It seems to me that ten years is plenty long enough to figure all the angles on Princess Diana's death. However, the current inquest surrounds the actions of the media/paparazzi leading up to the events. While I think this is an extremely valid question, and one that certainly begs investigation, do they really need to air it on TV? According to this article, that is precisely what one station in Britain is doing. Not surprisingly, the Princes are completely against it.
What I'm struggling to wrap my head around is why they are doing it. Ratings? It's bound to get them! Wouldn't it serve her memory better if presented to the public as a court case against any people the inquiry found to be negligent or otherwise responsible for some or all of what happened? Maybe they can't prove any of that.
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Because the media will jump all over any opportunity to take a leering look at celebrity angst and scandal? And because the dutiful populace, ever hungry for a glimpse at fame and notoriety, will lap it all up?
Personally, I'm baffled by the interest people display in such matters. But that's the way it goes.
Agreed. I've never understood what possible effect the events and actions of someone whom you do not *know* can have on the life of the masses. What conceivable purpose could it serve to know who is dating whom, who broke up with whom, or any number of other just MUNDANE events? Hell, forget mundane, even "big" events. Paris Hilton going to jail. Who cares? Anna Nicole overdosing. Who cares? None of this crap affects my life and therefore I do not, cannot, care.
I just think it is sad that they refuse to just let her go. It seems a bit weird to exploit a dead person.
Of course it is weird, but that is what commonfolk are into these days. Natalie Holloway, Anna Nicole Smith, you name a recent dead celebrity (or "tragic" death) and you've got a crowd of people following every development in minute detail.
I actually do care that Paris went to jail. It is a demonstration that (even though it was too lenient---giving good behavior benefits simply for showing up to court, when anyone else would be thrown in jail for not showing) there are at least some out there who uphold the law for everyone, no matter how much they carry on nor how much money they throw at them.
but that is what commonfolk are into these days.
That's what they've been into forever. The plebes used to gather in droves to watch strangers be drawn and quartered, for example. The mind focuses on events when it's empty of ideas.
The only aspect of the Princess Di death that was remotely interesting for me back when it happened was the near total reversal of the estimation of her character in the public eye afterwards. She went from ne'er-do-well to saint in a day. It's the ol' Martyr syndrome - those who die tragically or endured hardships are invariably remembered in a positive light. A young struggling artist can expand the value of his works exponentially by killing himself in the bloom of his youth...
Makes me think of the "Timmy O'Toole" Simpsons epidsode:
Homer: That boy is a real hero!
Lisa: How so dad?
Homer: Well he...fell down a hole and couldn't get out...
Lisa: (waits for more)
Homer: It's more than you did!
Ugh. You are right on with that.
And I'm also glad you brought up the character assessment reversal on the part of, well, everyone. The general opinion before her death was that she was only in it for the crown...afterwards, they highlighted all the deeds she'd done and now it is as though that's the only part of her that ever existed.
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