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View Poll Results: Was Princess Diana's death a Conspiracy of some sort ?
Yes. 5 7.58%
No. 51 77.27%
Tentative. I just find it strange. 10 15.15%
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Old April 20th, 2011, 12:55 PM   #11

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Ahhhh she was murdered by Philip himself, he drove by on a motor cycle and unloaded both barrels, all to keep the secrets of their shape changeing alien reptile drug cartel secret.

Everyone knows that
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Old April 20th, 2011, 01:00 PM   #12

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Remember also that Diana was pretty far out of her tree by the time she died. She believed Charles was planning to marry the royal nanny!

Correct...and, she was loving the attention and was a media hog when it benefited her agenda. Wait, I guess all celebs are that way
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Side observation:

Diana would have probably been saved (easily) had not the idiot paramedics played around at the scene for more than half an hour.

This is a truism for most trauma situations. Paramedics: don't show off your skills and think you are being a hero. Just trundle up the victim professionally and GET THEM TO A HOSPITAL.
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There were questions right after it happened that I never heard answered. In particular, no one thought the driver was drunk.
I'm not sure we can say that with any certainty. At any rate, it is not always possible to tell that someone is drunk simply by looking. In addition to alcohol, the driver had an antidepressant and a tranquilliser in his bloodstream, which may have moderated his behaviour to some degree and given the impression that he was more sober than he actually was.

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And, witnesses saw a car (think it was white?) beside/behind Diana's vehicle and it was never found.
That is hardly mysterious. Hundreds of hit & run drivers get away with random collisions every year, for the simple reason that they're moving too fast to identify, and they don't stop.
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Old April 20th, 2011, 01:05 PM   #15

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Let's just suppose, for a moment, that she was the victim of a conspiracy.

Who cares? What difference does it make to anything?
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Old April 20th, 2011, 01:15 PM   #16

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Let's just suppose, for a moment, that she was the victim of a conspiracy.

Who cares? What difference does it make to anything?
If she was a victim of a conspiracy, someone got away with a crime. The only difference it would make, is justice would be served.
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Old April 20th, 2011, 01:16 PM   #17

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Side observation:

Diana would have probably been saved (easily) had not the idiot paramedics played around at the scene for more than half an hour.

This is a truism for most trauma situations. Paramedics: don't show off your skills and think you are being a hero. Just trundle up the victim professionally and GET THEM TO A HOSPITAL.
That would work as a theory in a British or American paramedic situation, the French train to a different standard and expect their crews to stop and administer treatment.

And don't assume that Prince Phillip is out of control, brusque, rude sometimes and with a complete disdain for political correctness yes but he managed a successful wartime career as a naval officer, talked his way as a penniless foreigner into marrying a queen, ran successful international charities and businesses and pioneered green energy and wildlife conservation in this country.

Other than that, the idea of him killing Di is just ridiculous, its not like the Royal family hasn't gone through scandalous divorces, constitutional crises and media firestorms before, how do you think Edward the 8th got the chop and George 6th got the job?

The car crash scenario just seems too contrived and dependent on luck to succeed, there are far easier ways to get rid of someone, particularly someone who likes to hang round on expensive yachts with inappropriate men and who don't like security.
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The car crash just sounds too mundane, too easy, too simple, perhaps just unfitting. People like stories, people like mystery.A conspiracy to kill Di just sounds more interesting and suitable for someone like her. As though she were a character in a book.
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The car crash just sounds too mundane, too easy, too simple, perhaps just unfitting. People like stories, people like mystery.A conspiracy to kill Di just sounds more interesting and suitable for someone like her. As though she were a character in a book.
Its like the claims about the death of General Patton, famous people are not supposed to die in stupid auto accidents
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Interesting/Extraordinay people deserve interesting/extraordinary deaths.


Plebs like us are sup[posed to die off in mundane ways.
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