... Will anything change?

T.C. Parker