Good
bye England's Rose
Diana,
Princess of Wales
7/1/61-
8/31/97
Killed
by a drunk driver!
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I
don't know about you... But Diana's death has really grieved me... even
though I didn't know her, we knew about her, what she stood for and how
she cared so much for others. Here are the things that really bother
me!
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Diana's
gone... no more to accomplish things here on earth, or to enjoy her children
and watch her son become King... we the people, the emptiness we feel...
all this bothers me... but most of all, I feel bad for HER SONS...Growing
up without their Mother.... all because of a DRUNK DRIVER!
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Her
sons leaving after looking at the miles of flowers that were left for their
mother
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"MUMMY"
the
flowers on her casket... need I say more?
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the
Media... the Blame...
Why
haven't we used this opportunity to let others know that
NO
ONE is safe in a car driven by a drunk driver!!!!
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Which
brings me to....
Her
Boyfriend....
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Her
Bodyguard....
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Her Chaufer....
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Weren't
they all supposed to be looking out for her safety?
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Then
Lastly .... the contributions...
To
be made to charitable organizations in Memory of Diana... why don't we
hear more about the cause of stopping drinking and driving... the thing
that killed HER??? She obviously was concerned about that too, since
she had sent a letter that arrived after her death, to 3 young children
in New Zealand's who's father had been killed by a drunk driver... why
does this keep getting pushed under the rug????
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This
is what I think....
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I
think that her boyfriend, body guard, the driver, the one's making the
arrangements for the departure from the hotel ALL knew that the
driver had been drinking... it was mentioned that he drank at the hotel
while he waited for the crowds to leave... if they all knew then
WHY did they get in the car???? Well, the driver, I'm sure he figured
that he wasn't really drunk and he could handle it... as for the others...
they too KNEW the hazards of getting into a car with a drunk driver, but
I feel that they felt that THEY WERE SAFE!!!
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He was a
good driver
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It's only
alcoholics that die in drunk driving crashes
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We can afford
to pay off a cop if we get a DUI
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It will
NEVER happen to me
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Most
likely, it never crossed their minds because this isn't the first time
that they had an intoxicated driver.... social drinking or drinking at
a expensive high class place, puts me in a different catagory... therefore
making me SAFE....
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BUT
DOES IT MAKE YOU SAFE?????
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OBVIOUSLY
NOT!!!!!!!
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This
I believe is why it is so hard to pass drunk driving laws, our govenor's,
congressmen, senators, judges, etc....
are
drinking and driving!
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So
why aren't people contributing to charities to stop
DRUNK
DRIVING? Maybe because they don't want to accept the real
reason of her death...
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But
the SADDEST part of the whole thing isn't that we have lost a Princess...
but that a Princess has lost her life and her children, William and Harry
have lost their mother.... and it could've and should've been
prevented!
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What can you do?
 Don't
Drink and Drive
Don't
let your friends Drink and Drive
Tie
a red ribbon on your car antenna and let others know that you don't drink
and drive
Support
and encourage your police that are making DUI arrests before the person
kills someone!
Join
an organization in your area and help fight drunk driving... I highly
suggest MADD, if you go to there sight you can find out if
there is a MADD
chapter in your area, if there isn't contact your
state office and they may be able to help
you. There are other
good organizations too that may be
in your area... RID
and GRADD
are a couple that I know of.
Contact
your senators, congressmen, governors, state
representatives, mayor and our president.
Let them know that you support tougher laws for drunk drivers.
Find out why we spend so much money and time on research for
aides and cancer, etc, and nothing
is being done about drunk
driving... one of the highest killers
in our country!
Let them know that you know about the case in North Carolina
where an offender was just given a
life sentence for killing a
little girl while drinking and driving
and we would like to see laws
like this in all the states... maybe
if there was something to be
afraid of... peeople would think twice
before they drink and drive.
I hope to have you a list of address
and phone numbers soon.
Visit
the America Cares fight against
Drunk Driving web page, Sandy has a plan, petitions and lots of info there
to help STOP drunk drivin... a must visit site!
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Candle
in the Wind
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Goodbye,
England's rose;
may
you ever grow in our hearts.
You
were the grace that placed itself
where
lives were torn apart.
You
called out to our country,
and
you whispered to those in pain.
Now
you belong to heaven,
and
the stars spell out your name.
And
it seems to me you lived your life
like
a candle in the wind:
never
fading with the sunset
when
the rain set in.
And
your footsteps will always fall here,
along
England's greenest hills;
your
candle's burned out long before
your
legend ever will.
Loveliness
we've lost;
these
empty days without your smile.
This
torch we'll always carry
for
our nation's golden child.
And
even though we try,
the
truth brings us to tears;
all
our words cannot express
the
joy you brought us through the years.
Goodbye
England's rose,
from
a country lost without your soul,
who'll
miss the wings of your compassion
more
than you'll ever know.
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Lyrics
were revised and sang by Elton John at the funeral of
Princess
Diana.
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William and Harry
OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU
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